VII. Read the following passages and choose the best answer. (20 points)
Around the age of sixteen, you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university (1) _______? Do I leave and start work or begin a training (2)_______ ?
The decision is yours, but it may be (3)_______ remembering two things: there is more unemployment (4) _______ those who haven’t been to university, and people who have the right
(5) ______ will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go (6)_______into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will
(7) _______ you to get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn (8) _______you earn. Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is
(9) _______ possibility. This way, you can save up money for your student days, as well as
(10) _______ practical work experience.
1. A. after B. later C. then D. past
2. A. school B. class C. course D. term
3. A. worth B. necessary C. important D. useful
4. A. between B. among C. with D. through
5. A. notes B. papers C. arts D. skills
6. A. straight B. just C. direct D. rather
7. A. make B. help C. let D. give
8. A. where B. while C. when D. what
9. A. also B. again C. another D. always
10. A. getting B. making C. taking D. doing
1. A. after B. later C. then D. past
2. A. school B. class C. course D. term
3. A. worth B. necessary C. important D. useful
4. A. between B. among C. with D. through
5. A. notes B. papers C. arts D. skills
6. A. straight B. just C. direct D. rather
7. A. make B. help C. let D. give
8. A. where B. while C. when D. what
9. A. also B. again C. another D. always
10. A. getting B. making C. taking D. doing