Choose one correct answer in each drop-down list:

As a career adviser, I never say to (1) anyone/everyone/someone/no one : you must take this job or that job. It has to be their decision. We (2) try out/make/carry out/experiment psychological tests that show what kind of personality people have, what their (3) cons/likes/strengths/pros and weaknesses are. This helps them to know what kind of work they are (4) suiting/suitable/suited/suit to.

Kate, for example, likes working (5) with/about/for/of people not machines. The job in the small company may suit her very well. But one thing to think about is risk. Kate could (6) lose/find/ make/quit her job if there is (7) 0/a/the/an dowtnurn in the industry.

She will probably (8) find/let/make/keep the market research job a bit boring. But if she is really ambitious, it may be better to take a job with a large company (9) that/what/whom/whose offers good prospects in the long (10) term/career/way/time.

It is improtant for Kate to think about her long term plans. That will help her to make the right decision.

TÓM TẮT BÀI VIẾT SAU:
Not so long ago almost any student who successfully completed a university degree or diploma course could find a good career easily. Companies toured the academic institutions, competing with each other to recruit graduates. However, those days are gone, even in Hong Kong, and nowadays graduates often face strong competition in the search for jobs. Most career organizations highlight three stages for graduates to follow in the process of securing a suitable career: recognizing abilities, matching these to available vacancies and presenting them well to prospective employers. Job seekers have to make a careful assessment of their own abilities. One area of assessment should be of their academic qualifications, which would include special skilld within their subject area. Graduates should also consider their own personal values and attitudes, or the relative importance to themselves of such matters as money, security, leadership and caring for others. The second stage is to study the opportunities available for employment and to think about how the general employment situation is likely to develop in the future. To do this, graduates can study job vacancies and information in newspapers or they can visit a career office, write to possible employers for information or contact friends or relatives who may already be involved in a particular profession. Affter studying all the various options, they they should be in a position to make informed comparisons between various careers. Good personal presentation is essential in the search for a good career. Job application forms and letters should, of course, be filled in carefully and correctly. Where additional information is asked for, job seekers should describe their abilities and work experience in more depth, with examples if possible. They should try to balance their own abilities with the employers’ need, explain why they are interested in a career with the particular company and try to show that they are already know something about the company and its activities. There will always be good career opportunities for people with ability,, skills and determination; the secret to securing a good job is to be one of them.

A) Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words

1. no one knows why they are emigrating ( for )

-> No one knows....................emigrating

2.They couldn't go to the post office because of a snowstorm ( as )

-> They couldn't go to the post office.....................snowstorm

3.She had a very bad night's sleep, so she was exhausted. ( result )

-> She had a very bad night's sleep................she was exhausted

4. Do you know the reason for her leaving her job ( why )

-> Do........................ her job

5. He didn't get the job because he was inexperienced ( to )

-> He didn't get the job...................experience

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Most of us are interested in one kind of sport or another, even if we don't go in for it actively. Lots of people take up a particular sport at an early age, for example tennis, skiing, or ice-skating. If they get up to a suitably high standard, they may go in for local competitions or even championships. But special training is hard work and most young people don't keep it up. Many of them opt out when they come up against tough competition.

To become a professional in any sport, you have to go through with a strict training schedule. And it's not easy! It means doing without some of life's little pleasures, too. For example, to build up your physical strength you may have to stick to a special diet and give up some of your favorite foods. Smoking and alcohol are out, and to keep fit you have to work out regularly every day.

Sometimes it all pays off, but the road to success is long and there are no guarantees. No wonder that countless young talents decide to settle for a regular job instead, and, as far as professional sport is concerned, for looking on as spectators.

Question : According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE about special training?

A. It is not easy work.

B. It hardly works.

C. Most young people try to work out regularly

D. Most young people strictly follows a special diet

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to each of the following questions.

They didn’t offer Ann the job.

A. Ann wasn’t offered them the job

B. Ann wasn’t offered the job

C. Ann was offered the job by them

D. The job wasn’t offered Ann by them

III. Fill “although/ despite/ in spite of” in sutable gaps.
1. ________________ she has a good look, everybody hates her.
2. Jane seldom sees Jim ______they go to the same school.
3. ________________ her illness, Jane went to work yesterday.
4. ________________ it was chilly outside, we went fishing.
5. ________________ working hard, Peter failed the test.
6. ________________ the difficulties, Sarah managed to solve the problem.
7. My grandfather was very strong __________his old age.
8. The children slept deeply ________________ the noise.
9. ________________ the high salary, Marey refused the job offer.
10. ________________earning a high salary, Sara never wastes her money.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to answer these following questions

Most of us are interested in one kind of sport or another, even if we don't go in for it actively. Lots of people take up a particular sport at an early age, for example tennis, skiing, or ice-skating. If they get up to a suitably high standard, they may go in for local competitions or even championships. But special training is hard work and most young people don't keep it up. Many of them opt out when they come up against tough competition.

To become a professional in any sport, you have to go through with a strict training schedule. And it's not easy! It means doing without some of life's little pleasures, too. For example, to build up your physical strength you may have to stick to a special diet and give up some of your favorite foods. Smoking and alcohol are out, and to keep fit you have to work out regularly every day.

Sometimes it all pays off, but the road to success is long and there are no guarantees. No wonder that countless young talents decide to settle for a regular job instead, and, as far as professional sport is concerned, for looking on as spectators.

Question : The term of “go in for” in the passage means _________

A. give up

B. participate in

C. begin

D. like