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Choose the most appropriate answer.
1.
A condition when someone works all the time and finds it difficult to stop is called __________.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
workaholic
C)
workaholism
B)
work addicted
D)
careerism
2.
Something that's not as important as something else can be described as a __________ issue.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
second
C)
second-class
B)
second best
D)
secondary
3.
If you increase __________, you achieve a higher level of output within a certain time.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
productive
C)
productivity
B)
produced
D)
reproduce
4.
If in a particular workplace there is a culture of working long hours and most people do it, it is considered to be the __________ there.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
normal
C)
normality
B)
norm
D)
normalise
5.
It's easy to tell if someone has __________: they feel both physically and emotionally exhausted all the time.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
flamed off
C)
fired away
B)
burnt out
D)
arsonned
6.
She hates working full-time in that office. There's no chance of promotion and the work itself is really boring. She's got to get out of that __________.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
jobshare
C)
job evaluation
B)
job security
D)
dead end job
7.
He's the best __________ in this country. If I have to have a heart operation, I hope he's the one operating on me.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
nurse
C)
porter
B)
surgeon
D)
pharmacist
8.
She writes fantastic music and makes a good living at it. She's a very talented __________.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
flautist
C)
cellist
B)
pianist
D)
composer
9.
If someone is in a meeting and doesn't want their mobile to disturb people, they put it on __________.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
quiet
C)
silence
B)
silent
D)
mute
10.
I need to charge my cell phone because the battery has __________.
Answer
A)
B)
C)
D)
A)
run away
C)
run over
B)
run out
D)
run off
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