Grammar and vocabulary
5. Choose the best options to fill in the blanks.
HOW TO GET YOURSELF NOTICED
Marketing graduate Alfred Ajani, aged 22, applied unsuccessfully for over three hundred positions when he finished university. It seemed that the only posts available were for (1)____temporary jobs. Alfred wanted something (2)_____, so he decided to try a different approach. 'If I give people my CV in person, perhaps (3)_____ a job,' he thought. He went to London's Waterloo Station and (4) _____ at the entrance with a pile of CVs and a card advertising his services. At first, commuters were a (5)______suspicious, but then they started going up to him to ask what he (6)______. During the day, he met some very interesting people. When he got home, Alfred received a phone call about a marketing job in Barcelona. He was (7)______ because his plan had worked. He (8)______ an interview for the job next week. If he (9)______ the job, he'll be able to work using his studies. Of course, he (10)______ learn a new language too.
1 a badly-paid b creative c rewarding
2 a the best b better c best
3 a I'm getting b I'll get c I got
4 a stood b stands c standing
5 a bit b few c lot
6 a do b had done c was doing
7 a confused b delighted c disappointed
8 a would have b have c 's going to have
9 a get b will get c gets
10 a had to b 'll have to c have to
1 a badly-paid b creative c rewarding
2 a the best b better c best
3 a I'm getting b I'll get c I got
4 a stood b stands c standing
5 a bit b few c lot
6 a do b had done c was doing
7 a confused b delighted c disappointed
8 a would have b have c 's going to have
9 a get b will get c gets
10 a had to b 'll have to c have to