A few people decide early in life what they want to do and then (0) …D… a prescribed path of training to reach their (1) …… . More often, a young person takes the best job available, and that (2) …… to a lifetime in a particular field. Of course, both who you know and what you know are important. Frequently an individual finds a job through a friend, relative or other (3) …… person. However, with a university degree, the minimum (4) …… for many jobs, – and advanced training and qualifications are a (5) …… in most professional fields – what you know can be a(n) (6) …… to a good job.
There is probably no single ‘right’ job for anybody. Out of the (7) …… 20,000 types of occupations available in modern society, there are probably hundreds that you could perform well and find rewarding. Although circumstances (8) …… one’s choices, there are still more possibilities than most people realize. Chance always (9) …… a part in finding a job you like, but vocational counsellors believe that a person can improve the (10) …… by analyzing his or her ambitions, interests, bents and (11) …… . Others may (12) ……priority to being active, helping people or having a low (13) …… of becoming unemployed. Personal interests, such as love of the (14) …… or a fascination with computers, may suggest the (15) …… to a job a person enjoys and respects.
0. Atread
B creep
Clead
Dfollow
1. A plan
B goal
C end
D object
2. A leads
B directs
C conducts
D introduces
3. A valuable
B beneficial
C budding
D advantageous
4. A necessity
B obligation
C offer
D requirement
5. A need
B must
C want
D demand
6. A admission
B ticket
C direction
D admittance
7. A expected
B assessed
C estimated
D calculated
8. A shorten
B press
C shrink
D narrow
9. A takes
B gives
C puts
D plays
10. A odds
B difference
C angles
D favour
11. A faculties
B aptitudes
Ctrends
D tendencies
12. A make
B put
C give
Dplace
13. A risk
B hazard
C danger
D uncertainty
14. A outwards
B outside
C outdoors
D outback
15. A course
B way
C passage
D progress
2. Complete the text below by inserting the word in brackets with its correct negative prefix.