2b Test Booklet ГДЗ Starlight Баранова 11 класс

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Test 2b (Module 2)

Reading

H You are going to read an article about a job interview. Read the text and choose the correct parts of sentences A-G to complete gaps 1-6. There is one part of a sentence you do not need to use.

My First Job Interview

In my experience, a job interview can take many different forms, from a quick chat over the telephone to a five-day grilling by a panel of experts. To a large extent, the nature of the interview depends on the type of job involved; you are unlikely to be interviewed by telephone if you are applying for the post of managing director in a large international company!

I remember my first interview as if it were yesterday. I was still at school 1) when representatives of an electronics company paid us a visit. A few of us, those students who were interested in electronics, agreed to meet them as we thought we would hear a talk about the industry. To be honest, I don’t think that even our teacher had a clear idea of what was going to happen, 2) so I dontaskt blame him for the farce that developed.

We were totally unprepared for the reality. Instead of a talk that got us away from dull lessons for a couple of hours, we were spoken to one by one. We were, in fact, being interviewed as potential trainee engineers for the company. When this became apparent, many of my friends decided not to continue, 3) but I decided to carry on. After all, I was still undecided about what I was going to do when I left school so I felt I had nothing to lose.

For the next hour I answered questions on my background, interests and future plans. The two gentlemen who interviewed me seemed quite pleased with my responses and then asked me to read a circuit diagram. I was a bit worried by this, 4) but then I recognised it as part of a television receiver. I happily explained the function of the main components and traced the signal path for them and that was it. I was told that the interview was over and that I would be hearing from them shortly.

I immediately put the whole business out of my mind. I didn’t mention it to my parents, thinking that would be the last we would hear from the company. After all, I was supposed to be preparing for a university education, not training to be an engineer for an electronics firm. Surely they would find more suitable candidates in other schools?

The company had other ideas. About three weeks later, I returned home to find my mother in a very agitated state. She demanded to know what I thought I was doing applying for a job as an electronics engineer 5) when she fully expected me to go on to be a top lawyer or doctor. Apparently, I had no sense of responsibility or respect for her wishes.

Eventually she calmed down enough to show me the letter she had received. I must admit that I was rather flattered by the contents. It seemed that, in the company’s opinion, I had all the right qualities to become one of their leading service engineers and I was invited to start training at once. I immediately sat down and wrote back to decline their kind offer, 6) explaining that I had set my sights on a different sort of career. Peace in the family home was restored.

So that was my first job interview. It came totally out of the blue and I was completely unprepared for it, but I obviously did rather well. For all my subsequent interviews, I followed the conventional advice. I made sure that I arrived in plenty of time for the interview and that I was smartly dressed. Unfortunately, I never felt quite as relaxed as I had done during that first interview. Sometimes, I wonder whether perhaps, just perhaps, I should have accepted their offer.

A but then I recognised it as part of a television receiver

В explaining that I had set my sights on a different sort of career

C but I decided to carry on

D thinking that this could be the start of an exciting career

E when she fully expected me to go on to be a top lawyer or doctor

F so I don’t blame him for the farce that developed

G when representatives of an electronics company paid us a visit

Marks: 6x6=/36

Writing

You have 20 minutes to do this task.

You have received a letter from your new English pen-friend Mary, who writes:

What do you like doing in your spare time? Do you have any interesting hobbies? Have you ever won a prize for anything?

I really love cooking and last year I took part in a national cookery contest for young people. I won second prize!

Write a letter to Mary.

Write 100-140 words.

In your letter

answer her questions

ask 3 questions about the cookery competition

Remember the rules of letter writing.

Marks:/14