9. Fixed term employment also known as contract work is used for single projects or to replace workers on __

A. permission B. leave C. goodbye D. absence

10. Employers will often take on students for a ____ but you can also apply for as internship after you graduate.

A. leap year B. gap year C. light year D. calendar year

11. Jeff wanted to know ____.

A. that why were his friends laughing B. why were his friends laughing

C. why his friends were laughing D. the reason why his friends laughing

12. Mr. Hawk told me that he would give me his answer the ____ day.

A. previous B. following C. before D. last

13. She ____ him whether he liked the steak she cooked.

A. asks B. wondered C. wanted to know D. asked

14. Over the past decade, there has been a significant ____ in full time work in Australia from 89% to approximately two-thirds of the workforce.

A. increase B. reduce C. redundancy D. decline

15. A CV is a concise document which summarizes your past existing professional skills, proficiency and ____.

A. qualifications B. experiences C. reputation D. feelings

16. His neighbors sometimes wondered ____ he did for a living.

A. why B. when C. where D. what

17. Could you please tell me ____?

A. It is how far to the nearest bus stop B. how far is it to the nearest bus stop

C. how far to the nearest bus stop is it D. how far it is to the nearest bus stop

18. Marigold wondered ____ Kevin and Ruth would be at the party.

A. that B. whether C. if D. B & C

19. He asked me ____.

A. how long I have studied English B. how long had I studied English

C. how long I had study English D. how long I had studied English

20. The purpose of a CV is to ____ that you have the necessary skills to do the job for which you are applying.

A. determine B. express C. demonstrate D. define

21. If your CV is always ____ then you can quite easily fill in those online applications because you have got all that information to hand.

A. out-of-date B. up-to-date C. up-and-down D. up-and-coming

22. The passenger asked ____ we landed.

A. what B. when C. if D. why

23. She asked Nam what ____ in that room.

A. he is doing B. he was doing C. was he doing D. she was doing

24. "I didn't take your calculator", Bob said to Mary.

A. Bob told Mary he hadn't taken her calculator. B. Bob told Mary I didn't take your calculator.

C. Bob told Mary he haven't taken her calculator. D. Bob told Mary he had taken her calculator.

25. "I didn't break your watch".

A. The boy told the girl he hadn't broken her watch.

B. The boy told the girl he didn't break her watch.

C. The boy asked the girl he hadn't broken her watch.

D. The boy told the girl he hadn't broken your watch.

26. "Eat more fruit and vegetables", the doctor said.

A. The doctor said eat more fruit and vegetables.

B. The doctor said to eat more fruit and vegetables.

C. The doctor said me to eat more fruit and vegetables.

D. The doctor told me eat more fruit and vegetables.

27. "Read the instructions before you switch on the machine", he said to me.

A. He told me to read the instructions before I switched on the machine.

B. He told me read the instructions before I switched on the machine.

C. He told to read the instructions before I switched on the machine.

D. He said to read the instructions before you switched on the machine.

28. "Shut the door but don't lock it", she said to us.

A. She told us to shut the door but don't lock it. B. She told us to shut the door but not to lock it.

C. She told us shut the door but don't lock it. D. She told us shut the door but not to lock it.

29. "Can you speak more slowly? I can't understand", he said to me.

A. He asked me to speak more slowly because he couldn't understand.

B. He asked me to speak more slowly and he couldn't understand.

C. He asked me to speak more slowly but he couldn't understand.

D. He asked me to speak more slowly. He can't understand.

30. "Don't come before 6 o'clock", I said to him.

A. I told him don't come before 6 o'clock. B. I told him to come not before 6 o'clock.

C. I told to him not to come before 6 o'clock. D. I told him not to come before 6 o'clock.

31. "I can see you later", he said.

A. He said he could see me later. B. He said I can see you later.

C. He said I can see you later . D. He said he can see me later.

32. "I shall tell him exactly what I think", she said.

A. She said she should tell him exactly what she thought.

B. She said she would tell him exactly what she thought.

C. She said she shall tell him exactly what she thinks.

D. She said I would tell him exactly what I thought.

33. "Are you willing to travel?" she asked.

A. She asked me am I willing to travel. B. She asked me if I am willing to travel.

C. She asked me was I willing to travel. D. She asked me if I was willing to travel.

34. "You should see a specialist", he told me.

A. He told me I should see a specialist. B. He told me you should see a specialist.

C. He told me I should have seen a specialist. D. He told me to should see a specialist.

35. "I would like a appointment tomorrow", I said to my dentist.

A. I told my dentist that I would like an appointment the next day.

B. I told my dentist that I would like a appointment tomorrow.

C. I told my dentist that I would have liked an appointment the next day.

D. I told my dentist that I would have liked an appointment tomorrow.

36. "You ought to slow down a bit", the doctor told Jim.

A. The doctor told Jim ought to slow down a bit. B. The doctor told Jim that ought to slow down a bit.

C. The doctor told Jim that he ought to slow down a bit. D. The doctor told Jim that he slowed down a bit.

37. "I must have slept through the alarm", she said.

A. She said she must have slept through the alarm. B. She said I must have slept through the alarm.

C. She said she left through the alarm D. She said she had to have slept through the alarm.

38. "I must have slept through the alarm", she said.

A. She said she must have slept through the alarm. B. She said I must have slept through the alarm.

C. She said she slept through the alarm. D. She said she had to have slept through the alarm.

39. "You needn't come in tomorrow", the boss said.

A. The boss said I needn't come in tomorrow. B. The boss said you needn't come in the next day.

C. The boss said I didn't have to come in tomorrow. D. The boss said I needn't come in the next day.

40. "If you pass your test, I'll buy you a car", he said.

A. He said that If I pass my test, he'll buy me a car.