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[Gjest medlem-140898]

Hei!

 

Jeg har fått en lekse\eller forbrednings lekse til tentamen da, så det er mer frivilig.. Til de som vil gjøre det bra på prøven, så er det en god øving. Jeg har gjort en del, men jeg vet ikke om det riktig. Så jeg lurer på om noen kan hjelpe meg her.

 

Task A

Complete this text about job interviews by choosing the best alternative. List your answers on

your answer sheet as shown in the box.

Example: Many job applicants do/does/doing/done (14) strange things.

Answer: 14 – do

 

Martin: I once interviewed a guy who was quite experienced and older than me. The interview

was going along fine, unless/despite/until/while/whereas (1) he came out with, “Come on pal,

ask me something difficult”. His arrogance didn’t stop there, though. At the end I asked if he

had any questions and his reply was, “When do you want me to start work?” He didn’t

get/gets/got/gotten/getting (2) the job.

Dave: There was one chap that turned in/out/up/down (3) in a white suit – a right turn-off for

starters, but to make matters worse it needed cleaning. He couldn’t answer questions about his

CV, because his girlfriend had written it. Then in the middle of the interview he pulled out a bar

of chocolate and started eating it.

June: I know candidates are told that it’s important to smile, make eye/eyes/eye’s/eyes’ (4)

contact and be friendly to your interviewer, but that went a bit far with one applicant I had. At

the end of the interview the guy came behind my desk, gave me a hug and asked me out to

dinner. I politely reclined/defined/declined/inclined (5) his generous offer.

Sarah: I had someone who, when it came to the “‘have you somewhat/any/none/all (6)

questions?” part of the interview, proceeded to grill me on holiday entitlement, flexitime,

working hours and pay. He just seemed a bit too interested in perks and holidays.

John: When I was still working for IBM I once had a bloke that goes/who went/whom

went/which went (7) for an interview, and when he was asked what the letters IBM stood for, he

didn't know. Then I asked him what our main products were, and he started guessing.

Marcello: Admittedly my office was a bit warm – the sun was shining and the air-conditioning

was on the blink, but when this lady started fanning herself with some papers she took from my

desk and then kicked her shoes off, I thought it was a bit under the weather/upside down/over

the top/inside out/down and out.(8)

Aisha: I once had a woman applicant who was obviously expecting to be interviewed by a man.

Her mini-skirt hardly covered her bottom, and her top was so low-cut it left little to the

imagination. She spent the whole interview to try/tries/tried/trying (9) to pull the mini-skirt

down towards her knees and hold her top together.

 

 

 

Task B

Find the correct answers to the questions below in the text about job interviews and list them

on your answer sheet as shown in the box:

Answer example:

10 – “Harvey”

1) Who mentioned an applicant that made herself at home in the office?

2) Who mentioned an applicant that was hoping to impress the interviewer with physical

attributes?

3) Who mentioned an applicant that should have researched the workplace better?

4) Who mentioned an applicant that was far too self-confident?

5) Who mentioned an applicant that asked too many questions?

6) Who mentioned several reasons for disliking one candidate?

7) Which interviewer has switched jobs at some point after the interview?

8) Two interviewers had their private space invaded by applicants. Who were they?

9) Two interviewers felt an applicant’s clothes were inappropriate. Who were they?

10) One interviewer finished off with a sarcastic sentence. Who was it?

Endret 25. mars 2009 av medlem-140898

[Colb]

riktige alternativer i første er nok: until, get, up, eye, declined, any, who went, over the top, trying

[Gjest medlem-140898]

Hei!

 

Jeg lurer på om du kan se over noe som jeg har skrevet. Det har ikke noe med det jeg har skrevet ovenfor. Må levere ikveld, så jeg håper at noen kan ta en tid.

[Skugga]

Da må du nesten laste det opp.