Dressing for success - Test 4

C1 Advanced · Multiple Choice Cloze · Cambridge English Advanced 1, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap.

shaping

making

creating

forming

put up with

settle down to

fit in with

live up to

visualise

reflect

observe

foresee

reassures

clarifies

encourages

supports

put

get

hit

set

significantly

necessarily

appropriately

strictly

open

free

alert

aware

overtake

overthrow

overdo

overcome

Whether you like it or not, when you go for a job interview your personal appearance will be judged as an (0) ___ of who you are. Just from looking at you, the interviewer will start (1) ___ an opinion about your capabilities, your attitude to work and how well you might (2) ___ their organisation. The right image is one that helps the interviewer (3) ___ you as one of their team and (4) ___ them that you could represent their company. So, find out about the company dress code prior to the interview, or see how people are dressed on their corporate website. However, even if you (5) ___ the image right, it may not (6) ___ be remarked on. The interviewer will just sense that you 'look right', and feel (7) ___ to being convinced that you are the right person for the job. But if you get it wrong, it can be very difficult to (8) ___ the negative impression you may already have made.

Dressing for success

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