A Change of Direction

B2 First · Multiple Choice Cloze · Cambridge Ready original exercise

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

blank

ground

root

scratch

suits

agrees

matches

meets

request

order

demand

call

slice

cut

break

split

base

floor

bottom

low

apologise

regret

mourn

sorry

won

raised

gained

grown

make

take

have

do

Not so long ago, most people expected to find a job for (0) ___ . Today, it is far more common to change careers at least once, and some people start again from (1) ___ in their thirties or forties. There are many reasons for this. Some realise that their job no longer (2) ___ them, while others find that their skills are no longer in (3) ___ because of changes in technology. Whatever the reason, changing direction is rarely easy. It may mean taking a (4) ___ in pay or starting at the (5) ___ in a completely new field. However, people who have made the change rarely (6) ___ their decision. Many say they wish they had done it sooner, and that the experience they (7) ___ in their first career turned out to be surprisingly useful in their new one. Their advice to anyone thinking of doing the same is simple: (8) ___ your homework first. Talk to people who already do the job you want, and find out what a normal working day is really like.

A Change of Direction

living

lifetime

long

life

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