A Week in the Real World

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.

bite

taste

sip

swallow

give

put

make

spend

make

have

get

take

sit

settle

place

rest

of

from

for

to

initial

initiative

innovation

invention

offered

proposed

suggested

invited

take

set

make

put

In many schools, teenagers spend a week or two on work (0) ___ . The aim is to give them a (1) ___ of what working life is really like. Students might (2) ___ their week in an office, a shop, a hospital or a garage. At first, many find it hard to (3) ___ used to getting up early and being on their feet all day. But most soon (4) ___ into the routine, and some are surprised by how much they enjoy it. Good placements give young people real tasks to do, instead (5) ___ just making cups of tea for everyone else. Students who show (6) ___ and ask questions usually make a good impression on their employers. A few are even (7) ___ a part-time job at the end of the week. Even when the experience is not a success, it is rarely a waste of time. Finding out what you don't want to do can help you (8) ___ up your mind about your future just as much as finding out what you do.

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