Задание: Read the text and choose the right item to complete the statements after it.
Do you know what your goals are? What motivates and directs your work? If you ask yourself these questions, wouldn’t it make your career choices casier? From the experience of talking with all kinds of people, it is clear that not everyone has the same ambitions in work. Some people are very content to have a quiet, ueventful job, while others thrive on constant change and excitement. In short, we are all different and we all want different things in life.
For example some people do want control over work and they want to be recognized for achievements. They need to do things their own way. Independent consulting and contract work would be good for these people. They usually want to be left alone to do their work. Just give them instructions on what you want, when you want it and let them «go for it»
For others stability and predictability are key things. They pay a lot of attention to the context of job. Pay, benefite, work, environment are most important for them.
There are people who have a strong need to create something new. They are often border easily, but they are usually inventive, constantly seeking for something new. They like the challenge of starting new projects of business, have lots of interests and energy.
Many pople have a high need to balance work and the rest of life. They usually enjoy what they do, but realize that work is just one, of many parts of life that are important. Their philosophy can be described by the motto «Work to live», rather than «Live to work».
It is sensible to keep all that in mind when one starts thinking about their future careers. It’s important to realize who you are and what you want, so you can better define what you are seeking in a job.
1) People’s ideas of future careers __
a) Are not alke
b) Are likely to be the same
c) Are alike
d) Are unlikely to be different
2) Some people do not need __ in work.
a) Any achievement
b) Detailed instruction and company
c) Recognition
d) Any independence
3) For some people one of the main things in their future career is ___
a) The amount of free time
b) The employer’s lack of attention
c) The place where they live
d) The amount of money they get
4) Some people wouldn’t like to have ___ in their work.
a) East tasks
b) Challenging tasks
c) Routine tasks
d) Creative tasks
5) Many people
a) Think that life is work
b) Enjoy work more than anything else in life
c) Like to formulate mottoes for their future career
d) Have various interests in life besides their work
6) Everyone choosing his/her career should .
a) Be able to predict his/her career should.
b) Analyse his/her own ambitions, abilities, wishes and goals
c) Keep in mind a position of importance
d) Clearly define his/her future work
1. a
2.c
3.b
5.a
6.d
Объяснение:
here you go