Jobs and Work
Jobs and Work
Jobs and Work
Grammar-in-Context
● Complete the paragraph by circling the correct words.
For most people, a job means they get up at 7:00 am and drive to work by 8:30
or 9:00 am. Later, they (1)_____ lunch at noon, and then they start work again
(2)_____ 1:00 pm. Finally, they finish work at about 5:00 pm and then go
home and have dinner with (3)_____ family. That kind of job is okay for most
people, but my job (4)_____ special and I love it! I’m a commercial airline
pilot. That means I (5)_____ drive to work, I fly! In fact, I fly to many
different destinations in the world and I have friends in many countries.
Usually, I (6)_____ between countries in Asia, North America and South
America. It’s not surprising, then, that my best friend lives in Japan and we
stay in touch by Facebook and e-mail – when I’m (7)_____ Tokyo, he always
(8)_____ me to have dinner with him and his family. In fact, my favorite food
is sushi. Another good friend of mine – Gustavo – lives in Brasilia. That’s the
capital city of Brazil. Gustavo and I love to watch football games together
when I visit. (9)_____ my job perfect? No, it’s not. Because I fly across many
different time zones, I sometimes go to bed at 2:00 am. At other times, I go to
bed at 2:00 pm. That kind of schedule (10)_____ easy. In addition, my job
often separates me from my wife and two children. They live in New York
and often I am many thousands of miles away. Sometimes I miss them very
much. However, I think I have (11)_____ job. And my kids think it’s great
that I (12)_____, “Hello” in eighteen different languages: “Ni hao,” “Anyoung
haseyo,” “Konnichiwa,” “Bonjour,” ….
9.
(A) Has
8. (B) Do
(A) is inviting (B) (C) Is
inviting