30. Work

Question 1

She _ some difficult targets for us all.

Answer 1

to set targets

Question 2

We are _ preparations for the sales conference.

Answer 2

to make preparations

Question 3

I always _ my appointments.

Answer 3

to keep appointments

Question 4

Kate will _ the minutes at the meeting.

Answer 4

to take the minutes

Question 5

He _ my phone calls while I took time off.

To handle, answer, and often manage or filter incoming calls.

Answer 5

to field phone calls

“Field” comes from sports (like baseball), meaning to catch and deal with the ball.

Question 6

She felt stuck in a _ job with no future.

Answer 6

a dead-end job

Question 7

Stage acting may not be a particularly _ job, but it has to be one of the most _ jobs in the world.

1. Producing a large profit or financial gain.
2. Giving satisfaction.

Answer 7

a lucrative job
a rewarding job

Not profitable. Lucrative is subjectively appealing.

Question 8

The company wishes to _ the vacancy immediately.

Answer 8

to fill a vacancy

Question 9

This is a high-powered and _ job.

Making someone feel happy and satisfied.

Answer 9

fulfilling

Question 10

At 20, she got her first _ job in a small regional theatre.

Long-term employment with job security.

Answer 10

a steady job

Question 11

Not gonna lie, it’s a very _ job. You’ll have to work long hours, but I promise it’ll be worth it.

Requiring a lot of time, energy, or attention.

Answer 11

a demanding job

Question 12

At the _ of her career she was managing a sales force of 200 people.

The most successful period in one’s job.

Answer 12

at the peak of a career

Question 13

In 1980 her career really _ when she was offered a part in a TV series.

A career starts to become very successful.

Answer 13

a career takes off

Question 14

To ____ means to formally tell your boss you are quitting your job.
For example, “I _ my two weeks’ _ today.”

Answer 14

to give someone’s notice (AmE)
to hand in someone’s notice (BrE)

Question 15

She _ her landlord two months’ _ that she was not going to renew her lease.

To tell your employer or landlord that you will be leaving your job or your rented home.

Answer 15

to give notice