Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
Job hunter puts CV on billboard (9 .)th January, 2014)
A French man who was (1) __________ tried a new way to get a job. He put his CV (résumé) on a giant billboard. The billboard was next to a very busy road. It was four meters long and three meters high. There was a photo of the man (2) __________ a Santa Claus hat. There was a (3) _________ on the billboard that said: “Trilingual operations manager seeks position in hotels, restaurants, tourism and leisure.” About 70,000 people a day could see the CV from their car. Jobseeker Laurent Le Bret, 41, said: “All I want for Christmas is a job.” His idea worked. A holiday resort contacted and interviewed him. He started his new position (4) __________ an operations manager ten days (5) __________ he put his résumé on the billboard.
Question:
(first) ________
-
A.
unemployed -
B.
being employed -
C.
an employee -
D.
employed
Reference explanation:
Correct answer: A
A. unemployed: unemployed
B. being employed: being unemployed
C. an employee: an employee
D. employed: to be employed
A French man who was (1) unemployed tried a new way to get a job.
An unemployed French man tried a new way to get a job.
Choose A
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