II. Read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that
fits in the gap in the same line
ADVERTISING FOR WORK
An out of work (1) .............................................. was seen advertising his services on a
placard outside a busy London station last week. This (2) .............................................. tactic
is reminiscent of scenes from New York's Wall street during the great (3)
.............................................. of the 1930s. Daniel Bell decided to try this drastic approach
after months of looking for a job using more (4) .............................................. methods. He
said he had sent out hundreds of CVs and applied to over 70 different jobs but only had five
interviews, none of which were (5) .............................................. Now he says he has nothing
to lose and hopes to impress prospective (6) .............................................. with his initiative.
He plans to stand outside the station with his sign during the rush hour and giving out business
cards for as long as it takes to get a job. After just two days he had received three (7)
.............................................. to attend interviews so the plan seems to be working. He admits,
however, that his (8) ............................................................................ has received mixed
(9) .............................................. Most people seem embarrassed and try to look the other
way, while others (10) .............................................. think I am being ridiculous and more than
1, ACCOUNT
2, USUAL
3, DEPRESS
4, TRADITION
5. SUCCESS
6. EMPLOY
7. INVITE
8, PRESENT
9, REACT
10, CLEAR