9. Now read this essay and complete the gaps with one of the words or expressions from Tasks a and b. You may need to change the form of some of the words.

‘Some people live to work, and others work to live. In most cases, this depends on the job they have and the conditions under which they are employed. In your opinion, what are the elements that make a job worthwhile?’

In answering this question, I would like to look first at the elements that combine to make a job undesirable. By avoiding such factors, potential ¹__________ are more likely to find a job that is more worthwhile, and by doing so, hope to achieve happiness in their work.

First of all, it doesn’t matter if you are an ²__________ worker cleaning the floor, a ³__________ ⁴__________ worker on a production line in one of the ⁵__________ , or a ⁶__________ worker in a bank, shop or one of the other ⁷__________ : if you lack ⁸__________ , with the knowledge that you might lose your job at any time, you will never feel happy. Everybody would like a ⁹__________ in which he or she is guaranteed work. Nowadays, however, companies have a high turnover of staff, ¹⁰__________ new staff and ¹¹__________ others on a weekly basis. Such companies are not popular with their workers.

The same can be said of a job in which you are put under a lot of ¹²__________ and worry, a job which is so ¹³__________ that it takes over your life, a job where you work ¹⁴__________ and so never get to see your family or friends, or a physical job in which you do the same thing every day and end up with the industrial disease that is always in the papers nowadays – ¹⁵_________.

With all these negative factors, it would be difficult to believe that there are any elements that make a job worthwhile. Money is, of course, the prime motivator, and everybody wants a good ¹⁶__________ . But of course that is not all. The chance of ¹⁷__________ , of being given a better position in a company, is a motivating factor. Likewise, ¹⁸__________ such as a free lunch or a company car, an ¹⁹__________ scheme to make you work hard such as a regular ²⁰__________ above the rate of inflation, ²¹__________ in case you fall ill and a company ²²__________ scheme so that you have some money when you retire all combine to make a job worthwhile.

Unfortunately, it is not always easy to find all of these. There is, however, an alternative. Forget the office and the factory floor and become ²³__________ and work for yourself. Your future may not be secure, but at least you will be happy.

10. Boost your Vocabulary. Choose the best word to fill the gap.

1.	For many people job __________ is more important than a high salary.
		a) satisfaction b) expectation	c) achievement d) acceptance
2.	The company needed to make job cuts so they asked staff to __________ for redundancy.
		a) offer b) choose	c) volunteer d) select
3.	Employees are allowed up to three weeks unpaid __________ a year.
		a) absence b) vacation	c) time d) leave
4.	Carol’s reliability and confidence make her an __________ employee.
		a) idealized b) ideal	c) idyllic d) idealistic
5.	Although I am a very junior member of staff, my __________ prospects are good.
		a) long-lived b) long-standing	c) long-winded d) long-term
6.	One of the advantages of this job is that they offer accommodation at a __________ rent.
		a) nominal b) small	c) poor d) deficient
7.	Positioning yourself well __________ potential employers is instrumental to finding a position that meets your personal and professional goals.
		a) on b) for	c) at d) with
8.	Recently I have put in so much __________ that I definitely deserve a few days off.
		a) overnight b) overwork	c) overtime d) overlong