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テスト1：キャリアと変化

名前:日付:

転職についての文法と語彙の総合テスト：正しい語を選ぶ、足りない語を書く、新しい語を作る。

パート1：選択式の空所補充

それぞれの文に最もよく合う語または語句を選びましょう。

After twelve years in banking, Lena decided it was time to ___ a complete change of direction.
- a) do
- b) make
- c) take
- d) give
Many people stay in jobs they dislike because they are afraid of ___ risks.
- a) making
- b) doing
- c) putting
- d) taking
Kofi's new role involves a ___ learning curve, but he is enjoying the challenge.
- a) steep
- b) high
- c) deep
- d) tall
Sofia spent a year retraining as a nurse, and her hard work ___ off when she was offered a permanent post.
- a) turned
- b) gave
- c) paid
- d) set
___ having no formal qualifications in design, Tomás was hired because of his impressive portfolio.
- a) In spite
- b) Even though
- c) Nevertheless
- d) Despite
Mina handed in her ___ on Friday and will start her new job next month.
- a) resignation
- b) retirement
- c) dismissal
- d) redundancy
If Ravi ___ the advice of his careers adviser, he would never have become an architect.
- a) followed
- b) would follow
- c) had followed
- d) has followed
Employers increasingly value ___ skills, such as teamwork and communication.
- a) light
- b) soft
- c) weak
- d) mild

各空所に1語を入力しましょう。

___ I known how much I would enjoy teaching, I would have changed careers years ago.
___ he enjoys his current job, Jamal feels he needs a new challenge.
The company offers training to employees ___ want to move into management.
Working long hours did not bother her ___ all, because she loved the job.
It's never ___ late to learn new skills, whatever your age.
Aiko's experience in customer service turned ___ to be very useful in her new sales role.
For many people, a career change brings ___ greater sense of purpose.
___ matter how successful you are, it is normal to have doubts before a big change.

それぞれの文の最後にある大文字の語を使って、空所に合う語を作りましょう。1語を入力してください。

In today's job market, ___ is often more valuable than a single specialist skill. (FLEXIBLE)
Leaving a well-paid job without another offer may seem ___, but Sofia had saved enough to support herself for a year. (RESPONSIBLE)
The rapid ___ of new technology is changing many traditional jobs. (DEVELOP)
Tomás had expected the job to be easy, but he found the first few months ___ challenging. (SURPRISE)
Most career coaches agree that job ___ comes from doing work that matches your values. (SATISFY)
Mina's ___ as a project manager were rewarded with a promotion. (ACHIEVE)
When the factory closed, hundreds of workers suddenly found themselves ___. (EMPLOY)
Retraining can be expensive, but some employers offer ___ support to staff who want to change roles. (FINANCE)

b) makeコロケーションは make a change です。do a change や give a change とは言いません。
d) takingコロケーションは take a risk で、前置詞 of のあとには -ing 形を使います：taking。
a) steepA steep learning curve は、とても短い間にたくさん学ばなければならないという意味です。
c) paidPay off は、たくさんの努力のあとでよい結果が出るという意味です。
d) DespiteDespite のあとには -ing 形が直接続きます。In spite には of が必要で、even though には節が必要で、nevertheless は2つの文をつなぎます。
a) resignation仕事をやめると自分で決めたときに resignation を hand in します。Dismissal と redundancy は雇う側が決めます。
c) had followedこれは非現実の過去についての第3条件文です：if + 過去完了形、would have + 過去分詞。
b) softSoft skills は、技術的なスキルとは違い、個人的・社会的なスキルです。

hadこれは倒置を使った第3条件文です：Had I known は If I had known の意味です。
although / though / while / whilst対比を表す節を導く語が必要です。Although、though、while、whilst のどれも使えます。
who / that人についての限定用法の関係節には who または that を使います。
atNot ... at all は否定を強めます。
too決まった表現は it's never too late to do something です。
outTurn out to be は「～であるとわかる」という意味で、予想外であることが多くあります。
aここでは Sense は可算名詞なので、単数の名詞句には冠詞 a が必要です。
noNo matter how は however と同じ意味で、状況を変えないことを表します。