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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Please verify my answers if they are correct or not
Today the economy is stronger than it has been for several years and there are many job opportunities in the labor market. It is not surprising then that workers' expectations and requirements are high as they search for the perfect job. The position, salary, and conditions of a job must meet the workers' .
In a recent survey commissioned by the Labor Department, fifty thousand employees throughout the country were asked to rank the desirability of 250 jobs in today's market. The criteria used to rank these jobs were environment, income, security, stress, and physical demands.
Four of the five top-ranked jobs were connected to the high-tech industry, namely Web site manager, computer systems analyst, software engineer, and computer programmer. Meanwhile, jobs involving difficult working conditions, like long hours, heavy lifting, or an element of danger, were ranked toward the bottom of the list; the bottom five were taxi-driver, dancer, cowboy, construction worker, and fisherman.
Some critics argue that other criteria should have been included in this list. However, the results of the survey indicate that more and more people see jobs related to computers and the Internet as the way to go in their employment search.
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The article says that ________.
(A) people are interested only in computer- and Internet-related jobs
(B) the economy is responsible for the limited number of job opportunities
(C) experts agree on the criteria for ranking jobs
(D) many of the most popular jobs were high-tech
Look at the word in the article. Which phrases mean the same thing as ?
(A) jobs related to the high-tech industry
(B) different working conditions
(C) things that people want in a workplace
(D) the criteria used for ranking jobs
In a recent survey commissioned by the Labor Department, fifty thousand employees throughout the country were asked to rank the desirability of 250 jobs in today's market. The criteria used to rank these jobs were environment, income, security, stress, and physical demands.
Four of the five top-ranked jobs were connected to the high-tech industry, namely Web site manager, computer systems analyst, software engineer, and computer programmer. Meanwhile, jobs involving difficult working conditions, like long hours, heavy lifting, or an element of danger, were ranked toward the bottom of the list; the bottom five were taxi-driver, dancer, cowboy, construction worker, and fisherman.
Some critics argue that other criteria should have been included in this list. However, the results of the survey indicate that more and more people see jobs related to computers and the Internet as the way to go in their employment search.
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The article says that ________.
(A) people are interested only in computer- and Internet-related jobs
(B) the economy is responsible for the limited number of job opportunities
(C) experts agree on the criteria for ranking jobs
(D) many of the most popular jobs were high-tech
Look at the word in the article. Which phrases mean the same thing as ?
(A) jobs related to the high-tech industry
(B) different working conditions
(C) things that people want in a workplace
(D) the criteria used for ranking jobs
Top answer
Both OK, if the word in the article meant is 'as'. However, 'as' does not mean the same thing as A; 'as' merely refers to A.
- Both OK, if the word in the article meant is 'as'.
- However, 'as' does not mean the same thing as A; 'as' merely refers to A.
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Both OK, if the word in the article meant is 'as'. However, 'as' does not mean the same thing as A; 'as' merely refers to A.
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Thank you. Could you please let me know the below answers are correct or not?>
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FROM:
RE:
Kristin Donner, President
Louis Johnson, Personnel Manager
Computer Training
Next week the employees in the International Loan Department will receive training on the new computer system. Two trainers from the ABC Training Group will come t
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FROM:
RE:
Kristin Donner, President
Louis Johnson, Personnel Manager
Computer Training
Next week the employees in the International Loan Department will receive training on the new computer system. Two trainers from the ABC Training Group will come t
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#1- C is correct. I see neither the word nor your answer for #2.
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Global business travel is a successful industry these days. Business air travelers make up a large part of ticket sales on major carriers. These frequent fliers know how to book the best fares. They can work with flight schedules. They have ways to recover from jet lag. Many of them can even work well during flights. Laptops are now th
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Sorry, I forgot to mention the answers in my earlier post.
In this article, carriers refers to __.
(A) luggage handlers
(B) people who fly frequently
(C) people infected with disease
(D) airline companies
The trend for the future, according to this article, will probably be __.
(A) increased video communications
In this article, carriers refers to __.
(A) luggage handlers
(B) people who fly frequently
(C) people infected with disease
(D) airline companies
The trend for the future, according to this article, will probably be __.
(A) increased video communications
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