Read the text below. Use the word given in brackets to form a word that fits the space

Dead-end flying foregone golden rough skeleton snap star sure-fire tall vested vicious

Fill in the blanks in the sentences below with the correct adjective from the box to make a common phrase.

Using a dictionary if necessary, say what the personality traits of these office workers are.

Backlog DIY fire flexitime freelance gift merger overload overtime petty cash redundancy package retirement pension self-employed shift-work the dole trade union workforce workload

1 He received quite a nice.....................when the company 'downsized' its workforce.

2 I wasn't surprised when Jo got the sack. She was caught pilfering from the ….

3 Tony is a.....................editor, which means he can accept or turn down work as he likes.

4 He took on a huge.....................when the firm expanded and hasn't had a weekend off for ages.

5 The government have introduced measures to get youngsters off.....................and back to work.

6 There has been a.....................between Centrolux and Apex which makes the new company the largest in Europe.

7 Many people work long and hard to build up a decent.....................for their old age.

8 The firm instituted health guidelines for the whole....................., men and women alike.

9 The staff put in many hours.....................to catch up on the.....................that had built up during the dispute.

10 Dave is joining a.....................so that he can get some backing if he ever has a grievance against the company.

the whiz • the perfectionist • the paper-shuffler • the gossip •the stirrer • the workaholic • the slave driver • the techno-freak • the yes-man

1 The more we discuss the problem, the further we get from an answer; it's a...............circle.

2 Our designers have finally come up with a..............solution to the teething problems we've been having.

3 Due to the latest outbreak of flu we have been reduced to a...............staff.

4 At a...............guess, I would say that half the company will be made redundant.

5 I'm not going to take a...............decision; I need a lot of time to think this out.

6 It was a...............conclusion that the boss would make his own son managing director.

7 The managing director is threatening to make a...............visit to our factory to check that work is on schedule.

8 On his retirement he received a...............handshake of £10, 000.

9 Mr Smith is our...............performer this week; he has achieved sales figures way ahead of anyone else on the team.

10 Asking us to keep the factory going with all the staff on strike is a...............order!

11 Sally was a wonderful actress; what a pity she ended up in a...............job like this!

12 Don't expect John to give you an unbiased opinion; he has a...............interest in keeping the firm going.

I knew the last 1) .......................... ….. (interview) that walked through my door. He didn't recognise me but I most certainly recognised him. His name was Simon Hogwash. I looked at his 2)………… (apply) form and curriculum vitae. According to his CV, he had been working as a senior 3)………… (economy) at a 4) …………. (prestige) bank in the city of London. Up until a month ago, that is, when he had handed in his 5) ……………. (resign). He claimed that he had resigned because he no longer found his job challenging. Now, Mr Hogwash and I had been to school together and I knew for a fact that his brain was the size of a pea. It was not inconceivable that he had gained the 6) …………….. (qualify) he claimed he had, but the 7) ………………. (likely) was that his CV was a tissue of lies. My suspicions were 8) ……………… (bear) out by his poor performance during our interview. We said our goodbyes and I immediately rang one of the

9)………………… (reference) he had named at the end of his curriculum. I was sure that this person would tell me the truth about Mr Hogwash's track record. Mr Hogwash had indeed worked for a big city bank, not as part of their 10)………… (manage) team but rather as the person who made the tea in the morning. I then rang up the bank and found out that he had not resigned - he had in fact been fired. I was told that he was lazy, rude, and permanently late; that his 11)…………….. (competent) was legendary and that he was completely lacking in any 12) ……………………. (organize) skills - and bear in mind that all he had to do was make tea. So what did I do? Did I give him the benefit of the doubt and employ him? I'll let you be the judge of that.

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