Exploring Diverse Career Paths and the Future of Transportation

Decide if the following sentences are true (T) or false (F).

1. F – "... he worked at 52 jobs in 52 weeks ..."

2. T – "On many occasions he was forced to change plans at the last minute because a particular job fell through."

3. F – "Sean wasn’t paid for any of the jobs he tried over the course of the year."

Complete the sentences.

1. he would have a better idea of what he would like to do and what he definitely wouldn’t like to do as a career

2. asking his employers to donate money to charity instead of paying him wages

Answer the question.

Each week, Sean had to adapt to a new workplace and get to know a new group of people. He often had no idea where he was going next. On many occasions, he had to change his plans at the last minute, and he had to learn to manage on a tight budget.

Choose the correct answer.

a

Find words or expressions in the text that mean the same as:

1. followpursue

2. understandingappreciation

3. didn’t workfell through

4. without a lot of moneyon a tight budget

5. having funenjoying the ride

Complete the sentences.

1. of driverless cars have already been done

2. is responsible for 90% of collisions

3. driverless cars receive from computer mapping software

Answer the questions.

1. Because mapping is one field of Google’s expertise

2. The information provided by cameras gives driverless cars real-time information that can’t be provided by maps, such as whether a traffic light is red or green

3. They may think that it was ridiculous that humans drove cars

Rewrite the sentence without changing the original meaning.

They’ve had some setbacks

Choose the correct answer.

1-b 2-b 3-c

Find words and expressions in the text that mean the same as:

1. short sleepnap

2. happening going on

3. area field

4. in advanceahead of time

5. not anticipatedunexpected

1.a 2.c 3.a 4.b 5.a 6.c 7.c 8.a

They can’t tell if the interview went well.

He works closer to home.

her salary

He doesn’t get replies after sending his CV.

She can’t work full-time.

black trousers

to ask for holiday leave more than two weeks in advance

She didn’t have to move away from her family.