3 Fill in: applied, appointed,
interview, salary, wages,
promoted, pension, retire,
laid off, be made redundant,
resign, pursue.
All his life Jack Jones wanted to
1)............ a career in motor
mechanics. So when he finished
school he 2)............ to all
the local companies and after sailing through the
3) ............ he was taken on as an apprentice with
Smith & Sons. At first, his weekly 4)............ weren't
very high but after he had finished his training he was
5)............ and his 6)............ increased He
had been working there for 5 years when Mr Smith decided
to 7) ...... to the countryside and live off his
8)
He 9)..... his eldest son as the
new manager who then 10) ........ a number of
employees in an effort to streamline the business. Jack
didn't want to 11)............ So he decided to
12)............ and set up his own business. This turned
out to be a very good move and he is now very successful