Job and Training

1. The lad spent several years as ________ to a master-builder, so that he might learn the trade.

2. The boss wasn’t there so I left a message to the ______.

3. The Director of the Company ________ some figures from the report in front of him.

4. A ________ for the company said that the question of safety regulations was being looked into.

5. A new system of quality control was ________ to overcome the defects in the firm’s products.

6. To ________ greater accuracy, all invoices will be double-checked before leaving the office.

7. An energetic manager can be a great ________ to his firm.

8. The project was completed ahead of schedule due to their ________ efforts.

9. The workers went on strike because they thought their wages were too ________.

10. I didn’t ________ I was talking to the Manager, until he told me his name.

11. He said he couldn’t _____ to retire from work and live only on his pension.

12. Because the company was doing more business it was necessary to ________ the factory.

13. The workers were ________ in their demand for better conditions.

14. When he retired, my father _______ his business to my eldest brother.

15. He earns his living by ________ old paintings.

16. The company decided to ________ its operations to more countries to increase market reach.

17. His father is a/an ______. He works for New York Times.

18. She was very interested in the work of certain charities, and made a regular ________ to them.