1. Complete the text with one word in each gap.

(Hoàn thành bài đọc với một từ vào mỗi chỗ trống.)

Time management at work

How is it that some people manage to get a huge amount done during the working day, while others struggle to work, to (1) deadlines and get a job done? If you're serious about increasing your (2) _____ and achieving your long and short-term work (3) _____, you have to get organised. Here's how:

#1 Write down a daily plan. It should be in detail, including breaks. Note down everything you have to do (4) _____ in, day out, as well as unexpected tasks, like a last-minute report.

#2 Prioritise. Do your biggest and most important tasks first. Don't take on tasks that aren't part of your job. You might have to speak your (5) _____ here and learn to say 'no'.

#3 Love what you do. When you care about what you are doing and put your (6) _____ into it, then you'll work faster and better.

Follow these simple tips to reach your full potential!

Good luck!

2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the box. There is one extra verb.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau với dạng đúng của cụm động từ trong hộp. Có một động từ bị dư.)

1. I’ve already got my career mapped out, so I know what I'll be doing next year, in five years and in 10 years' time.

2. Our office is going to _____ a survey related to the health and welfare of all company staff.

3. It’s hardly surprising she _____, she was working 14-hour days and the weekends as well.

4. Tom's always talking about how much he dislikes his current job. It's high time he _____ looking for a new one!

5. Don't _____ doing new tasks because they seem tricky. Making a start is always the hardest part.

6. I always admire sports stars. You really have to _____ training if you want to succeed.

3. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau với dạng đúng của từ trong hộp.)

1. All the staff were enthusiastic about the new project and keen to start work on it.

2. The bus drivers have gone on strike due to their long hours. They're complaining about being _____.

3. We require all staff at the health centre to be _____ and hard-working.

4. Advertising is a creative industry where being _____ about ideas doesn't work.

5. Being _____ is important in most jobs because being late means lost working time and less productivity.

6. Marie Curie didn't just know a lot about physics, she was extremely _____ about chemistry too.

4. Complete the second sentence so that it reports the first.

1. 'Prepare your CV for the next Friday," Tim's tutor said.

Tim's tutor told him to prepare his CV for the following Friday.

2. 'How long were you looking for a job before you found one?' Leo asked me.

Leo asked me _____.

3. 'I'm flying to Canada tomorrow,’ Bob told her.

Bob told her that _____.

4 'Don't ask me for a loan," my mum told my brother.

My mum told my brother _____.

5 'I will have to buy at least two new suits,' Steve said.

Steve said that he _____.

6 'Are you going to commute to Leeds?' he asked me.

He wanted to know _____.

5. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the word in capitals.

(Hoàn thành câu thứ hai sao cho nghĩa chúng giống câu thứ nhất. Dùng từ in hoa.)

1 'You must talk to the boss immediatelyI' Simon said. URGED

Simon urged me to talk to the boss immediately.

2. 'No, Chris. I must prepare the draft copy of the contract myself,' the manager said. INSIST

The manager _____ the draft copy of the contract himself-

3 'Why don't we wear our new jumpers for the charity concert?' Nina said. THAT

Nina _____ our new jumpers for the charity concert.

4. 'We've been doing research for the new campaign since January,' Rob said. EXPLAINED

Rob _____ for the new campaign since January.

5. 'I'm sorry. I can't get the report ready in time for the meeting,’ Leo said to his boss. FOR

Leo _____ the report ready in time for the meeting.

6. 'Don't forget, they're decorating the office soon,' Clare said to me. REMINDED

Clare _____ the office soon.

6. Choose the correct answer A - C.

Worst mistakes at work

Once, my boss told me (1) _____ a client in an office block in London. When I got there, the receptionist (2) _____ how to get to the office, but I got the directions wrong. I opened a fire door on to the roof and it closed behind me, so I had to walk round the roof to find a way out. To my horror, I walked past a window only to see my colleagues and the client Inside the room! The client suggested (3) _____ to the door, but, in the end, they opened the window for me to climb in! Of course, I apologised (4) _____ late and all the confusion. Luckily the client found it funny and he assured (5) _____ it wasn't a problem. We got the contract, and when I returned, my boss congratulated (6) _____ making the meeting a success!

1. A. visiting               B. to visit                    C. that visit

2. A. explained            B. convinced               C. insisted

3. A. to go back           B. that go back            C. going back

4. A. for to arrive        B. for arriving                         C. that I arrived

5. A. to me that           B. me that                   C. that

6. A. me on                  B. to me                      C. on