EF_BR_UI_Unit 8

I feel like there's a glass ________ stopping my career progress.

• roof

  
  

• ceiling

  
  

• wall

  
  

An ________ board is responsible for day-to-day management.

• operational

  
  

• operated

  
  

• operate

  
  

I was a programmer, but I made ________ into IT consultancy.

• personal development

  
  

• an opportunity for advancement

  
  

• a sideways move

  
  

We are losing money, and a lot of our young workers ________.

• are being laid off

  
  

• are being unemployed

  a

  
  

• are taking early retirement

  
  

I'm taking a new training course to ________ my skills.

• get on

  
  

• retain

  
  

• update

  
  

I've been offered an ________ with a local building firm.

• employment

  
  

• apprenticeship

  
  

• advancement

  
  

I'm afraid that a number of staff are going to be laid ________.

• up

  
  

• off

  
  

• out

  
  

We are going to be redeploying your team. ________.

• They are going to be made redundant

  
  

• They are going to do different work

  
  

• They are going to continue doing the same work

  
  

How can we retain our staff? The problem is ________.

• our staff keep leaving the company

  
  

• our staff are working too slowly

  
  

• our staff need new skills

  
  

Let's keep our options open. ________.

• We should reject all the possibilities

  
  

• We need to make an immediate decision

  
  

• We don't need to make a decision now