Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
Each year, the United States government publishes the Occupational Outook Handbook. This large book (1)________ over 250 kinds of jobs. It describes job duties, working conditions, education needed, and salary. Most important, it gives the job outlook. That is, it tells how (2)__________ openings there will be for a job in the coming year. If the outlook is excellent, there will be a great (3)___________ for workers. There will be more jobs than people. If the outlook is good, the number of jobs and the number of workers will be about the (4)____ . If the outlook is poor, there will be more workers than jobs. It will be very difficult to (5)_______ work in that kind of job. This chapter will describe the job outlook for some jobs.
The outlook for farmers is (6)______ . Farms will become larger and use better machinery to plant food. Many small farms will go (7)______ business.
The future for high school teachers is poor, too. Because families are having (8)_____ children, schools will need fewer teachers. There will be a need for math and science teachers, but some history and English teachers will (9)______ their jobs.
The job outlook for radio and TV technicians is excellent. Families will buy more (10)_____ equipment, such as televisions, stereos, tape recorders, video games, etc.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is in the library. It can tell you if the I work you are interested in has a future or not.
1. A. speaks B. prescribe C. translates D. lists
2. A. much B. many C. far D. long
3. A. need B. work C. storage D. inquiry
4. A. similar B. alike C. same D. likelihood
5. A. search B. find C. look D. prepare
6. A. poor B. good C. excellent D. small
7. A. into B. among C. out of D. outside
8. A. more B. less C. bigger D. fewer
9. A. lose B. open C. close D. explore
10. A. furniture B . electronic C.cookery D. office
