Academic Word List - Set 8e

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints!
   internal      job      mechanism      occupational      output      parallel      phase      principal      professional      promote      resolution      series      status      subsequent      undertake   
  1. The problems with the production unit were an matter for the company. This was something that the management needed to deal with directly.
  2. My dream is one where I don't have to do much; I get long vacations, and I make a lot of money. Unfortunately, positions like that are few and far between.
  3. The that opens the doors automatically is broken. We need to call a mechanic to fix it.
  4. Loneliness is an hazard of computer programming because programming is often a solitary job.
  5. Oil has increased in recent years as oil prices have fallen. Every oil producing country needs to produce more oil to maintain revenues.
  6. The manufacturing and sales departments work in to each other - one taking orders and one creating the material to fill the orders.
  7. The construction of the new mall is in its final . The exterior is completed. Now they will focus on the interior.
  8. The reason for building a new airport is the increase in tourists visiting the country. The old airport is no longer big enough.
  9. I would like to get a job when I graduate. My studies as a mechanical engineer should help.
  10. The university wants to its MBA program, so they have begun advertising on television.
  11. The UN Security Council passed a non-binding asking all the warring parties to implement a cease-fire.
  12. A of small earthquakes shook the mountainous region of Iran. Ten or twenty small quakes continued over a period of two days.
  13. Your in the company is rising. You have received three promotions in the last two years.
  14. Any absences will result in a WF. Please don't be absent again.
  15. I have vowed to a fitness and well-being regimen. I am planning to exercise every second day and cut back on my consumption of junk food.