Straightforward

Straightforward Advanced Progress Test 2


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Vocabulary
A Choose the correct alternative to complete the text.
The first time I went to work I was scared to (1) _______ before I even arrived. It wasn’t that my
new boss was nasty, at least not that I’d heard. It’s simply that being a man in my chosen profession is
(2) _______ unusual – I’m an au pair. Personally, I think it’s (3) _______ normal for a man to want to look after young children and usually I couldn’t care (4) _______ what most people think. But I did want to make a good impression with my new boss.
People often ask me why I wanted to do what I do. I think it goes back to my (5) _______. I had three younger brothers and I used to help change their (6) _______, push them in their (7) _______ and make sure they were well cared (8) _______. I’m (9) _______ capable of doing other jobs, it’s just that I enjoy being around kids – I like their enthusiasm and excitement for everything new they discover in the world.