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             7.  Знакомые работодателя, бывало, переносили встречи.
             8.  Те  поставщики  (a  supplier)  имели  привычку  настаивать  на  сроках
                выполнения чего-то в прошлом году.
             9.  Решительный племянник Дина раньше командовал в офисе.
             10.  Убедительные  конкуренты  (a  competitor)  собираются  привыкнуть
                проявлять должную осмотрительность, когда представится возможность.
                Exercise 344. Fill in the correct translation.
                 to become interested in a position
                 at a last job
                 to work in sales/finance
                 the position’s day-to-day responsibilities
                 an accomplishment
                 an opportunity for growth/success
                 to deal with
                 to  learn  about  products/pricing/challenges  the  company
                 has/they have encountered
                 to make something up
                 a weakness
                 a strength
                 a strong suit
                 in my/his/her/our/their line of work
                Exercise 345. Answer the questions.
             1.  What were day-to-day responsibilities at the last job?
             2.  Why did you quit your last job?
             3.  What is your strong suit?
             4.  What is your biggest weakness?
             5.  What are you good at?
                Exercise 346. Put the verbs into the correct tenses.
             1.  Obiously, it (to be) a win-win situation, as our boss (to negotiate) the terms and
                conditions of this contract tomorrow but last year he (not to be used to) (to be)
                so determined.
             2.  The thing (to be), these savvy sales managers (not to be used to) (to fix) so
                many issues within the time span of three months.
             3.  For the record, Charles’s persuasive sales manager (to get used to) (to call) the
                shots in the company, as his supervisor (to relocate) to Madrid next week.
             4.  (to tell) the truth, more and more sloppy employees (not to be used to) (to look)
                for the openings on more than 3 websites at once.
             5.  On the other hand, Jason’s industrious cousin (to be) eager (to consider) even
                a menial job; however, in 2018 he (used to/would) succeed all the time and (to
                be used to) (to get) only the highest salary.

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