Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks from (1) to (10).

PROACTIVE JOB HUNTING

Once upon a time, people left school or university, joined a company and stayed with it until they retired. The concept of a job for life is now long (1) x , and nowadays many employees find it hard o stay loyal to their companies for even a relatively short period of time. According to a recent survey, this is particularly (2) x in London, where more than half of those asked said that they constantly (3) x one eye on other job opportunities, (4) x they are fairly happy in their existing job. A high number of London workers say that they are always on the (5) x , although they are content and motivated in their current position.

Job seekers find that the internet (6) x them with a quick and easy way to find out what's available, and 53 percent said that they had applied for a job or registered with an employment agency inthe past 12 months. This proactive (7) x means that people can look for a perfect job match with the (8) x of effort. But while this is good for job hunters, the growing lack of company loyalty could (9) x up being a big problem for employers .Perhaps surprisingly, the (10) x factors attracting job seekers was not more money, but challenging and interesting work.Question 9