Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase best fits each of the numbered blanks 

 

Around the age of eighteen you must make one of the biggest decisions of your life. Do I stay on at school and hopefully go on to university later? Do I leave and start work or begin a training (3) ________?” 

 

The decision is yours, but it may be (4) ________ remembering two things: there is more unemployment among people who haven't been to university, and people who have the right (5) ______ will have a big advantage in the competition for jobs. If you decide to go straight into a job, there are many opportunities for training. Getting qualifications will help you get on more quickly in many careers, and evening classes allow you to learn (6) ________ you earn. Starting work and taking a break to study when you are older is another possibility. By this way, you can save up money for your student days as well as (7) ______ practical work experience.