Grade 9 Reading Exercise

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 All Exercises
Flight Attendants Recruitment
Words: 467    Suggest to finish in 7 minutes.
Excerpt from Breaking the Barrier
Words: 638    Suggest to finish in 10 minutes.
Carrier Pigeons
Words: 674    Suggest to finish in 10 minutes.
Environment and Agriculture
Words: 688    Suggest to finish in 10 minutes.
Oration in Memory of Abraham Lincoln
Words: 823    Suggest to finish in 15 minutes.
A Visit with the Folks
Words: 948    Suggest to finish in 15 minutes.
Employment in Japan
Words: 1127    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
Help on the Hoof & The Guide Horse Training Process
Words: 1164    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
Excerpt from Trapped & Identity
Words: 1742    Suggest to finish in 20 minutes.
 Today's Question
Questions 1-9: The Reading Passage has nine paragraphs A–I. Choose the correct heading for each paragraph from the list of headings below.
1How new employees are used in a company
2Women and Japanese companies
3Why men sometimes resign from Japanese companies
4Permanency in employment in Japan
5Recruiting season: who, when and where
6The social aspect of work
7The salary structure
8The recruitment strategy of foreign firms
9Japanese people after retirement
1. Section A

2. Section B

3. Section C

4. Section D

5. Section E

6. Section F

7. Section G

8. Section H

9. Section I
Questions 10-12: Complete the sentences below with words taken from the reading passage. Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
10. Japanese employers believe that moving professionals within companies and listening to workers' views leads to .

11. Employees receive their wages monthly and a bonus .

12. Japanese workers often form close personal relationships and older staff may even become a to junior staff.
Questions 13-15: Choose the correct letter, A, B, C, or D.
13. Company training in Japan
A)is not important
B)is for factory workers only
C)is for professionals only
D)is for all staff
Answer 13:

14. Foreign firms are keen to employ Japanese women because
A)the women are more intelligent than men
B)the women that apply are more capable than the men that apply
C)the women will be only short-term employees
D)the women prefer guaranteed security
Answer 14:

15. Japanese people continue to work after retirement because
A)they need the income
B)they miss working
C)they assist in the family business
D)they have no status outside employment
Answer 15: