Task 1. Listen to the passage and fill in the missing words in the boxes.

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
American workforce: (1) jobs
(2) jobs:
(3) companies
Wholesale companies
Retail companies
(4) companies
Personal (5)