He wants to get a better ____. A. job B. work C. employ D. employment (Nelson, 250A)
work 和 job 都作“工作”解,不知这里应选哪个词。
首先，应牢记：作“工作”解的 work 是不可数名词，不能与不定冠词连用，而 job 是个可数名词，可与不定冠词连用。其次，应记住 job 主要是一个口头用语，主要用于指具体的工作，有时可指职位（position）。请看下面的实例：
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What time do you get home from work? (LDCE) 你什么时候下班回家?
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At what time did you finish work today? (H. Shaw) 今天你什么时候结束的工作?
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He wanted a job, any sort of a job. (Sinclair) 他需要一份工作，什么工作都行。
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What job do you have in this firm? (H. Shaw) 你在这家公司担任什么职务？请做下面的试题：
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Robert has a ____ as postman. (《大学核心英语》(一), p. 13)
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Work on the two new hotels for tourists were begun immediately after the new mayor took A B C office. (TOEFL) D
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The writer doesn't like hard work. It's ____ to look after a garden. A. a hard work B. a hard job C. hard job D. hardly a job(NCE)