Organized volunteering and work experience has long been a vital companion to university degree courses． Usually it is left to （1） ____ to judge the potential from a list of extracurricular adventures on a graduate's resume， but now the university of Bristol has set up an award to formalize the achievements of students who （2） ____ time to activities outside their courses． Bristol PLuS aims to boost students in an increasingly competitive job market by helping them acquire work and life skills alongside （3） ____ qualifications． "Our students are a pretty active bunch， but we found that they didn't （4） ____ appreciate the value of what they did outside the lecture hall，" says Jeff Goodman， director of careers and employability at the university． "Employers are much more （5） ____ than they used to be． They used to look for （6） ____ employees and saw it as part of their job to extract the value of an applicant's skills． Now they want students to be able to explain why those skills are （7） ____ to the job．" Students who （8） ____ the award will be expected to complete 50 hours of work experience or voluntary work， attend four workshops on employ-ability skills， take part in an intensive skills-related activity and， crucially， write a summary of the skills they have gained．（9） ____ efforts will gain an Outstanding Achievement Award． Those who （10） ____ best on the sports field can take the Sporting PLuS Award which fosters employer-friendly sports accomplishments． The experience does not have to be （11） ____ organized． "We're not just interested in easily identifiable skills，" says Goodman． " （12） ____ ， one student took the lead in dealing with a difficult landlord and so （13） ____ negotiation skills． We try to make the experience relevant to individual lives．" Goodman hopes the scheme will （14） ____ active students to fill in any gaps in their experience and encourage their less-active peers to （15） ____ activities outside their academic area of work． （1）A． advisors B． specialists C． critics D． employers （2）A． spend B． devote C． consume D． stimulate （3）A． artistic B． technical C． academic D． interactive （4）A． dominantly B． earnestly C． necessarily D． gracefully （5）A． generous B． considerate C． enlightening D． demanding （6）A． origin B． initial C． popularity D． potential （7）A． relevant B． responsive C． reluctant D． respective （8）A． apply for B． make up C． sign up for D． look over （9）A． Occasional B． Exceptional C． Informative D． Relative （10）A． perform B． convey C． circulate D． formulate （11）A． roughly B． randomly C． formally D． fortunately （12）A． For instance B． In essence C． In contrast D． Of course （13）A． demonstrated B． determined C． operated D． involved （14）A． make B． enforce C． enable D． promote （15）A． act in B． make out C． turn up D． take up

Organized volunteering and work experience has long been a vital companion to university degree courses． Usually it is left to （1） ____  to judge the potential from a list of extracurricular adventures on a graduate's resume， but now the university of Bristol has set up an award to formalize the achievements of students who （2） ____  time to activities outside their courses． Bristol PLuS aims to boost students in an increasingly competitive job market by helping them acquire work and life skills alongside （3） ____  qualifications．
    "Our students are a pretty active bunch， but we found that they didn't （4） ____  appreciate the value of what they did outside the lecture hall，" says Jeff Goodman， director of careers and employability at the university． "Employers are much more （5） ____  than they used to be． They used to look for （6） ____  employees and saw it as part of their job to extract the value of an applicant's skills． Now they want students to be able to explain why those skills are （7） ____  to the job．"
    Students who （8） ____  the award will be expected to complete 50 hours of work experience or voluntary work， attend four workshops on employ-ability skills， take part in an intensive skills-related activity and， crucially， write a summary of the skills they have gained．（9） ____  efforts will gain an Outstanding Achievement Award． Those who （10） ____  best on the sports field can take the Sporting PLuS Award which fosters employer-friendly sports accomplishments．
    The experience does not have to be （11） ____  organized． "We're not just interested in easily identifiable skills，" says Goodman． " （12） ____ ， one student took the lead in dealing with a difficult landlord and so （13） ____  negotiation skills． We try to make the experience relevant to individual lives．"
    Goodman hopes the scheme will （14） ____  active students to fill in any gaps in their experience and encourage their less-active peers to （15） ____  activities outside their academic area of work．

（1）A． advisors	B． specialists	C． critics	D． employers
（2）A． spend	B． devote	C． consume	D． stimulate
（3）A． artistic	B． technical	C． academic	D． interactive
（4）A． dominantly	B． earnestly	C． necessarily	D． gracefully
（5）A． generous	B． considerate	C． enlightening	D． demanding
（6）A． origin	B． initial	C． popularity	D． potential
（7）A． relevant	B． responsive	C． reluctant	D． respective
（8）A． apply for	B． make up	C． sign up for	D． look over
（9）A． Occasional	B． Exceptional	C． Informative	D． Relative
（10）A． perform	B． convey	C． circulate	D． formulate
（11）A． roughly	B． randomly	C． formally	D． fortunately
（12）A． For instance	B． In essence	C． In contrast	D． Of course
（13）A． demonstrated	B． determined	C． operated	D． involved
（14）A． make	B． enforce	C． enable	D． promote
（15）A． act in	B． make out	C． turn up	D． take up