2017 · Q77
Look at the underlined part of each sentence. Below each sentence are given three possible substitutions for the underlined part. If one of them (a), (b) or (c) is better than the underlined part, indicate your response on the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter. If none of the substitutions improves the sentence, indicate (d) as your response on the Answer Sheet.
He is now looking about a job.
EnglishSentence Improvement
- Afor
- Bafter
- Cinto
- DNo improvement
Explanation
The phrasal verb for seeking employment is 'look for', not 'look about'. 'Look after' means to take care of and 'look into' means to investigate, neither of which fits 'a job'. Replacing 'about' with 'for' gives the idiomatic 'He is now looking for a job'. Hence option (a) is correct.