occupation较为正式,常用于所填的表格上；

profession常指需要专门技能，尤指需要较高教育水平的行业,职业；

job可数名词,可指独立的一份工作或职位；

work不可数名词,泛指一切工作。

【练习】选择occupation/profession/job/work并用其适当的形式填空。

1) Please state your name, age and _________ below before you go to work.

2) I have a few ________ to do in the house this morning.

3) Typing by using the computer all day is hard ________.

4) Professor Zhang is the very top of medical _________.

Keys: 1) occupation 2) jobs 3) work 4) profession

(2). acquire /obtain/get/gain v. 获得

【解释】

obtain 包含着"努力"、"希望"或"决意"去获得某物的意思，通过努力工作而得到所需东西；

get是最普遍、使用范围最广的词以某种方式手段获得某物；

acquire经过努力的过程逐渐获得；

gain有obtain的含义，但更强调目的物需要努力奋斗才能得到，而且这种东西具有价值，特别是物质价值。

【练习】选择acquire /obtain/get/gain并用其适当的形式填空。

1)We must work hard to ________a good knowledge of English.

2)I ______ a letter from my parents yesterday.

3)I hope that you will________ greater success soon.

4)He ________ experience through practice.

Keys: 1) acquire 2) got 3) gain 4) obtained