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The next stage in the selection process is to get the list of candidates down to 11. The tourism board will select ten people. Visitors to the website will choose an eleventh person. The public can look at the video applications of all 50 hopeful caretakers. The eleven lucky finalists will then fly to Hamilton Island for a formal interview. The winner will be announced on May 6, and the job starts on July 1. The current shortlist of 50 includes people from 22 countries. They include dancers, chefs, scientists and students and they all want a slice of paradise. Queensland Tourism Minister Desley Boyle said there was much discussion to narrow down the list to 50. He told reporters, “it boiled down to…the motivation and professionalism of the applicants and their 'fit' with the job and Tourism Queensland”.
SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article:
1. | position | a. | post |
2 | look after | b. | reduce |
3. | promote | c. | job |
4. | d. | choose | |
5. | applied | e. | publicize |
6. | process | f. | match |
7. | select | g. | care for |
8. | current | h. | method |
9. | narrow down | i. | went for |
10. | fit | j. | present |