Test incompl/advan-835, Question 6

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English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #835 "Downsizing", question 6

Some employees constantly feel that their jobs are at ......... because financial stability has not yet been completely restored at many firms.

(a) stand
(b) spike
(c) stake
(d) smudge

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #835 "Downsizing", answer 6

Some employees constantly feel that their jobs are at stake because financial stability has not yet been completely restored at many firms.

Correct answer: (c) stake
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I think of the set expression or idiom " at stake " -am I right?
It means:being risked
So the sentence would be: Some employees constantly feel that their job are at stake because financial stability has not yet been completely restored at many firms.
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We always deceive ourselves twice about the people we love - first to their advantage, then to their disadvantage.