I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of 36 . I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking 37 I might do and found I didn’t have much to 38 . I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career. I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first, but the 39 began when I agreed to 40 , so that I would be there if my 41 had to go out for business in the evening. We 42 that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me off the next. But 43 , it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely 44 and fed up, because I had too many 45 nights and early mornings with the children. 46 Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my 47 . She suggested that I should take a (n) 48 and get a qualification if I wanted to work with children. I did not think I would be 49 because I didn’t take many exams in school. She 50 me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience 51 for a lot and I got a part-time course. I had to 52 my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten. Now I’ve got a full-time job there, I shall always be 53 to Megan. I wish I had known 54 that you could have a career, 55 you aren’t top of the class at school. 小题1: A．challenge B．career C．course D．award 小题2: A．when B．how C．what D．why 小题3: A．learn B．teach C．share D．offer 小题4: A．problems B．questions C．work D．career 小题5: A．stay up B．play with C．look after D．live in 小题6: A．friend B．boss C．classmate D．parent 小题7: A．agreed B．thought C．hoped D．believed 小题8: A．particularly B．clearly C．unfortunately D．specially 小题9: A．excited B．tired C．surprised D．disappointed 小题10: A．early B．late C．long D．hard 小题11: A．Another B．That C．This D．One 小题12: A．condition B．work C．children D．situation 小题13: A．course B．exam C．college D．duty 小题14: A．hired B．recognized C．accepted D．known 小题15: A．promised B．persuaded C．allowed D．made 小题16: A．explained B．showed C．counted D．meant 小题17: A．take B．get C．lay D．leave 小题18: A．warm B．kind C．thankful D．friendly 小题19: A．later B．earlier C．more D．less 小题20: A．even if B．only if C．since D．as