READING

I. Read

the texts below. Match choices (A-H) to (1-5). There are three choices you do

not need to use.

1. Teresa Butler - Secondary School Teacher

My mum was a teacher, and

when I was small, it was a little awkward having her teach in the same school I

attended. But after I grew up and met some of her former students, I realised

what a difference she had made in people's lives. I started out as a teacher's

assistant, but one day I daringly stepped out of my place and tried out some

innovative teaching techniques. The head teacher got to hear about it, and was

so impressed that I moved on to teaching my own class. I really enjoy teaching

at secondary level, because I find that teenagers are very engaging and we have

some great discussions about modem issues in class.

2. 

Luisa Matthews - Office

Administrator

All I wanted at seventeen

was to keep from going to university like all my friends, so I took a management

course and then went to work as an office manager in a small real estate

company. In the beginning I was a little nervous about making decisions that

would have an impact on the entire office, but my boss is a close friend and

luckily had faith in me and my abilities. My friends who are still at

university don't appreciate the fact that I have a lot of responsibility right

now and that I supervise a large number of employees. They're always calling me

to go out - to parties or for pizza, but I usually tum down their invitations

because I have to get up early the next day to go to the office.

3. 

Gerald Bryant - Diving

Instructor

 I am very interested in the field of marine

biology and I devoted my younger years to researching and writing a book on the

subject. I then went on to get my diving certificate. I started working in

England as an instructor, but when I realised there was no real future for me

there, I moved to the Caribbean. I started with a diving company in the British

Virgin Islands, which was great, but I noticed that the equipment was somewhat

outdated. When I pointed it out to my boss, he was so surprised that he

immediately ordered new gear for all the instructors. I soon fell in love with

the island lifestyle. I enjoy my job, as well as my time off, and now life is

perfect.

4. 

Ashley Flores -

Illustrator

After art school I really

wanted to become a 'serious' artist, but I knew that I couldn't be sure of

supporting myself financially if I did. Then Mum suggested I try book

illustration. She's pretty wise and she soon convinced me. I started at a small

publishing company that produces children's books. I love working there, but in

the beginning I was hopelessly disorganised - I kept ordering the wrong types

and amounts of supplies. I eventually got the hang of it, though. Recently I

branched out into drawing a weekly cartoon for the local newspaper in my spare

time, and I hope it will lead to more work of the same kind, perhaps with a

national newspaper.

 5. 

Kenneth Steward -

Jewellery Designer

I never imagined I would

end up doing this kind of work, and I actually fell into it by accident. I

wanted to buy my mother a brooch for her birthday, but I couldn't find one I

liked, so I decided to design my own. Some of her friends saw it and liked it

so much that I started to get requests on a regular basis for new designs. My

mother likes to boast that her son is a designer, but I wonder what her friends

would think if they knew that I haven't had any formal training. My brooch

designs became so popular that local jewellery stores began calling me for

advice on their own jewellery lines, which is how my new jewellery consulting

company was born. That's growing rapidly, and I'm also planning to take on some

people to help me so I can expand into mail-order jewellery.

Confirm your choice for question 1