On your answer sheet, mark:
A if it is true
B if it is false.
Career Choices
I'm often asked the question 'How did you
become a journalist?' You see, everybody
expected me to become a doctor like my
father. Well, during my last year of school, I
was given the opportunity to visit a careers
adviser and I can tell you she was not crazy
about my career choices.
My first choice was chocolate tester. Although
the adviser wasn't very impressed, she got me
the information. I discovered that chocolate
testers earn a lot of money, so I was sure I had
found my dream job. However, when I found
out that chocolate testers don't just sit around
eating chocolate all day, I lost my interest. It
seems that they are also involved in planning
how to sell the product. I finally decided
against it when I realised a university degree
would be needed.
Next, I thought of becoming a football
referee. I had loved football from a young
age, but being a professional footballer was
out of the question, as I couldn't play very
well. Anyway, it seems that referees must be
able to run two and a half miles in less than
twelve minutes and they are required to take
exams throughout their training. On top of
that, after many years of experience - and if
they are lucky - they might get the chance
to referee big professional matches. So, my
dream of showing David Beckham a red card
was destroyed.
Finally, I had this brilliant idea of becoming a
dog stylist. That was after I realised how much
money our dog stylist, Shirley, was paid every
time we visited her with our dog, Philipo.
However, once, while she was styling Philipo,
I noticed that he tried to bite her. 'It happens
all the time,' she told me. As you can imagine,
that really put me off.
To cut a long story short, all this made me
realise I had a gift for research, so by the end
of the school year I had decided to become a
journalist.
7. Many people thought that the writer would follow the career of another family member.
8. The careers adviser liked the writer's ideas about possible careers.
9. The careers adviser suggested the job of a chocolate tester.
10. The writer was under the impression that the only thing chocolate testers do is taste chocolate.
11. Becoming a football referee is difficult for a number of reasons.
12. The writer decided not to become a dog stylist when he discovered that they don't get paid well.

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