In my mid-twenties ____of a language school. The pay wasn’t brilliant but I ____ and there were many____ that I enjoyed. The other members of staff were nice and I enjoyed teaching the students. A few years later, after returning from ____, I decided to go ____. Luckily I was able to do ____ with another woman who had a small child. Then the school began to go through a difficult period and had to ____. I decided to ____. I had managed to build up ____ and this gave me a good start. I soon had a substantial ____ – private students and marking exams – and was able to ____. After graduating, I ____ medicine1 for a number of years inLondon. I managed to ____ as a specialist in dermatology. Then I realised I needed some fresh challenges and so I did a job swap for a year with my ____ in a clinic in Vancouver. When I returned, I went back to my old job and also ____ ____ of editor of a leading medical journal. I ____ for a number of years. I’m now hoping to go abroad again and so am letting everyone know that I ____. After graduating in economics, I did the usual thing of ____ and applying for jobs. I got a very ____from an investment bank and accepted it. I was put on a ____ and was ____ fast. However, one day I ____. I realised I’d stopped enjoying the excitement. I felt I needed to ____. I decided that other aspects of my life ____ my work. I ____ my resignation and moved to the country. Guy: So which of these applicants do you think we should interview?They all seem to ____ description quite well to me. It’s quite a ____ to ____to just one person. Lisa: I agree. So, lets start by ____ for these ten people. They must ____. They’ve all shown that they are capable of ____. And they’re all clearly comfortable with taking on responsibility. Guy: Did you automatically eliminate the two who’d previously ____? Lisa: One of them – I’d also heard rumours about his involvement in a ____ case. He was certainly ____at ARG under mysterious circumstances. But the other was standing up for a woman who’d been ____, even though he knew he might lose his own job. So he sounded good to me. Guy: Fair enough. He must have strength of character to risk ____. Lisa: That’s right. So could we ____ for considering the references? And then I’d better leave you and go and ____ before I go home. Guy: Yes, sure. How about Friday at 10? Alexa: I hear your brother’s ____ a fantastic new job. David: Actually it’s not as good as he hoped. He’s got a terribly heavy ____ and that means working some very unsocial ____. He also complains about having to do lots of ____around the office, ____ for his boss. Alexa: But he’s paid well? David: Not really. He just about gets a ____. And all the ____ is unpaid. Alexa: He’ll just have to ____ from time to time. David: Yes, I suggested he did that too, but he says he’s afraid of ____ if he does. He feels there might be some ____ for him there eventually, even if he is just being used as ____ at the moment. Alexa: Well, with any luck he’ll eventually find that he can ____ there. David: I hope so. But they have a very ____of staff and it won’t be easy for him to ____ . Alexa: No, but he’s very determined, isn’t he? So let’s hope it all works out.

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