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You are going to read an article about people who changed their jobs. For questions 23-35, choose from the people (A-D). The peo
You are going to read an article about people who changed their jobs. For questions 23-35, choose from the people (A-D). The peo
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2010-12-18
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You are going to read an article about people who changed their jobs. For questions 23-35, choose from the people (A-D). The people may be chosen more than once. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Which person mentions
enjoying their pastime more than the job they used to do?
enjoying being in charge of their own life? 【S1】______
being surprised by suddenly losing their previous job? 【S2】______
not having other people depending on them financially? 【S3】______
missing working with other people? 【S4】______
undergoing training in order to take up their new job? 【S5】______
a contact being useful in promoting their new business? 【S6】______
not being interested in possible promotion in their old job? 【S7】______
disliking the amount of time they used to have to work? 【S8】______
surprising someone else by the decision they made? 【S9】______
a prediction that hasn’t come true? 【S10】______
consulting other people about their businesses? 【S11】______
the similarities between their new job and their old one? 【S12】______
working to a strict timetable? 【S13】______
A NEW LIFE
A The Farmer
Matt Froggatt used to be an insurance agent in the City of London but now runs a sheep farm.
"After 14 years in business, I found that the City had gone from a place which was exciting to work into a grind-no one was having fun any more. But I hadn’t planned to leave for another five or ten years when I was made redundant. It came out of the blue, but it made me take a careful look at my life. I didn’t get a particularly good pay-off but it was enough to set up the farm with. My break came when I got to know the head chef of a local hotel with one of the top 20 hotel restaurants in the country. Through supplying them, my reputation spread and now I also supply meat through mail order. I’m glad I’m no longer stuck in the office but it’s astonishing how little things have changed for me: the same 80- to 90- hour week and still selling a product."
B The Paniter
Ron Able white was a manager in advertising but now makes a living as an artist.
"My painting began as a hobby but I realised I was getting far more excitement out of it than out of working. The decision to take redundancy and to become an artist seemed logical. The career counsellor I talked to was very helpful. I think I was the first person who had ever told him, ’1 don’t want to go back to where I’ve been.’ He was astonished because the majority of people in their mid-forties need to get back to work immediately -they need the money. But we had married young and our children didn’t need our support. It was a leap into the unknown. We went to the north of England, where we didn’t know a soul. It meant leaving all our friends, but we’ve been lucky in that our friendships have survived the distance plenty of them come up and visit us now."
C The Hatmaker
After working for five years as a company lawyer, Katherine Goodison set up her own business in her London flat, making hats for private clients.
"My job as a lawyer was fun. It was stimulating and I earned a lot of money, but the hours were terrible. I realised I didn’t want to become a senior partner in the company, working more and more hours, so I left. A lot of people said I’d get bored, but that has never happened. The secret is to have deadlines. Since it’s a fashion-related business, you have the collections, next year’s shapes, the season -there’s always too much to do, so you have to run a very regimented diary. I feel happier now, and definitely less stressed. There are things I really long for, though, like the social interaction with colleagues. What I love about this job is that I’m totally responsible for the product. If I do a rubbish job, then I’m the one who takes the blame. Of course, you care when you’re working for a company, but when your name is all over the promotional material, you care that little bit more."
D The Masseur
Paul Drink water worked in finance for 16years before becoming a masseur at the Life Centre in London.
"I had been in financial markets from the age of 22, setting up deals. I liked the adrenaline but I never found the work rewarding. I was nearly made redundant in 1989, but I escaped by resigning and travelling for a year. I spent that year trying to work out what I wanted to do. I was interested in health, so I visited some of the world’s best gymnasiums and talked to the owners about how they started up. I knew that to change career I had to get qualifications so I did various courses in massage. Then I was offered part-time work at the Life Centre. I have no regrets. I never used to feel in control, but now I have peace of mind and control of my destiny. That’s best of all."
【S8】______
选项
答案
C
解析
第30题的问题为:“Which person mentions disliking the amount of time they used to have to work?” (谁提到了不喜欢他过去的工作要占用他那么多的时间?)C段中描写道:“My job as a lawyer was fun…and learned a lot of money, but the hours were terrible。”(我过去的律师工作充满了乐趣,我也挣了许多钱,但是长时间地工作实在是太可怕了。)因此,答案为C。
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