Sometimes,life gives you the gift of a moment that changes everything.For me,that came on a plane home in January,2009.As a lawyer,I specialized in corporate law in oil and gas projects.Actually,I'd grown to hate my job.It involved too much paperwork and a lot of traveling,which was really exhausting for me.
Becoming a lawyer was unintended.I loved my school but it was competitive and students were destined for a good university,and then a graduate plan.That was the track I W as on.After graduation,I became a lawyer,but that just made me trapped.I wanted to make a difference,but I had no idea what else I could do.
On that life-changing flight,I asked a stewardess to bring me a hot drink.When she returned,I couldn't help crying.Hugging me,she said, "I don't know what's wrong but if you're crying in business class,you need to change your life."
Those words had a great effect on me.I couldn't carry on in a job that made me so uncomfortable.
After much reflection,I resigned 18 months later,The last time I'd been happy was when I was volunteering at a school.Because of that,my friend Sophia kept telling me I'd love teaching.
Then I contacted four schools and became a teacher in the end.No amount of planning would have prepared me tor my first day as a teacher.It was stressful,but as I became familiar with the curriculum,I relaxed.
Five years on,I'm head of department.Watching my students develop is so rewarding and results day makes me burst with pride.I used to feel scared about the thought of becoming a more senior lawyer,but I'm so positive about the opportunities teaching can offer.I earn less now but I become richer in many ways.
Every single day,I feel excited to go to work.
(1)Why did the author hate her job as a lawyer?(mo more than 15 words)
Because she got fed up with too much paperwork and travelling.Or:Because it involved too much paperwork and a lot of travelling.Or:Because she was tired of too much paperwork and travelling.
Because she got fed up with too much paperwork and travelling.Or:Because it involved too much paperwork and a lot of travelling.Or:Because she was tired of too much paperwork and travelling.
(2)What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?(no more than 3 words) Be scheduled/intended/meant/certain for.
Be scheduled/intended/meant/certain for.
(3)What made the author decide to become a teacher?(no more than 10 words) Her volunteer experience and her friend's encouragement.
Her volunteer experience and her friend's encouragement.
(4)How does the author's life change after being a teacher ?(no more than 10 words) She earns less but works more happily than before.Or:She earns less but becomes richer in many ways.
She earns less but works more happily than before.Or:She earns less but becomes richer in many ways.
(5)What kind of job will you choose after graduation?Please explain.(no more than 20 words) I will choose a job that is related to my interest because the love for job brings the real happiness.
I will choose a job that is related to my interest because the love for job brings the real happiness.