9th form Reading "What's Your Life?"

1. One day you ___ at school for the last time.What will you do after that?

2. Have you already decided on your future career? Are you sure of your interests and abilities? Every day you ___ people of different professions and jobs.

3. The postman ____ you a newspaper. You buy books from a shop-assistant. You meet your teacher at school.

4. You consult a doctor if you ___ ill.

5. The house you live in ____ by architects and built by bricklayers, electricians, carpenters.

6. How did all these people choose their careers out of the hundreds that yhere are? Before you ____ your future career, you must ask yourself qiute a lot of questions.

7. What do you know you are good at? What do you enjoy doing? Perhaps you enjoy ____ with your hands.

8. Or you may prefer ___ your head and your brains. Are you interested in machines? Or do you like meeting people? You must be realistic about your interests and abilities.

9. Your abilities should ____ the requirements of the job.

10. It is difficult ____ all these questions. Many young people prefer to choose a "popular" professionand having done so, they are sure this is just that you want.

11. But soon they realize they ____ a mistake which is sometimes very difficult to correct.

12. Choosing your future career isn't a simple thing, but a very important one, and nobody else ____ it for you. Remember: it's up to you to decide.