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When I was at school, my (36) was to be a pilot in the Air Force. But my (37) wasn’t good enough, so I had to give up the idea. I went to university and studies (38) . I wanted to stay on there and do (39) but my father died at about that time so I thought I’d better get a job and earn my living. I started working in an engineering firm.
I (40) to stay in that job for a long time, but then they (41) a new managing director. I didn’t get on with him, so I resigned and applied for a job with another engineering company. I would certainly have accepted the job if they had offered it to me, but on my way to the (42) I met a friend who was working for a travel (43) . He offered me a job in Spain and I’ve always liked Spain, so I took it.
I worked in the travel agency for two years and then they wanted to send me to South America (44) . Then we had a baby and I wasn’t earning enough to support the family so I started giving English lessons at a school in the evenings. (45) and then the owner of the school offered me a full-time job as a teacher so I resigned from the agency. (46) And here I am!