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!