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Reading A Choose the correct answers.
Comprehension . . 1 What did Sean Aiken want to do after graduating from college?
Check Your Understanding a He wanted to be a teacher.
b He didn't know what to do.
c He wanted to travel to Europe.
2 What did Aiken's father encourage him to do?
a get a job he enjoyed doing
b work one job his whole life
c work for his father for one year
3 Which of these jobs is NOT talked about in the passage?
a astronomer
b dairy farmer
c pilot
4 What did Aiken learn by working so many different jobs?
a that working is very difficult and not fun
b that it is okay to take your time finding a job
c that people should get a job right after college

B Read the sentences below. Check (ti) true m or false (F). If the
statement is false, change it to make it true.
, T F "I

1 Aiken's father wanted him to do something he was
passionate about.
2 Aiken wanted to do what his father did.
3 Aiken tried being a teacher.
4 Today, Sean gives students advice about finding the
perfect job.
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Critical Thinking C 1 Do you think one week is long enough to know if a job is good or not?

2 In your opinion, is Sean Aiken's life interesting? Why or why not?

Vocabulary A For each group of words, � the word that does not belong.
Comprehension The words in blue are from t e passage.
Odd Word Out 1 hobby occupation job

2 encouraged supported disagreed
3 later right away next time
4 promised lied guaranteed
5 make a plan set a goal take a chance
6 after all in the end from the start
7 enjoyed hated disliked
8 try something experience stay home
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