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Write of, to (2), on, for, from in each gap to complete the sentences.
When I graduated 0) from the university, I
immediately started job hunting. Unfortunately,
things didn’t go 1) ★★★ for me. Most
available jobs in the market were office
jobs where I had to do boring things all
day long, 2) ★★★ wasn’t for me.
3) ★★★ nature, I am an active and
creative person. So, I 4) ★★★ willing
to find a job which could involve
working on different projects with
different people at different places.
However, I wasn’t able to find such a job,
no matter 5) ★★★ hard I tried. Thus, I just
gave up. One day when I was sitting in the park,
an old lady sat next to me. She had a book in her
hand. I was really surprised 6) ★★★ I saw the title of the
book - Improving your abilities is never late. I started a conversation with that lady and
I felt how much I wanted to talk 7) ★★★ someone like her. Every day, I met that lady in
the park and we became good friends. As she knew my problems, she suggested
8) ★★★ I set up my own company. I was very realistic and I knew that I didn’t
9) ★★★ the necessary skills to start my own job. But her suggestion gave me hope
and I started to work on myself and soon I found myself more responsible and selfconfident.
As a result, I was able to find a very good job. Three years later, I had enough
money to realise my dream and I started my own company. Now I help young people
10) ★★★ their business ideas.