I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer.
I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in. I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unluckily, it didn’t often work out. I was getting very tired. Because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.
One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（资格证书）if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She asked me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.
Now I’ve got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that I could have a success, even if I am not top of the class at school.
小题1:What do you think of the writer when she was a student?
A．An excellent student
B．A hardworking student
C．A bad student
D．A lazy student小题2:What is the writer’s first job?
A．A cleaner
B．A babysitter
C．An assistant
D．A teacher小题3: When staying with the two girls’ family，the writer ________.
A．was paid for extra work
B．often worked long hours
C．got much help from her boss
D．took a day off every other week小题4: Why did the writer leave her first job？
A．She found a full-time job.
B．She was fed up with children.
C．She decided to attend a part-time course.
D．She needed a rest after working extra hours.小题5:What has the writer learned from her own experiences？
A．Less successful students can still have a success.
B．Qualifications are necessary for a job.
C．Hard work makes an excellent student.
D．One must choose the job she like.
小题1:D
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:A
题目分析：
小题1:本文第一段第二行有一句I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork.意思为我不是一个出色的学生，因为我不做许多作业，所以我们可以知道作者作为一名学生是懒惰的学生，故本题选D。
小题2:本文第二段第一句是I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls.意思为然后我亲自找到一份工作，照看两个小女孩， 故作者的第一份工作是临时照看小孩，故本题选B。
小题3:本文第二段最后一句是Because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.意思为因为和孩子们在一起晚上我要弄得很晚，早晨我要起来的很早，所以作者工作的时间很长，故本题选B。
小题4:本文第三段第五行有一句是I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family,我参加了一个兼职的课程，所以我必须要辞去我原先照看小孩的工作，根据句意故本题选C。
小题5:本文主要谈论了我学生时代的懒惰，但后期通过自身的努力和学习却取得了成功，找到了一份不错的全职工作，从作者的个人经历可知即使你学生时代不是很好，通过个人的努力仍然是可以取得成功。故本题选A。
点评：本文主要介绍了作者过去作为一名学生的情况，现在从事第一份工作临时照看小孩的情况，将来参加课程学习，找到一份全职工作，最终希望取得成功的有关情况，阅读本文时，我们可以根据作者这条时间线索通读全篇，把握文章的大意。