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Choose the right answer.

1. 
   The speaker worked as a teacher in …
   

a) Glasgow

2. 
   London
   
3. 
   Liverpool
   

2. 
   All in all she spent with her children …
   

1. 
   5 years
   
2. 
   8 years
   
3. 
   9 years
   

3. 
   After her child going to full-time school she thought about …
   

a) career of a teacher

b) career of a nurse

c) some other career

4. 
   Now she works at a school for …
   

1. 
   deaf children
   
2. 
   handicapped children
   
3. 
   blind children
   

5. 
   She considers her work to be …
   

1. 
   dull and hard
   
2. 
   hard and interesting
   
3. 
   hard and useless
   

b) Answer the questions.
1. Why did she decide not to work for a long period and devote it to upbringing of her children?

2. What was the reason of choosing such a hard activity?

3. What is one of the greatest difficulties in upbringing of children according to the speaker?

4. Do mothers having many children need any back-up help with friends or relatives?

5. Is it easy for women with children to be in full-employment?

6. Does the speaker in fact feel herself to be a happy mother? Prove it.