Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks
Jodie Sutter is thirty-eight. She has two daughters and has recently changed her lifestyle. She is part of a growing number of women who are (26) ______ their careers to become full-time homecarers. Jodie worked for ten years as a successful lawyer in a large legal firm. She loved her job and was moving up the career ladder. She explained that she had (27) ______ fascinating cases in court. Twelve-hour days were not uncommon and her weekends were always busy.
When she had her first child, things changed. “In the first place, my colleagues couldn’t count on me when they had a heavy workload because I’d have to rush home to Lucy,” she said. Her husband also had a demanding job and they soon realized that there were more to family life than they had imagined. “We were always behind (28) ______!” she exclaimed.
Jodie admits getting frustrated at times (29) ______ the situation got out of hand. That’s when she was sure about her decision to leave her job. Her husband suggested that they should get a nanny. (30) ______, Jodie insisted on giving up her career, and did so when Lucy was three. “It’s very difficult to combine work with family life and I believe the latter is more important.”
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