Apart from choosing a partner for life and hopefully having a family of ones own,perhaps the most important decision that one takes in life concerns the choice of a career.It is a good idea if young people realise that there is a big difference between a career and ajob. A job can mean anything from doing the washing up in a restaurant during the univer-sity vacation to working ina corner shop. It may be that a particular job lasts for years,but unless it involves some aspect of special training leading to qualifications, it remains a job and not a career, There are of. course. exceptions to this generalisation For example.many pop singers are self-trained, but the suecessful ones think of their development astheir career. Of course. it has to be said that certain careers require fairly low level qualifications before a person can enter a training programme or gain experience on the job, In Britain,being a policeman or a nurse only requires a person to have the basic school leaving certificate of four or five GCSEs. Unfortunately, with the same kind of qualifications, a police -man can earn a quite reasonable salary, while,ordinary nurses are among the worst paid professionals of that society. Of course, certain careers take years of training for example, if one wants to become an accountant,a doctor or a lawyer. Even senior teachers, particularly those working in universities. may be in full-time educational training for eight years. It is essential that young people choose their career carefully. It is no good wanting to he a doctor if one cannot stand the sighi of blood! It is pointless considering the teaching profession if one doctors not like young people. Some people even have the most peruliar And unrealistic ideas of what they want to do. Take for example the case of a young man who rang up a radio programme about careers recently and said he wanted advice on how to become a lion tamer! It is very likely that lion tamers (and there are not that many around) start working with animals at a very early age. They are probably born into a show business family. The young man on the radio, on the other hand, did not even seem to like cats. What other two choices are important in life apart from a career? A.Choosing a partner for life and doing the washing up in a restaurant. B.Choosing a partner for life and working in a corner shop. C.Choosing a partner for life and hopefully havinK a family of one’s own. D.Taking a job and having a family of one’s own. Which of these definitions of 'generalisation' is suitable?A.An unspecific statement. B.The main poim of an argument. C.One idea leading on to another. D.A detailed statement. What does it require in Britain to be b policeman or a nurse?A.A training programme B.The basic school leaving certificate of four or five GCSEs C.Gain experience on the job D.Special training leading to qualifications For the following careers, which doesn’t take years of training?A.A fireman. B.An accountant. C.A senior teacher. D.A doctor.