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　　In college, I wanted to be a math teacher．After completing four years of math courses, it was time to find a 　　1　　．I wanted to teach in a big city at a nice school．But I quickly discovered there was a lot of 　　2　　 for teaching jobs．Finally my father suggested that I interview at a school in a very small town．The position there was for an English teacher! I went to the interview to 　　3　　 my dad．To my surprise, the headmaster offered me the job immediately．I accepted it because I needed a job．

　　When I arrived at the school in the fall, there was a new headmaster．He didn’t know 　　4　　 I was! Then I learned that I had to create a curriculum(课程)for each of my five classes．I didn’t know where to start．I was also asked to coach basketball and be the school drama(戏剧)director．And I had 　　5　　 taken a drama class! This was a little school, but it was a 　　6　　 job．

　　During my first year, I almost lived at school．I worked hard creating lesson plans and holding basketball and play practices．Many students came from single-parent families．A lot of them didn’t 　　7　　 about school．Some of them were at our school because they had been kicked out of other schools．I felt very young and inexperienced．

　　Even though I didn’t have much experience, I was full of encouragement and ________ love．And that’s what I gave my students．I tried to make my classes fun and interesting．Once my students knew that I 　　8　　 teaching them, they behaved better．My students became so dear to me that I couldn’t imagine teaching 　　9　　 else．I remember one student couldn’t 　　10　　 breakfast．So I always gave him some bread on his way out of my class．He 　　11　　 all of his classes but mine．I think it was because I took the time to show him I 　　12　　 cared．

　　Now when I think of my first teaching job, I have many pleasant stories．And even though the job took a lot out of me, it was really an unforgettable experience in my life．