I’d like to talk about my best friend Simon. So me and Simon first met in high school. I think it was back in 2013. We were at grade 10, or grade 9, grade 10. And from grade 10 to grade 12, we were the best friends, you know, and we were dex-mates. And we had been helping each other in our study. And when we graduated from high school, I went to work for my father. And Simon went to a Milan University in China and majored in pharmaceuticals. After graduating from university, Simon decided he found a job in pharmacy in Macau. And however, he wasn’t really happy about his job because all he did was to try to sell some expensive medicine to some patients who didn’t really need them. Maybe they have some cold and he was asked to sell them some tonics such as, you know, the Jinxin and something like that. However, two years ago, Simon got another job in hospital in mainland China. And even though his salary was lower than the last one, however, he became more happy because he told me he found it more meaningful because he could help the patient. And I felt very happy about Simon because he could find something allies with his interests, which he is very passionate about. And he really inspired me that I need to also find some job that allies with my interests instead of only care about, only consider the salaries.
Band 7+: Describe a person you know who has chosen a career in the medical field (e.g. a doctor, a nurse) - You should say: - Who he/she is - What he/she does - Why he/she chose this career - And explain how you feel about him/her
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I'd like to talk about my best friend Simon. Simon and I first met in high school, back in 2013. We were in grade 10, and from grade 10 to grade 12, we were the best friends and classmates. We helped each other with our studies. After graduating from high school, I went to work for my father, while Simon went to Milan University in China and majored in pharmaceuticals. After graduating from university, Simon found a job in a pharmacy in Macau. However, he wasn't really happy with his job because all he did was try to sell expensive medicine to patients who didn't really need them. For example, if someone had a cold, he was asked to sell them tonics like Jinxin and other similar products. Two years ago, Simon got another job in a hospital in mainland China. Even though his salary was lower than his previous job, he became much happier because he found it more meaningful; he could help patients. I felt very happy for Simon because he found something that aligned with his interests, which he is very passionate about. He really inspired me to also find a job that aligns with my interests instead of only considering the salary.
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