Margaretmarriedwithtwosmallchildrenhasbeenworkingforthelastsevenyearsasanightcleanercleaningofficesinabigbuilding.

Shetrainedasanursebuthadtogiveitupwhenherelderchildbecameseriouslyill.“Iwouldhavelikedtogobacktoitbuttheshifts（工作班次）areallwrongformeasIhavetobehometogetthechildrenupandofftoschool.”

Sosheworksasacleanerinsteadfrom9p.m.till6a.m.fivenightsaweekforjust￡90beforetaxandinsurance.“It’sbetterthanitwaslastyearbutIstillthinkthatpeoplewhowork‘unsocialhours’shouldgetabitextra.”

Thehoursshe’schosentoworkmeantthatsheseesplentyofthechildrenbutverylittleofherhusband.Howevershedoesn’tthinkthatputsanypressureontheirrelationship.

Herworkisn’tphysicallyveryhardbutit’snotexactlypleasanteither.“Idogetangrywithpeoplewholeavetheirofficeslikeaplaceforraisingpigs.Iftheyrealizedpeoplelikemehavetodoitperhapsthey’dbeabitmorecareful.”

Thefactthatshe’sworkingallnightdoesn’tworryMargaretatall.Unlikesomedarkbuildingsatnightthebuildingwheresheworksisfullylitandthewomenworkingroupsofthree.“SinceI’vegottobehereItrytoenjoymyself——andIusuallydobecauseoftheothergirls.Weallhaveagoodlaughsothetimeneverdrags.”

AnotherchallengeMargarethastofaceisthereactionofotherpeoplewhenshetellsthemwhatshedoesforaliving.“Theythinkyou’reacleanerbecauseyoudon’tknowhowtoreadandwrite”saidMargaret.“IusedtothinkwhatmyparentswouldsayiftheyknewwhatI’dbeendoingbutIdon’tthinkthatwayanymore.Idon’tdisliketheworkthoughIcan’tsayI’mmadaboutit.”

1.Margaretquitherjobasanursebecause_______.

A.shewantedtoearnmoremoneytosupportherfamily

B.shehadsufferedalotofmentalpressure

C.sheneededtherighttimetolookafterherchildren

D.shefelttiredoftakingcareofpatients

2.Margaretgetsangrywithpeoplewhoworkintheofficebecause_______.

A.theynevercleantheiroffices B.theylookdownuponcleaners

C.theyneverdotheirworkcarefully D.theyalwaysmakeamessintheiroffices

3.WhenatworkMargaretfeels_______.