Complete the text with the correct present, past or future form of the verbs in brackets. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer:
I 1 (want) to be a vet ever since I was little. I 2 (not have) any brothers or sisters and so I 3 (do) everything with my dog, Goldie, when I 4 (grow up). Goldie was my best friend! These days we 5 (have) another dog, Sparkle, a cat, two rabbits and two budgerigars, and I 6 (look) after them all. At the moment the cat isn’t well, so I 7 (let) her sleep in my room so I can take care of her. When I 8 (wake) up this morning she 9 (sleep) on my bed and she 10 (look) very happy! Next month I 11 (start) working on a farm one day a week. I 12 (work) with cows, sheep and horses and I hope that I 13 (gain) some useful experience with farm animals by the time I go to university.