Marie had been up on to make some changes in her life for a long time, and she'd been ＿＿（38）＿＿ an ambition to be the boss. She finally found a job where she could run after herself ＿＿（39）＿＿ and do things her way. In her new job, a lot of changes needed to be made,but Marie had a knack ＿＿（40）＿＿ for reorganizing. She thought it would be necessary to keep an open mind over other employees' complaints. This would take time and that she'd probably be working into the wee hours of morning for many weeks.