When I talk about 1.better, there are two degrees of this. The first is just to give yourself a 2. appearance and eliminate any blatant mistakes not to be bullied by your own friends. I'd have a hard time arguing that people (especially teens) should at least do this. But they are very difficult to 3.. The second level would be to put the 4. into becoming more fashionable than average. There are 5. to doing this, but it takes more work and time. You have to learn about clothes and 6., devote time to shopping and, as a result, possibly spend more money. You don't have to take these two steps to have a good social life and 7. your self-confidence. As long as you're reasonably good at 8. your clothes items to each other they won't make a big influence on your social skills. Outside of a few fashion-obsessed types, most people don't devote a lot of mental energy to their friends' clothing choices, unless their buddies are 9. something blatantly unstylish. So don’t waste your time and effort worrying about the 10. you look and accept yourself as you are! 1. a) looking b) seeing c) appearing 2. a) discreet b) decent c) polite 3. a) make sure b) believe c) convince 4. a) effort b) trouble c) attempt 5. a) benefits b) profit c) favour 6. a) chic b) style c) way 7. a) make b) improve c) boost 8. a) putting b) combining c) adjusting 9. a) carrying b) wearing c) having on 10. a) way b) style c) fashion C Fill in prepositions (with x3, at, in x3, on, for) if necessary: 1. dissatisfied ... sth 2. compare sb ... sb else 3. ... different speeds 4. result ... sth 5. ... turn 6. to pass the story ... 7. deal ... sb 8. stand up ... yourself 9. take delight ... sth 10. get involved ... sth

41. This little device ___ be the answer to all your technical problems. b) could42. What you’re saying well be true. c) may
43. Just in case you it, I’ll give you my business card so you can contact me. c) find
44. Climbing in the Himalayas was a far from hill walking at home in Ireland. c) cry
45. My bike isn’t what you would call fast or sporty, but it serves its __. a) purpose
46. Rest assured that we have taken every possible safety c) precaution
47. They sell all sorts of household : washing machines, dishwashers and so on. c) appliances
48. After just ten minutes in the rain, I was to the skin. c) soaked
49. ‘Sorry Mrs. Atkins. I wasn’t attention,’ said Billy. b) paying
50. Every morning I see kids from the local school football down by the river. c) playing
51. John and Mary, come over here. Have you two met before? b) each other
52. It’s quite expensive, but the other hand it’s very good quality. a) on
53. he is, he shouldn’t behave like that. b) Whoever
54. You won’t tell anyone my secret,__c) will you?
55. It was a great holiday. We really enjoyed__a) ourselves
56. My car is easy to park. this, it doesn’t use much petrol. b) As well as
57. When I want to I have a long, hot bath. a) relax
58. it’s getting late, let’s stop work now and come back tomorrow. a) As
59. , I’d like to thank you all for coming. a) In conclusion
60. I bought some flowers. a) myself
61. The tree was about two meters wide because it was so old. b) trunk
62. Flies were around the uncovered meat in the kitchen. a) buzzing
63. Mary is always so – you always see her smiling and happy. d) cheerful
64. I was when you came to see me in hospital because I was feeling a bit lonely. b) grateful
65. Chris uses an shaver when he goes on holiday. a) electric
66. Point the to the place on the screen where you want to type, and then click. b) cursor
67. The made a lot of buildings collapse and thousands of people were made homeless. c) earthquake
68. International is being sent to help the victims survive the winter.
d) aid
69. I broke my when I was young – my brother punched it! b) nose
70 Anyone who has high stress should read this book. a) levels

1. Экспорт - это товары и услуги, реализуемые в другие страны.
2. В свободной рыночной экономике изменения в цене никогда не зависят от законов, установленных органами власти.
3. Накладывая некоторые ограничения на цены на продовольствие, правительство даёт возможность всем людям покупать достаточно еды.
4. 3,8 миллиарда людей в мире в начале 1970-х годов имели примерно на 20 процентов больше еды, чем 2,7 миллиарда живших на 20 лет ранее.
5. Зная, что их ресурсы ограничены, люди принимают решение, как распределить их наилучшим образом.
6. Правительство может ограничивать монополии, самостоятельно определяя цены или поставку продукции.