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A. Find opposites for the following words. (5x10p=50p.) 1. successful (l.1) unsuccessful 4. respect (l.14) disrespect/disdain/scorn
1. their (l.1) businesses 2. their (l.4) organization
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C. find evidence in the text to support these statements. (40 p.) 1. Firms and companies pay attention to their clients preferences.
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just as successful businesses make decisions based on what their customers want 2. Young people dont listen to adult opinions often enough. in many cases, young people will listen more closely to their peers than they will to their parents or other adult figures D. Answer the following questions based on information given in the text. (60 p.) 1. What is essential in a successful business? It is important to make decisions based on the clients needs and preferences. 2. What does the expression adult filter mean? It means that when adults are talking they dont listen to what they are saying. 3. How can adults show that they respect young people? By showing that they respect young peoples ideas and decisions. II Language. (200 p.) A. Rephrase the following, starting with the words supplied. (8x20p=160 p.) 1. Nike doesnt design tennis shoes without talking to the athletes who wear them. Tennis shoes arent designed by Nike without talking to the athletes who wear them. 2. Young people of today dont interact with adults, so they dont share their problems. If young people of today interacted with adults, they would share their problems. 3. Young people like their independence but they dont leave their parents home. Even though young people like their independence, they dont leave their parents home. 4. Why do they consider this period a turmoil? The specialist wanted to know why they considered that period a turmoil. 5. Teachers and parents should be vigilant. Not only teachers but also parents should be vigilant. 6. I Think aggression is a very big problem. He said that he thought aggression was a very big problem. 7. My brother didnt talk to me about his problems. I wish my brother had talked to me about his problems. 8. I dont like living in this neighbourhood. I wish I didnt live in this neighbourhood./ lived in a different neighbourhood. B. Combine the two sentences by using a relative pronoun. (2x20p=40 p.) 1. Mr Taylor had been driving all day. He was tired and wanted to stop. Mr Taylor, who had been driving all day, was tired and wanted to stop. 2. Thats the man. He is planning to travel around the world in a balloon. Thats the man who is planning to travel around the world in a balloon.
III Production. (200 p.) 1 - Write a composition of about 100 / 120 words on one of the following topics: 1. Adolescence is the best time of your life.