POETRY COMPETITION FOR SCHOOL

1. Rita enjoyed to be able to meet some of her old friends during her vacation.
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2. A paragraph is a portion of a text consists of one or more sentences related to the same idea.
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3. We insist on you leaving the meeting before any further outbursts.
A B C D
4. The children were playing last night outdoors when it began to rain very hard.
A B C D
5. Chemical engineering is based on the principles of physics, chemists, and mathematics.
A B C D

WHAT TEENAGERS DO WITH THEIR MONEY
Thirteen-year olds do not spend as much money as their parents suspect at least not according to the fmdings of a (61) ______survey, Money and Change. The survey included three hundred teenagers, 13-17 years old, from (62) _______ Britain. By the time they (63) ______ their teens, most children see their weekly allowance rise dramatically to an amazing national average of $ 5.14. Two thirds think they get (64) ________money but most expect to have to do something to get it. Although they have more cash, worry about debt is (65) ________among teenagers. Therefore, the (66) ________of children (67) _______an effort to save for the future. Greater access to cash (68) _______teenagers does not, however, mean that they are more irresponsible (69) ________a result. The economic recession seems to have encouraged cautiuos attitudes to money, even in the case of children at the ages. Instead of wasting what pocket (70) ________they have on sweets or magazines, the 13-year-olds who took part in the survey seem to respond to the situation by saving more than half of their cash.

TRAFFIC IN OUR CITIES
The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. This causes many problems, including serious air pollution, lengthy delays, and the greater risk of accidents. Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult to persuade people to change their habits and leave their cars at home.
One possible approach is to make it more expensive for people to use their cars by increasing charges for parking and bringing in tougher fines for anyone who breaks the law. In addition, drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes at different times of the day. This system, known as ‘road pricing’, is already being introduced in a number of cities, using a special electronic card fixed to the windscreen of the car.
Another way of dealing with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the outskirts of the city, and strictly control the number of vehicles allowed into the centre. Drivers and their passengers then use a special bus service for the final stage of their journey.
Of course, the most important thing is to provide good public transport. However, to get people to give up the comfort of their cars, public transport must be felt to be reliable, convenient and comfortable, with fares kept at an acceptable level.

THE ENVIRONMENT: OUR RESPONSIBILY
These days it is impossible to open a newspaper (76) …………… reading about the damage we are doing (77) ……….. the environment. The earth is being threatened and the future looks bad. What can each of (78) ………..…. do? We cannot (79) ………..…… up our polluted rivers and seas overnight. Nor can we stop the disappearance of plants and (80) ……….. But we can stop adding to the problem while scientists search for answers, and laws are (81) ………….. in nature's defense. It may not easy to change your lifestyle completely, but some steps are easy to (82) ………: cut down the amount of driving you do, or use as little plastic as (83) ……….. It is also easy to save energy, which also reduces household bills. We must all (84) ………… a personal decision to work for the future of our planet if we want to ensure a better (85) …………. for our grandchildren.