Переводчик в сфере профессиональной коммуникации. Борисова Л.А - 7 стр.

34. She    graduated by the time you see her again.                                                        Mind Your Own Business
A will have B will be C would have                                                   Many of us dream of starting our own business, but few people have
35. You may borrow the car if you to be careful.                               the courage to give up the security of a steady job in order to take on such
A will promise B promise C promised                                            a challenge. Sarah and Tom Beaton are one couple who did just that, with
36. You will miss the bus unless you early.                                    impressive results. Beaton’s Plants, in Bathington, has won more prizes than
A don’t wake up        B won’t wake up       C wake up                         any other nursery this year. “It was a risk,” Sarah admits. “We were both
37. He suggested to the beach.                                                 working as computer programmers, and were making very good money, but we
A to go       B go      C going                                                just weren’t satis�ed. We both had a strong interest in plants, and had always
38. She denied the police.                                                     raised our own for the garden, and when neighbours started asking us if they
A calling     B to call C call                                                 could buy seedlings of some of our rarer plants we decided to give it a try.”
39. He apologized to call me.                                                  Tom says, “It’s hard work, but I love it.”
A for forgetting B to forget C in forgetting                                         David and Lydia Randall used their work experience to develop their
40. She accused her brother the vase.                                          business, Star Studios. “I was working in sound engineering,” David explains,
A of breaking B to break C in breaking                                         “and Lydia was doing publicity for a couple of pop groups, but we wanted to
                                                                               do something together. We knew the people, but setting the studio up was the
Task 2. Read a magazine article. For questions 1–10, choose from the couples   dif�cult part. We haven’t paid off the loan yet, but it’s OK as we’ve got plenty
(A–D). The couples may be chosen more than once. There is an example at the    of clients.” Lydia says that despite the long hours – sometimes 20 hours at a
beginning (0)                                                                  stretch – she’s never been happier. “I love being able to help musicians get
.                                                                              their ideas onto tape. It’s extremely satisfying.”
A. Sarah and Tom Beaton                        C. Paula and Don Wright               Not everyone I talked to made a conscious choice to start their own
B. David and Lydia Randall                      D. Rod and Anne Richardson     business. Paula and Don Wright both found themselves unemployed,
                                                                               and could see no possibility of �nding work in the near future. “We’d been
Which of the couples suggest the following?                                    grooming our friends’ dogs for years,” Paula says, “so we thought, why not
                                                                               make some money out of it?” they obtained a small business loan from the
We have another source of income.                                     0D       government and opened Shampoodle, which is more or less a beauty salon for
                                                                               dogs. “It was very slow at �rst,” Don says. “It was just our friends who came,
We thought we might have to close down.                               1
                                                                               and we were afraid we’d have to give it up. Then a friend’s dog won a prize at
We still one money after starting our business                        2        a big dog show, and the publicity did wonders. Business is great now.”
Someone else`s success story gave us the idea                         3              Another couple who did not actually make the choice to start their own
We had a common interest.                                             4        business are Rod and Anne Richardson. Anne had inherited a large house on
                                                                               the Kent coast and they were considering selling it until they read an article
We wanted to work with each other.                                    5
                                                                               about someone who had opened a small hotel and made a fortune from it. “I’m
One public event attracted a lot of customers.                        6        an interior decorator by profession,” says Anne, “so I took over doing the place
We weren’t happy with our jobs even though they were pro�table.       7        up. The location is ideal, but I can’t say it’s been a great success.” Don adds,
We had lots of acquaintances in this kind of business.                8        “We expected a bit more business than we are getting at the moment but I can’t
                                                                               say I regret it. Anne was happy in her job, and she still takes on commissions,
We thought that business would do better than it has.                 9
                                                                               but I’m glad I’m not stuck in an of�ce all day. I enjoy being my own boss.”
The people who live nearby gave us the idea to start this business.   10




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