General English. Ульянова О.В - 95 стр.

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Smoking is not a crime. There are lots of things around us which do
more harm to our health than cigarette smoke. Just look at all these cars
with their smog and noise. Smoking is just one of those harmful things
that make the life comfortable and pleasant.
Sofia (Poland)
Words:
to ban запрещать
to declare объявить (войну)
can't stick the smell не выношу запаха
to suffer страдать
will power сила воли
environment окружающая среда
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SHAMEFUL DRINKING TALES
Blackout
I woke up because something was digging in my face. As soon as I
opened my eyes my head started hurting, everything was really bright.
When my eyes got used to the daylight I found that I had been lying
face
down in a car park. I have no idea for how long or how the hell I got
there. I remember going to a party with friends the night before but I
really cannot remember anything else at all. I picked myself up and wiped
off bits of gravel that had stuck
to my face. I had to wander round in the
freezing cold for a while to get my bearings. I was in a car park on the
other side of town. I wanted to get a taxi back home but I couldn't find my
wallet or keys anywhere. I eventually made it home by walking and
phoned my friends who told me that they had said
goodbye to me at 11
the night before and that I was pretty well plastered. What happened to
me between then and waking up in the car park is a mystery.
Jim, aged 18.
I’ll never touch it again
I know this might sound dumb but I'll never touch alcohol again.
The party was over and on the way home I was showing off to
some of the girls with us by walking along a wall. I don't think they were
very impressed so I decided to knock their socks off by doing a handstand
on the wall. I think they were even less impressed when I slipped off the

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