A. For questions 37–39, think of ONE word only which fits all three sentences. There is an example for you.
Example:
They gazed over a wide leading to a distant range of mountains.
The facts are and simple - there's no money!
They serve food there, nothing fancy and at quite reasonable prices.
plain
37. The latest of the magazine includes interviews with all sorts of celebrities.
This is a very important and we should discuss it seriously.
When she decided to leave the job, money wasn't the - she left because of the
hours.
38. Is there anything of on the news?
It is not in your
to leave the company now.
We had to pay a very high rate on the loan from the bank.
39. I'm going to her to a special meal in an expensive restaurant for her
birthday
Paul is an unpopular boss because he tends to his employees very badly.
The doctors are sure that it's the best medicine to her illness.
The problem of poverty exists in any society in one way or another . For Russia, this is one of the most pressing social problems today. Because poverty limits people's access to development resources : decent work, quality healthcare and education, the possibility of socialization of children and youth and the implementation of creativity . Low level of income together with their polarization leads to social tension , prevents its successful development , causing the crisis , both in the family and in the whole country .
Poverty line is set at a subsistence level, which is determined on the basis of normative statistics: the minimum set of food with discounted nutritional requirements, the cost of non-food goods and services and other mandatory payments.
Case has been described as one student decided to test whether you can live on food "Minimal". Eating this way for two months, he lost na8 kcs stopped experiment to not harm health.
Everyone understands that for a long time can not be determined on such a poor subsistence. But the government thinks otherwise.
There were also the "new poor " - a two-parent families with 1-2 children . In 50% of them are below subsistence level , 60 % of households of pensioners with low pensions , 40% of parents engaged in menial work .
There is a strengthening gender dimension of poverty. It manifests itself in the backlog of women in professional careers , despite their higher level of higher education. This is primarily due to the reproductive function of women and dual employment - housekeeping , parenting and work . Influences and national mentality, expressing a negative attitude towards career women .
Prospects for solving the problem of poverty associated with economic growth . Russia in transition to a market economy is accompanied by increasing inequality in income distribution while restricting access of the poor to resources development. Disparities exist at the enterprise level , industry, inter-sectoral and regional scale. In these circumstances, even if economic growth can increase poverty . Therefore, a more active regulation of processes of distribution of wealth .
You must create an educational system that will acquire the necessary skills , reduce inequality by introducing progressive taxation . It is imperative to develop industry and transport network , helping businesses in a state of stagnation , to provide people with jobs .
Of great importance is social charity, the rudiments of which began to emerge in Russia.
But most importantly , we must recognize the scale of the problem. Therefore, we must reject the assessment methods that give us so rosy , but misleading picture of poverty reduction.
This time last year "(1) I was cycling " in the rain along a country road in France with friend of mine. We "(2) had decided " to go on a cycling holiday in Normandy. Neither of us "(3) had been " to France before but we (4) knew some French from our time t school and we "(5) had managed" to brush up on the basic. Now we (6) were wondering if we "(7) had made" the right decision.
We (8) had planed our route carefully in advance, but "(9) we had forgotten " one important thing: the weather. It (10) had been raining solidly since our arrival and that night we (11) ended up sleeping in the waiting room at railway station. Then the next morning we (12) rode down hill, my bike (13) skidded on the wet road and I (14) fell off. I (15) realized immediately that I "(16) had broken" my arm, and after a visit to local hospital I (17) caught the next train to Calais for the ferry home. Unfortunately my parents (18) didn't expect me home for a fortnight, and 19had gone away on holiday. So I (20) spent a miserable couple of weeks alone, reading "Teach Yourself French".