A. read about the problems some people have (a—e) and match them with the solutions (1—4) other people offer for such situations. there is one problem you don’t have to match with a text. 1. if this is my problem, i first try to count up to a hundred, if that doesn’t work, i close my eyes and i say in my mind: “i’m going to sleep and i’m going to have a very long and deep sleep or i may get up, have a warm drink and read a bit.” 2. well, i take as much exercise as i possibly can and i try not to think about this problem of mine. because if you start thinking about it, you can be sure that you’ll eat much more than you usually do and that will lead to obesity. the best thing to do is to keep yourself busy and do as many things as you possibly can. 3. in this case i try to be wise and analyze the situation. i usually say to myself: “hey, you can’t have all illnesses imaginable. you have simply got stressed and that’s why your heart is beating faster, you’re not having a heart attack. you’re having a headache because you’re tired and you haven’t had enough sleep. everything is ok with you.” but if i can’t calm myself, i go to see a doctor. 4. if i have this problem, i just eat as many oranges as i possibly can to get more vitamin [ˈvɪtəmɪn] c and take a lot of hot drinks, not necessary milk which i don’t like very much. i may stay in bed for a day or two. d) i find new and new diseases i have. a) i have a cold. b) my problem is sleeplessness. c) i want to lose weight. e) i want to put on weight as i’m getting really skinny.
2 - c) I want to lose weight.
3 - d) I find new and new diseases I have.
4 - a) I have a cold.