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Changing lifestyles

Maggie, age 35

“I got skin cancer last year. It was very frightening. I’m better now, but I realized I needed to change my lifestyle. You see, I loved the sun. Every vacation, I went to the beach and spent too long in the sun. I didn’t wear sunscreen. I didn’t visit the sights like the other tourists. I wasn’t interested. I just spent my time at the beach. When I go on vacation now, I spend more time at museums and art galleries. It’s safer and more interesting.”

Read the article about Maggie´s lifestyle changes and check A, B, or C.

When When Maggie went on vacation, she spent too long ________ .

• at art galleries

• at museums

• in the sun

On vacation, Maggie didn’t put on _____.

• sunglasses

• sunscreen

• a sunhat

She wasn’t interested in _____.

• sightseeing

• lying in the sun

• going to the beach

When she goes on holiday now, she goes to _____.

• the stores

• the cafés

• museums and art galleries

Vincent, age 31

“I was a doctor and I loved my job. But I worked too much. And that’s unhealthy. I had no time for my family or friends. I wasn’t getting enough sleep and I wasn’t getting enough exercise. I felt irritable and stressed. I needed to slow down and change my lifestyle. So I decided to work four days a week, not seven! Now I spend much more time with my children. I sleep better and I play more sports. I have slowed down and I feel happier.”

Vincent worked too much and didn’t have enough time _____.

• to do the housework

• to play golf

• for his family and friends

He felt _____ and not at all relaxed.

• lonely

• impatient

• bored

He decided to stop working seven days a week and only work _____.

• four

• three

• two

Clare, age 24

“I work in a department store in the capital city. This city has the best restaurants I’ve ever been to. It has the best-dressed people I’ve ever seen. And it has the most expensive stores. So, although I like my job, I don’t have enough money to live here! Before, I spent too much money on things I didn’t really need. I’ve changed my habits now. I try to eat at home, not in restaurants. I don’t try to look like the people who come into the department store. And I don’t go into the expensive stores. I’m much less frustrated now!”

Before, Clare bought _____.

• expensive clothes

• things she didn’t need

• presents for her friends

Now, she doesn’t go into the _____.

• department store

• city

• expensive shops

She is happier with her life because she _____.

• has changed the way she lives

• eats in nice restaurants

• earns more money