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without it. However, now that many companies are branching out (12)
______ the teenage market, and selling to teenagers has (13) ______ into a
huge industry, we need to be aware of the kind of pressures being (14)______
on parents and children alike. Perhaps what we should do is meike an eíĩort
to return to the things that really matter in life and (15) ______ what we
have worked so hard to obtain with others less fortunate than ourselves.

1. A. consumers B. producers c. suppliers D. manufacturers
2. A. face B. side c. hand D. view
3. A. beat B. gain c. win D. earn
4. A. for B. on c. with D. at
5. A. put through B. put off c. put out D. put by
6. A. buy B. spend c. pay D. purchase
7. A. truths B. suggestions c. warnings D. recommendations
8. A. beams B. shelves c. Stores D. foundations
9. A. audiences B. spectators c. customers D. consultants
10. A. sales B. goods c.resources D. incomes
11. A. worthless B. useless c. pointless D. penniless
12. A. into B. round c. about D. through
13. A. become B. grown c. raised D. lifted
14. A. put B. done c. sent D. made
15. A. part B.receive c. hand D. share

12. FENG SHUI - POSITIVE FEELINGS CHINESE STYLE

Recently, the Feng Shui business has been booming as more and more
people (1 )______ an interest in Asian culture and lifestyles. Whether people
are (2 )______ Feng Shui experts or simply buying books and tr3âng it out for
themselves, there is no (3 )______that, in the West, in the last few years the
idea of Feng Shui has really (4 )______off.
So what exactly is Feng Shui? Well, it is a Chinese art form that is
concerned (5) ______ the way you arrạnge the rooms and the furniture in
your house. It is believed that organising these things correctly will 6 ) ______
you happiness and good luck.
In the UK there are currently about 300 Feng Shui consultants. They will
(7) ______ to your house or offíce and give you advice 8) ______ on your
lifestyle and date of birth. According to one such expert, I (9 )______ install
an aquairium with six black and one red goldhsh in my living room in order
(10)______ absorb bad vibes. He also told me to (1 1 )_______attention to one
of my windows. He advised me to put plants on the window sill to (12)______
the loss of positive energy. The real “weak spot” in my house, however, was
the cooker. He reassured me that hanging some dried vegetables above it
would solve the (13)_____ .

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