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24. TIME TO RELAX? HOW?
One of the greatest problems with holidays, (1) from the usual travel
complỉcations and accommodatỉon diffículties, (2) ___ ___ the expectations
people have of (3 )______ . When we go on holiday we expect to leave all the
stresses and strídns of oiir daily lives (4 )______us. We imagine we will be able
to escape to (5 )______a degree that we even tend to believe, consciously or
not, that we can change our own personalities and become completely different
people. The average business-person, tense, preoccupied, short-tempered, (6)
______ to relax, envisages herself/himself (7) ______ , from the moment of
locking the oíĩíce door, a radically diíĩerent (8) ______ of person: carefree,
good-humoured, ready to relax and enjoy whatever adventures present (9)
______ . In practice, we take ourselves with us (10) ______ we go, and the
personality that is shaped (11) years of stress and tension is almost
impossible to shake oíĩ (12)____ __ a moment’s notice. It is no wonder so many
holidays are a disappointment, no (13) ______how smoothly they go or how
lovely the weather is. In fact, the frequent problems that crop (14) ______
during the average holiday are probably a welcome distraction (15)__ the
nagging feeling that we are not enjoying ourselves as much as we should.

25. EOREVER ON THE PHONE
A hundred years ago, the Principal means of communication for
individuals and for businesses was (1) ______ letter and telegram, but
nowadays telephones are used constantly in private houses, offĩces and
factories. This is certainly the (2 )______widespread and convenient way for
people to communicate with one another.
With the telephone, business deals can be arranged and completed
rapidly. In (3) ______ , financial centres and stock exchanges, (4) ______
constant use of the telephone System, can be assured (5 )___ getting the
very latest, up-to-the-minute iníormation about the (6) _ _ changing
currency and share values. This type of information is essential (7) ______
economic stability worldwide.
The telephone network also provides a direct line into the homes of
íriends and relatives. For old and inílrm people, and for those lonely people
living on their (8 )______ , the telephone is a friend. At (9 )_______, families
are often scattered, not only throughout the country but also throughout the
world. (1 0 )______ a few minutes’ conversation with a loved one, who may be
thousands of miles away, is a source of great comfort (11)______ us.
Of course, very often the telephone can be a nuisance. Some will say that
it intrudes too (1 2 )______ on people’s privacy by ringing at the (1 3 )_______
inconvenient times.
On the (14)______, though, the changes brought about by the introduction
of the telephone have been (15) great beneíĩt to everyone. The

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