I'm 19 years old and I'm quite shy (1)like that ever since I Remember and probably would still be if I hadn't met Rebecca. She's my age and we first met online on one of the social networking sites. We share similar interests as we're both (2)on photography and painting. When We made friends, Rebecca invited me to a photo exhibition - a big event with TV cameras and journalists. I Said I Wouldn't go because I Was Too shy and I didn't like (3).Rebecca, however, kept encouraging me to go. She gave me (4)one how to be more self-confident by practising conversations in front of the mirror. It helped a lot. In the end, I went along and even had a chat with one or two people. I (5) although I Still Felt Pretty nervous. Well, I Took the first step and I hope I'll find more courage to go (6) and talk to others.

1 A I always was B I”m always C I”ve always been D I am
2 A fond B keen C fascinated D interested
3 A crowds of people B the crowd of people C crowded people D crowding
4 A some advice B any advice C little advice D much advice
5 A enjoyed B was enjoying C enjoyed myself D did enjoy
6 A out B in C at D to

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I was  sure we would meet our targets The boards of Glaxo Wellcome and Smithkline Beecham announced that they had agreed the terms of a proposed merger. The customers knew that they responded quickly to demand (здесь наверно просто глагол во вторую форму надо? knew) The papers reported that things had been going well until the Asian stock market crashed. A recent survey showed that the number of single parent families was increasing. Marceting plans predicted that sales growth would reach 7,7 per cent. They believed that it was foolish to risk so much money on the new dotcom company. The fax informed that Sun Advertasing had beaten its main competitor. Peter reported that the cost of using the Internet had increased. The analysts concluded that bullet proof cars would be the best way to protect the safety of company staff and their families.