Text 2. Choose the most suitable heading from the list 1-5 outlining the main idea of the paragraph.

	For а lot of people, shopping is а chore, something tedious, yet neces- sary — like housework. For others, shopping is fun and relaxing, а re- lease from the world of work. For а minority, however, shopping can be as dangerous as consuming too much alcohol or abusing drugs. For these "shopaholics”, а trip to а department store can become а way of fuelling an addiction.	1. Short — lived enjoyment. 2. Everyone loves shopping. 3. Shopaholics are happy. 4. Not the same for everyone. 5. Shopping is boring.
	Ноw does this happen and why? Psy- chologists believe that the "shopahol- ic" views spending money as а form of escapism and а means of achieving happiness. The real problem starts, however, when the constant need to buy new things starts interfering with а person's life. People who become addicted to the excitement of shop- ping believe that buying something new will make their lives happier and mоrе fulfilling.	1. Shopping - а problem for most of us. 2. Shopaholics can stop shopping any time. 3. Shopping- your way to happiness. 4. Shopaholics cannot be helped. 5. Shopping is а part of our life.
	People frequently become shopahol- ics because their lives are emotional- ly empty. It is often а sign of chronic depression. People fill their lives with "things" because they can't face their own unhappiness. Shopping then becomes а form of therapy. Accord- ing to experts, women are particular- ly prone to this sort of behaviour. This may be because so much adver- tising is targeted at women. Maga- zine and television advertising aimed at them as career women, wives and mothers, puts women under а lot of pressure to buy.	1. The basic problem. 2. Women are more likely to be shopaholics. 3. So much advertising is the main problem. 4. The dangers of credit. 5. Chronic depression is the problem for most people.

Text 3. Fill in the gaps.

Read the following text. Decide which answer 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 best fits each space:

One 14___ the latest trends in business is for two or more corporations (often from different countries) to form strategic alliance 15____ accomplish some objectives. A joint venture, then, is an effort by two or more business firms to capture new markets 16___ corporation and shared investment risk. This enables world markets to benefit 17___ the expertise of all nations business people working together. 18___ example, GM (General Motors) joints 19____ “Toyota” to assemble “Geo Prizms” and “Toyota Corolas” in Fremont, California. Such agreements are known 20___ joint venture or strategic alliances, and are taking place all 21___ the world. A joint venture has a limited liability. It should be self-supported and self-financing. In our country joint ventures offer investors access to the Russian market. It may be set 22___ in any branches of economy: agriculture, industry, trade, construction, service sector, etc. A foreign participant may repatriate his share of profit 23___. A joint venture becomes a juridical person after it has been registered 24___ the Ministry of Finance. The foundation documents and Feasibility Study are the most important documents 25___the application procedure.

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