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28.11.2020 14:15 •  Английский язык

Прочитайте текст. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа, Buying a cup of coffee isn't as easy as it used to be. Years ago there were only two kinds of coffee - black or
white. But nowadays when you go into a coffee shop in the UK you (A1) ... about twenty different options. In big
supermarkets we also have to choose between thousands of products. When we (A2) ... clothes or electrical gadgets
we (A3) ... to choose from hundreds of possibilities. People often think that being able to choose from a lot of options is
a good thing. When we choose one thing we feel bad because we think we are missing other opportunities, and this make
us dissatisfied with what we (A4) Research shows that we feel happier when we have less choice. Professor Mar
Lepper at Stanford University in America found that people who (A5) ... six kinds of jam felt happier with their choic
than those who (A6) ... 24 jams to taste. But if all this choice is bad for us, what can we do about it? Professor Leppe
suggests that we should try to relax when we have to choose something to buy. 'Don't take these choices too serious
or it (A7)... stressful,' he says.
A1.
1) are given 3) gave
2) are giving
4) have given
A2.
1) are bought
2) are buying
3) had bought
4) have bought
A3.
1) are constantly forcing
3) have constantly forced
2) constantly force
4) are constantly forced
A4.
1) are chosen
2) had chosen
3) have chosen
4) will be chosen
A5.
1) tried
2) were tried
3) have tried
4) are trying
A6.
1) were offering
2) offer
3) were offered
4) have offered
A7.
1) will become 2) has become
3) had become
4) was becoming​