B. Use adjectives from those listed above to complete these descriptions. 1. He used to be quite good-looking when he was (1)y . He was (2)t and
(3)s - he looked so elegant in evening dress. He used to play a lot of games then, so
he was (4)t from spending so much time in the open air, and of course he was
powerfully-built, (5)m and (6)b -s . He had a mass of (7)c hair and like
most (8)r -h people, a pleasant, (9)f face, with a funny little (10)s
nose, and (11)f lips, as if he wanted to kiss you. I'm afraid you wouldn't recognise
him now! He's only (12)m - a but he looks about 60! Of course when men lose
their hair and go (13)b , it always adds years to their real age, but his face is lined
and (14)w now, and since he gave up sport, he has put on a lot of weight, so he's
rather (15)f . Apart from that, sitting in that office all day has given him a (16)p ,
unhealthy complexion. Even his lips look (17)t now; I expect he's got false teeth.
2. The cosmetics firms spend their time trying to get people to change their appearance.
If girls are dark-haired, they persuade them to dye their hair and become (1)b . If their
hair is straight, they will make it 'naturally' (2)w . They can make (3)s complexions
the colour of peaches and cream. If you have a (4)h nose, they will straighten it. If you
have (5)t lips you can learn to suck in your (6)c s to make them look (7)f .
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It's the same for men nowadays. You can go to clinics where they will stop you from
going (8)b . You can exercise to become (9)b -shouldered. And with a lamp you
can become (10)t without going outdoors.
But the biggest craze these days is that all girls must be (11)s . In Grandfather's
day, men liked women to be (12)p ; their idea of a good figure was different. But now,
if I looked like that, Jack would say: 'You're getting (13)f . Why don't you go on a diet?'
let me tell you about my pets. I have two cats and a dog. One cat is male. It's name is Ryzhyk. He is 5 years old. His fur is reddish-brown. He likes to play with a ball. Actually, he has a dog-like behaviour. He performs different tricks and prefers the company of the dog to the company of the cat. He won several prizes at different Cat Shows. My second cat is of no breed. It's a female. Her name is Makha. She is 4 years old, long-haired, tabby. She doesn't like lively games. Her favourite pastime is lying on the windowsill and thinking about the sense of life. And the youngest of my pets is French bulldog. It's a female, 2 years old. Her name is Zhuzha. She is spotted in colour. She also has some prizes from the Dog Shows. It's a cheerful little dog whose loyalty is almost unlimited.
To my opinion, the role of pets in our life is best described by Austrian zoologist Conrad Lorenz. In one of his books he said: "In rapid current of our life a present-day man from time to time wants to feel he is still himself, and nothing can give him such a pleasant confirmation of it, but "four legs" mincing behind".