В данном задании следует заполнить пропуски словами, образованными с помощью глаголов из списка, и использовать их в правильной грамматической форме.
conform, catch, hold up, identify, kid, throw away, page, wear, spot
1. A ________ is a thing or idea that stops you from doing something or makes it impossible.
2. Young people have a hard time ________ because they want to be different.
3. A ________ in the mail can make problems for a company.
4. __________ with somebody is to feel close to them.
5. Some people who have been in business for a long time are good at ________ swindlers.
6. When you are at the airport and don’t see the person you are waiting for you can ________.
7. The hippies used to ________ about their long hair.
8. By the time you’re middle-aged you would ________ to the established principles and values.
9. You should try to respect all people around you, and not think them a group of hopeless ________.
10. National ________ comes out in people’s customs and lifestyles.

Правильные варианты:

1. A catch is a thing or idea that stops you from doing something or makes it impossible.
   Catch здесь означает помеху, скрытую трудность, «подвох».

2. Young people have a hard time conforming because they want to be different.
   После have a hard time употребляется глагол с окончанием -ing.

3. A hold-up in the mail can make problems for a company.
   Hold-up — задержка; слово пишется через дефис.

4. Identifying with somebody is to feel close to them.
   Identify with somebody — отождествлять себя с кем-либо, чувствовать близость.

5. Some people who have been in business for a long time are good at spotting swindlers.
   Spot — замечать, распознавать; после good at также нужна форма -ing.

6. When you are at the airport and don’t see the person you are waiting for you can page them.
   Page somebody — вызвать человека по громкой связи.

7. The hippies used to kid about their long hair.
   Kid about — шутить по поводу чего-либо.

8. By the time you’re middle-aged you would conform to the established principles and values.
   Conform to — соответствовать, подчиняться общепринятым нормам.

9. You should try to respect all people around you, and not think them a group of hopeless throwaways.
   Throwaway — человек, которого считают ненужным, «выброшенным из общества».

10. National identity comes out in people’s customs and lifestyles.
    National identity — национальная идентичность, проявляющаяся в традициях и образе жизни.