Прочитайте текст и выполните задания1218. В каждом задании обведите цифру1,2,3или4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа. 13. The expression get under my skin (paragraph 2) means 1) disappoint. 2) irritate. 3) depress. 4) surprise. Punctuality There are few habits as infuriating as someone making us wait. But, despite what may be running through your mind as youre kept waiting again, its unlikely your friends and colleagues are just being selfish or do not care about the time. A look into the causes of lateness (or tardiness) offers a glimpse into a mind that may be malfunctioning. Perceptions of unpunctual people are almost always negative. It iseasy to perceive them as disorganised, chaotic, rude and lacking in consideration for others, says Harriet Mellotte, a behavioural therapist inLondon. Outside of my clinical practice, others being late can particularlyget under my skin! But, many late people are at least somewhat organised and want to keep friends, family and bosses happy. The punctually-challenged are often excruciatingly aware and ashamed of the damage their lateness could do to their relationships, reputations and careers. Some excuses are fairly universally acceptedan accident or ailment, for example. But others arent so easy to swallow. Some late people will pass it off as a symptom of being concerned with loftier matters than time-keeping or having the body clock of a night owl rather than a lark. Personality differences could also dictate how we experience the passing of time. Jeff Conte, a psychology professor atSan DiegoStateUniversity,ran a studyin which he separated participants into Type A people (ambitious, competitive) and Type B (creative, reflective, explorative). He asked them to judge, without clocks, how long it took for one minute to elapse. Type A people felt a minute had gone by when roughly 58 seconds had passed. Type B participants felt a minute had gone by after 77 seconds. Being consistently late might not be your fault. It could be your type. The punctually-challenged often share personality characteristics such as optimism, low levels of self-control, anxiety, he says. Dr Linda Sapadin, a psychologist fromNew York, says some persistent lateness comes from an obsessive thinking problem. The procrastinator focuses on a fear attached to the event or deadline for which they are running late.Rather than figuring out how to get beyond the fear,the fear becomes the excuseusually expressed with abut statement. For instance, you might tell yourself, I wanted to be on time forthat eventbutI couldnt decide what to wear;I started towrite an articlebutI was afraid my colleagues would find it not good enough, she explains. Whatever comes after thebutis what counts, says Sapadin. She suggests changing the word but to and.Butdenotes opposition and blockage;Anddenotes connection and resolution, she explains, so the task becomes less frightening. Dr Sapadin started on her path to punctuality by identifying and adapting the very thing that seemed to always make her late. Instead of getting angry or upset because a friend or a loved one is always late, you can take a stand and set boundaries, she says. Talk about what you will do if the other person isnt on time. Tell your late friend youll go into the movie without them if theyre more than ten minutes late. Tell that colleague who never turns his part of the project in on time that it just wont be included next timeand the boss will know about it. For me, a turning point came when a good friend drew her line in the sand. I was an hour late for a run in our local park. That was it, she said. The truth is, Im not going to make any more plans with you. And so she set in motion the best thing for me: she put an end to my perpetual lateness.