A) Read the text and fill in the gaps with the prepositions below. in • at • about • by - to (2x) • within • trom (2x) There is a huge problem with young people in Britain. A new report has shown that British teens are taking up to five times more illegal substances than other young Europeans. The British are concerned ) the shocking results of the survey. "It's important to have a national strategy in Britain for alcohol, tobacco and drugs. I don't think young people in this country understand all the risks clearly," says a government spokesperson. One of the problems is that we live in a society where drug taking has become such a common thing that it is almost seen as socially acceptable. The report suggests that the most effective way to keep teens ( ) taking drugs is to start drug education cours- es an early age. Traditional advertising campaigns have done little ) change people's behaviour or their attitude to drugs. Now the British government stresses the importance to have drug education for students from the age of five. Many critics argue that teaching children about illegal substances will only make them want to try drugs. But the authors of the report have the opposite point of view. They say that students need to be given information on drugs from an early age. They also recommend colleges to introduce rules on drugs and support teens with drug problems. Banning teachers, parents or visitors ( ) smoking at college is one of the new ideas on how to reduce the number of young smokers. "Teachers need to tell young people about the dangers of smoking, and they must also set a good example C ) not smoking themselves and by not allowing anybody to smoke at college," says Steve Woodward of the Health Authority. A completely smoke-free environment has been created only by a few colleges. When students are caught taking drugs, many of them have to leave col-lege. But this is not really a solution. Such students are then more likely ) come into contact with illegal drugs and crime. It is in the best interests of everyone — the colleges, the students and their families - to keep them ) the education system. New educational programmes are being put into colleges, so that young people will rea-lise the dangers of drugs and the damage they can cause, and won't get involved C ) the first place

Давайте заполним пропуски в данном тексте, используя предложенные предлоги. **Текст с пропусками:** There is a huge problem with young people in Britain. A new report has shown that British teens are taking up to five times more illegal substances than other young Europeans. The British are concerned **about** the shocking results of the survey. "It's important to have a national strategy in Britain for alcohol, tobacco and drugs. I don't think young people in this country understand all the risks clearly," says a government spokesperson. One of the problems is that we live in a society where drug taking has become such a common thing that it is almost seen as socially acceptable. The report suggests that the most effective way to keep teens **from** taking drugs is to start drug education courses **at** an early age. Traditional advertising campaigns have done little **to** change people's behaviour or their attitude to drugs. Now the British government stresses the importance **to** have drug education for students from the age of five. Many critics argue that teaching children about illegal substances will only make them want to try drugs. But the authors of the report have the opposite point of view. They say that students need to be given information on drugs from an early age. They also recommend colleges to introduce rules on drugs and support teens with drug problems. Banning teachers, parents or visitors **from** smoking at college is one of the new ideas on how to reduce the number of young smokers. "Teachers need to tell young people about the dangers of smoking, and they must also set a good example **by** not smoking themselves and **by** not allowing anybody to smoke at college," says Steve Woodward of the Health Authority. A completely smoke-free environment has been created only **by** a few colleges. When students are caught taking drugs, many of them have to leave college. But this is not really a solution. Such students are then more likely **to** come into contact with illegal drugs and crime. It is in the best interests of everyone — the colleges, the students and their families - to keep them **in** the education system. New educational programmes are being put into colleges, so that young people will realise the dangers of drugs and the damage they can cause, and won't get involved **in** the first place. Теперь давайте объясним использование предлогов: 1. **about** - используется для выражения беспокойства о чем-то или обсуждения темы. 2. **from** - указывает на исключение или предотвращение чего-либо (в данном случае, предотвращение употребления наркотиков). 3. **at** - предлог, который употребляется для указания точного времени или места (например, "at an early age"). 4. **to** - используется для указания цели или направления действия. 5. **in** - используется для обозначения нахождения внутри чего-то (в данном случае, образования). 6. **by** - указывает на способ действия (например, "by not smoking" означает "не куря"). Если у вас есть дополнительные вопросы или нужна помощь с другими задачами, пожалуйста, дайте знать!