When I talk about 1.better, there are two degrees of this. The first is just to give yourself a 2. appearance and eliminate any blatant mistakes not to be bullied by your own friends. I'd have a hard time arguing that people (especially teens) should at least do this. But they are very difficult to 3.. The second level would be to put the 4. into becoming more fashionable than average. There are 5. to doing this, but it takes more work and time. You have to learn about clothes and 6., devote time to shopping and, as a result, possibly spend more money. You don't have to take these two steps to have a good social life and 7. your self-confidence. As long as you're reasonably good at 8. your clothes items to each other they won't make a big influence on your social skills. Outside of a few fashion-obsessed types, most people don't devote a lot of mental energy to their friends' clothing choices, unless their buddies are 9. something blatantly unstylish. So don’t waste your time and effort worrying about the 10. you look and accept yourself as you are! 1. a) looking b) seeing c) appearing 2. a) discreet b) decent c) polite 3. a) make sure b) believe c) convince 4. a) effort b) trouble c) attempt 5. a) benefits b) profit c) favour 6. a) chic b) style c) way 7. a) make b) improve c) boost 8. a) putting b) combining c) adjusting 9. a) carrying b) wearing c) having on 10. a) way b) style c) fashion C Fill in prepositions (with x3, at, in x3, on, for) if necessary: 1. dissatisfied ... sth 2. compare sb ... sb else 3. ... different speeds 4. result ... sth 5. ... turn 6. to pass the story ... 7. deal ... sb 8. stand up ... yourself 9. take delight ... sth 10. get involved ... sth