20 Below is an excerpt from the magazine "Current". Translate the introduction and quizzes into Ukrainian.
From "Current", September-October, 2001, www.link2english.com
Earlier this year, Bridget Jones's Diary took cinemas across Great Britain by storm. The movie stars Renee Zellweger as Bridget Jones, a slightly podgy publishing assistant who keeps a diary of her ailing love life. She ends up going out with her dashing yet fickle boss. Not surprisingly, there are complications galore as Bridget also keeps bumping into handsome mummy boy Mark Darcy. The movie is an adaptation of a hugely popular novel by Helen Fielding that was originally a newspaper column. Part of the book and film's success comes from people recognising themselves in the characters and, in particular, what they are like in relationships. So what are you like? Do the quiz and find out!
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| Girls!
Are you a Bridget Jones?
| Boys!
Are you a Mark Darcy or a Daniel Cleaver?
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| 1. If you kept a diary, what would it contain?
| 1. What are you like with girls?
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| a) My deepest worries and dreams.
| a) I love them and leave them.
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| b) A description of the day's events.
| b) I am shy but usually get the one I want.
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| c) My personal engagements.
| c) I am too shy to do anything.
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| 2. What sort of boy do you go for?
| 2. How would you react if your mum knitted you a horrible jumper?
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| a) A good-looking rogue.
| a) Give it straight back.
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| b) Someone friendly and loyal.
| b) Wear it one day, then hide it forever.
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| c) One I can finish with when I want.
| c) Wear it whenever she tells me to.
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| 3. How do you behave around boys you like?
| 3. Have you ever two-timed a girl?
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| a) I flirt but always put my foot in it.
| a) Of course.
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| b) I am friendly and open but watch I don't blab!
| b) No, but relationships are never easy.
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| c) I am loud and scare them off.
| c) Never.
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| 4. What is your body image?
| 4. How do girls see you?
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| a) I would like to lose weight.
| a) Lots of girls like me.
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| b) I'm not perfect but am happy.
| b) I think some girls like me.
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| c) I'm really good-looking!
| c) I don't know if anyone likes me.
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| 5. Do you fear being single?
| 5. Are you afraid of commitments?
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| a) It's my biggest nightmare.
| a) I don't know the meaning of the word!
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| b) Better to be single than with the wrong person.
| b) Not if it's the right person.
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| c) No! I don't need anyone.
| c) Not if I were given the chance.
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Analysis:
| Girls
| Boys
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| Mainly "As". You are Bridget Jones! You have a surface confidence that can be easily knocked. You often let your passions run away with you, and go for the wrong guy who ends up breaking your heart.
| Mainly "As".You heartbreaker! Like Daniel Cleaver, you like girls, and they obviously like you. But when it comes to going out with just one girl, you can't make your mind up and soon leave. But beware, if you upset too many girls, it might just backfire and you'll end up with no one.
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| Mainly "Bs". You have more confidence than Bridget Jones and know that being single isn't the end of the world. You know looks aren't everything in a boy, and that loyalty counts.
| Mainly "Bs".Mark Darcy! You are initially quite shy with girls you like, but you know that when it feels right, you can make your feelings known and risk rejection.
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| Mainly "Cs". Ooh! You are Miss Icicle, you are as hard as nails. You don't let boys get close, and you are normally the one who ends the relationship. Deep down you do want love, but maybe you don't believe anyone can accept you for who you are. Try and let your feelings show, you won't get hurt every time!
| Mainly "Cs".Poor sweetheart! You have had crushes on girls but have never really known what to do about them. You are too shy for your own good, and you let the Daniel Cleavers of the world trample over you. Start believing in yourself.
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