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1) Yale University, Georgetown.
2) In the text find the words and phrases which mean the following. (найти перевод в тексте)
обратный адрес (§1) return address
письмо о принятии (в университет, на работу) (§2) acceptance letter
шапка на фирменном бланке (§2) letterhead
обращаться с письменным) заявлением (о приеме на работу, учебу) (§2) apply
внепрограммные; необязательные, факультативные мероприятия. (§3) extracurricular activities
поставить на очередь (§3, 5) put on wait list 
1. a (Serena could tell from the scary look on Blair’s face that the news was not good. She didn’t know what to say. “Urn, I got a place … um … everywhere?”)
2. b (“I got wait listed at Yale. The only place that accepted me is Georgetown. Stupid Georgetown. But it was my safety.”)
3. b (She was in the top of her class at school)
4. a Her entire high-school career – practically her whole life – she’d been working toward entering Yale. 
5. a 
6. b (I got wait listed at Yale.)
7. c (The only place that accepted me is Georgetown. Stupid Georgetown. But it was my safety.”

Serena stared at her for a moment her eyes wide with surprise. “That’s not so bad,” Serena said. “I’m sure Yale is hard to enter. And if you didn’t enter, at least you have backup)