Нужно выбросить по 2 лишних слова 1. Having been brought up in a relatively undesirable area, I had very few friends

1. Having been brought up in a relatively undesirable area, I had very few friends who could have been described as anything but poor. This meant that I was always impressed by wealth and large houses. (Then, was - лишние слова). 2. One day I went to a folk music concert with some friends. There I met a girl called Alison who invited several of us to her house for a cup of coffee. To my amazement, her house was huge. It was located in a beautiful countryside and had two entrances at the front. Although Alison came from a wealthy family, she never looked down on people. It did not take long for us to become friends. (On, too -лишние слова).