The Information Age - Семестрові роботи

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I. Complete the text with the words from the box:

The Information Age

This is the information age. The development of the 1) ___________ has made global communication cheap and available to everyone. It has affected the very way we 2) ___________ and transact. We are in the days where we can purchase things using our personal 3) ____________, where we can talk, hear and see dear people over 4)___________ cameras.  The growth of technology has made cell 5)__________ become almost a part of us and overseas telephone communication cost has gone down especially with telephony and the like. Scanning 6)__________ has enables doctors to see inside of men and in three dimensions, giving, them a clearer and better picture of the diseased part. Because of technology there is less need for invasive surgery to see which areas need to be repaired. With the aid of technology man has ventured into space and beyond. In this area technology has been extremely helpful to society.

II. For each sentence choose the correct variant:

1. The searches at last picked _________ a signal from the crashed yacht.

1. out            b) up            c) in

2. I shall just print this __________ and put it in the post.

1. off             b) into          c) out

3. Brian keyed __________ his personal code.

1. in        b) to         c) on

4. If someone hacks __________ a computer system, they break into the especially in order to get secret information.

1. into            b) onto        c) to

III. Answer the questions:

1. What has become a vital part of our everyday life?
2. How much time do you spend on your computer?
3. What is your favourite site?
4. Do you often send emails?
5. For what purpose do young people use the Internet?

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I. Complete the text with the words from the box:

This morning I went to the school library, 1)_________ the computer, entered my 2)_________, and waited for the machine to 3)_________. I clicked on an 4)_________ and opened the 5)___________ that I wanted to work on. I spent two hours writing an essay. Just as I was about to save my 6)_________, the hard dick made a horrible noise, the 7)_________ froze, the machine crashed and I lost all my work. The essay I had been writing was called “The benefits of modern 8)__________”!

II. For each sentence choose the correct variant:

1. They would log  _________ their account and take a look at prices and

decide what they’d like to do.

a) into            b) onto            c) to

2. If a computer user fails to log __________ the system is accessible to all.

          a) off b) into          c) through

3. I’m calling him, but he just isn’t picking __________.

          a) outb) upc) in

4. He trained his camera on nature, sometimes zooming __________

to examine single leaves.

          a) inb) to     c) on

III. Answer the questions:

1. Do you have a computer?
2. What do you use a computer for?
3. What Internet sites do you usually visit?
4. If you send emails, who are they usually for?
5. Do you buy anything on the Internet?

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