Choose the underlined words or phrases that are not correct in standard written English.

In the modern world, people can easily communicate with telephone, radio, and computer.

A. In

B. modern

C. easily

D. with

II. Read the following passage then answer the question.
The internet started in the 1960s. The USA Department of Defence startes it because they wanted a computer network to help the American military. in the 1970s, scientists worked on it. Then in the 1980s, telephone companies made it communicate on the computer network in many more countries. An international computer language was born, and the net went worldwide.
You can use the Internet for many things. You can shop for a car or a house; you can plan a vaction; you can watch a video; you can read an Australian newspaper or a japanese magazine; you can buy books anf CDs from North and South America; you can play chess with a partner in Moscow; or you can just chat with people from all over the world.
1. When did the Intrenet started?
2. Who worked on the internet in the 1970s?
3.Was the internet first used in the USA?
4. Which companies made it?
5. Can you communicate with your friends on the internet?

It is estimated that about 200 million people who use the Internet computer network around the world. The Internet allows people _____ (27) at home instead of traveling to work. The Internet allows businesses to communicate with customers and workers in any part of ____ (28) world  for the cost of  a local telephone call. E.mail allows____ (29) to send documents, pictures and other data from one part of the world to another in at least 5 minutes. People can use the Internet to do shopping. ____ (30) saves a lot of time. It is possible to use the Internet for _____ (31) – students may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive e.mail or talk their problems through “on-line” rather than attend a class.

The use of computer and the internet allows people to work at home instead of traveling to work. For example, a journalist who lives in a remote part of the world still gets in his articles on time for the next day’s newspapers. The internet allows businesses to communicate with customers and workers in any parts of the world for the cost of a local telephone call . This means it’s inexpensive to communicate . Email allows users to send documents, pictures and other data from one part of the world to another in at least 5 minutes. The internet is providing a lot of new business opportunities. Some businesses are advertising their products on the internet. People can use the internet to do shopping. This saves a lot of time. It is possible to use the internet for education- students may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive e. mail or talk their problems through ‘ on – line’ rather than attend a class. 1 the internet is ................................ to communicate with people around the world a a cheap way b an expensive way c an inconvenient way d a difficult way 2 through the internet , businesses can............................................. a buy goods from each other b advertise and sell their products c send their products to customer d all are correct 3 it takes ............................ to do the shopping to the internet a a lot of time b a little time c less time d more time 4 which of the fowllowing is true ? a thanks to the internet , people do not need to go to work b e-mail can be used to advertise new products c the internet can be used for education d students nowdays spend more time going on line than attending school

IV.  READING:

A.   Choose the word (A, B, C, D) which best fits each gap.

1/Telephone, television, radio, and the Internet help people (1) ___ with each other. Because of these devices, ideas and news of events spread (2) ___all over the world. For example, within seconds, people can know the results of an election in another country. An (3) ___ football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set. News of a disaster, such as a flood, can bring help from (4) ___ countries. Within hours, help is on the way. This is because modern (5) ___ information travels fast.

1. A. communicate    B. communicating   C. to communicate            D. A&C

2. A. quickly             B. quick                 C. slowly                          D. slow  

3. A. rural                 B. international       C. nation                          D. urban

4. A. close                B. space                 C. distant                          D. rich

5. A. technology       B. technological      C. technique                               D. technical

2/New Orleans, in Louisiana, is known as the (1) ___city in the United States with distinctive architecture, cross-cultural heritage and annual music festivals.

      However, due to its location along the Mississippi River with lakes on the other side, and nearly half of the city below sea level, the city faces the (2) ___ of flooding. So, a levee system and drainage canals were built to protect the city.

      Early in the morning of August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina, the most destructive natural disaster in the history of New Orleans, (3) ____the city. The storm brought strong winds and heavy rains for several days. As a result, water from the river and lakes rose, breaking the levees and poured directly (4) ___the city. Soon 80 percent of the city was under the water. People scrambled to rooftops for safety, desperate for food and drinking water. The winds were so strong that even beds in Hyatt Hotel were seen (5) ____ out of the hotel windows.

1.     A. uniquer                      B. most unique         C. uniquest               D. more unique

2.     A. dangerously               B. endanger              C. danger                 D. dangerous

3.     A. striked                       B. had struck            C. strike                   D. struck

4.     A. for                             B. off                       C. with                     D. into

5.     A. to fly                         B. flying                   C. flew                     D. has flown

      B/ Read the passage and decide which sentence is “True” (T) or “False” (F).

      1/ THE UNITED STATES

The United States is a large country. It is the third largest in the whole world! It is located in a continent called North America. Parts of the United States touch three different oceans. The United States has tall mountains, wide plains, deserts, hills, rivers, lakes, volcanoes, and even rainforests! People from all over the world have come to live the United States.

There are 50 states in the United States. The newest states, Alaska and Hawaii, are not connected to the other states. Alaska is the largest state and Hawaii is a chain of islands in the Pacific Ocean.

1. The United States is the _________ country in the world.

     A. second largest              B. largest                C. smallest             D. third largest

2. Alaska is _______ and Hawaii is _________.

          A. a chain of islands, the largest state

          B. the largest state: a chain of islands

          C. a chain of islands; the largest state

          D. not connected to the other states, the largest state.

      3. The United States does not have _________.

          A. 50 states                      B. volcanoes                     C. mountains          D. continents

      4. Parts of the United States touch ________ different oceans.

          A. 1                                  B. 2                        C. 4                        D. 3

      5. What continent is the United States in?

          A. North America             B. Australia            C. Africa                D. Europe

2/ Marie Curie was a famous Polish scientist. She was born in 1867. Her father and mother were both teachers. Marie herself proved to be a very bright child and did very well at school. Unfortunately, at that time women were not allowed to go to university. She tried her best to find a way to study abroad. Maris did very well at Sorbonne University in Paris and she gained a degree in Maths. In the same year, she met Pierre Curie and married him in 1895. Then they had a daughter called Irene. In 1897 Marie Curie started investigating uranium. In 1903 Marie and Pierre Curie were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics along with Henri Besquerel. Winning the prize brought them fame. Then in 1904 Marie Curie had a daughter called Eve. Unfortunately, in the next year, her husband died because of a horse-drawn vehicle.

Marie Curie is French.      ________

At that time, women in her country couldn’t study after high school.         ________

She met her husband in 1894.      ________

They had two daughters.   ________

Her husband died in the laboratory.        ________

The radio is one of the wonders of modern inventions. It is a novel system of sending news like telephone or telegraph but without wires. Marconi, an Italian scientist invented the radio . In 1896, the first wireless message was sent Perish and Weston through an apparatus he invented. The receiving sets catch the sounds, which are then, broadcast. The more powerful a receiving set is, the greater it can catch broadcast sounds from a long distance. The invention of wireless or the radio is a wonder in this world. One can know everything instantly through a radio set. Programs from distant countries can be heard promptly. The radio is also a source of cheap amusement and entertainment. Besides news and messages, there are entertainment programs like music, dialogues and educational items for children.

1. Is radio one of the wonders of modern invention?

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2. Who invented the radio?

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3. What can the radio do from a long distance?

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4. What are there for children?

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Information about what happens in the world comes to us in many ways. Television and radio are two important ways of the news . They get the news out faster than the newspapers and magazines, and they dont have to be read. Television and radio stations broadcast the news several times each day . In America , there are the news programmes every hou. People can choose the favourite TV programmes, such as sports, films , fashion , news , etc. People who cannot read get the news from television or radio easily.