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THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTERS

            Many of the things we do, depend (21) _______ receiving information from other people. Catching a train, (22) _______ a phone call or going to the cinema all involve information that is stored, processed and communicated. In the past, this information used to be kept on paper in the form of, for example, books, (23) _________ and timetables. Now (24)_________ and more information is put on  computers.

            Computers (25) _______ an important role in our every day lives. Consider the (26)________ of computers in both shops and offices. Big shops, especially chain stores with branches all over the country, have to deal with very large amounts of information. They have to make sure there are enough goods on the shelves for (27) ______ to buy. They need to be able to re-order before stocks run out, to decide which things are selling well  and so on. All these processes are (28) __________quickly and efficiently by computers.

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                                                   A TRIP TO FRANCE

Paul had a  very exciting summer holiday this year. His French pen-friend invited him to visit her family  in the south of France. Paul(21)…………....by plane from London to Paris. Marie, his French friend,(22)………….... him in Paris and together they took a train from Paris to Marseilles. A lot of people live in Marseilles and (23)…………....are many interesting shops and cafes there. Paul started French at school two years ago and he spoke French all the time with Marie and her family. (24)………….....it was very difficult for him but soon it became(25)…………....easier. One day Marie and her parents(26)………….... Paul for a picnic in the mountains. They climbed a big hill . From the top of the hill, they had a wonderful(27)………….... In the distance, they could see the sea. Paul was very sad when it was time to go back to London and school. He is already looking (28)…………..... to next summer when Marie is going to spend her holidays with his family in England.

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             1. However / busy/fast/ feature/entertainment/ bought / first/ much /noise/

Life in the city is believed to be hectic and modern. (1) _________, city life is characterized by the busy speed of life. People living in the city are (2) _________ with work. Second, the cost of living in the city is expensive as things are (3) _________ at pretty high prices. Third, pollution is also another outstanding (4)___________ of city life. People have to deal with several types of pollution such as air pollution, (5) ___________ pollution, and water pollution. (6) __________, life in the city can also be very modern and convenient. With the development of technology, life becomes (7)_________  easier,  especially in the city. People can travel fast by modern public transport. Shopping centers and (8)____________ centers are available. In short, life in the city is worth trying to live.

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An evening meal for all the family was once part of everyday life in British homes, but this tradition has almost disappeared. Some people (25)____________ technology: children and teenagers are so(26)____________to their phones tablets that they do not want to stop playing with them, even at (27)_____________. This causes a lot of arguments in families. But now parents can get a free application called Dinner Time, which locks their children’s devices at certain times of the day and night. (28)______________ those times, the children are unable to access messages, games, or the internet. In theory, this means that parents and children can spend more time (29)_________________ eating and chatting. But will it lead to happier families (30)__________________ more family arguments?

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    Water is one of our most  (26) _________resources; put it simply, without water there would be no life. Unfortunately, many of us seem to have forgotten this fact, and as a (27) ________ the world is facing  the danger of running out of  water. The actual amount of water on earth has changed little since the time of dinosaurs. The problem has been (28) ________ by people’s misuse of our water supply. This not only means that we have polluted our rivers and seas, but (29) _________that we are wasting a great deal of this precious resource. (30) ___________the destruction of the rain forests has made this problem (31 ) ________since much of the rain that (32) _________is lost because it runs off into the sea. The population of the earth is increasing daily, so it is (33) ________ that we find a solution to this problem before it is too late.

Part IV. Fill in the numbered blanks in the passage with ONE suitable word from the box. Write entertainment information email time-consuming news electronic personal use communicate The Internet has rapidly developed and become part of our daily life. It’s a very fast and convenient way to get (21) ______. People (22) ______ the Internet for many purposes: education, communication,(23) ______ and commerce. The Internet help people (24) _______ with friends or relatives by means of (25) ______ or chatting. However, the Internet has limitations. It is (26) _____ and costly. It is also dangerous because of viruses and bad programs. People sometimes have to suffer various risks such as spam or (27) _______ junk mail, and (28) ______ information leaking. So, while enjoying surfing, be alert

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My wife and I have always enjoyed travelling ...................(1) sea, and last year we decided to go ....................(2) a Mediterranean cruise.  .................(3) our holiday was rather expensive we thought that the high standard of accommodation, the first-class food and the many interesting places we saw were well .....................(4) the price we paid.

We found that most of ......................(5) other passengers were friendly and interesting, but there was one man, a Mr James, who irritated and annoyed us, and not .......................(6) us but all the others who shared our table at dinner. Whatever subject we talked about, it seemed that he was an expert .......................(7) it. He ....................(8), apparently, read more books, visited more countries and studied more languages, than anyone ..........................(9). After a few days, we ate our meals in ..........................(10), because nobody wanted to begin a conversation that would soon be taken over by this man

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Television owes its origin to many inventors. But it was the single–minded determination of an amateur inventor, John Logie Baird, that led ---(1)--- the first live television broadcast.

Born in Scotland in 1888 and educated in Glasgow, John Logie Baird earned a living ---(2)--- a razor–blade salesman. In the 1890s Guillermo Marconi showed that sound could ---(3)--- sent by radio waves. Baird became convinced that a similar system could transmit a picture. He spent most of his spare time ---(4)--- on his ideas in his tiny workshop without ---(5)--- commercial support. He ---(6)--- to use his ---(7)--- earnings to continue his research. In 1924, Baird successfully transmitted the general outline of a figure over more ---(8)--- three metres. He continued to experiment and ---(9)--- October 25, 1925 transmitted a recognisable image of a doll. He ran ---(10)--- to the office on the ground floor and persuaded one of the office boys to come upstairs. The boy became the first living image ---(11)--- by television.

Overnight, Baird became famous and the money ---(12)--- he needed to continued his research was at ---(13)--- made available. In 1927 he made a transmission from London to Glasgow and in 1928 he made ---(14)--- from London to New York. He continued experimenting and ---(15)--- the rest of his life exploring the possibility of colour television.

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            Yesterday Tom was supposed to take a (26)___ from London to Paris. He (27)___ up very early, put his (28)___in the boot of his car and tried to start the engine. It wouldn't start Tom lifted the bonnet but he couldn't see what the (29) ____ could be. He immediately called his local (30) ____ to send a mechanic at once. Fortunately, the garage had a man free and he was with Tom within ten (31)____. He quickly saw what the matter was. "You've run out of petrol," he said. Tom felt very foolish. "Why didn't I (32) ____everything last night?" he wondered. Despite all this, he got to the airport on time. He heard an announcement "Passengers on flight BA 292 to Paris are informed that all flights to and from Paris are (33)____due to a heavy snowfall last night". "If only I had decided to go by train" Tom thought.