4 Вариант

1. College education in the USA is aimed at the development of ______ skills.

Answer: vocational

2. On looking through the report I see that your ______ are way over your budget.

Answer: expenses

3. One of the most significant branches of contemporary physics is the study of the fundamental ________ constituents of matter, the elementary particles.

Answer: subatomic

4. A material with electrical conductivity between that of a conductor and an insulator is a …

Answer: semiconductor

5. Look _______ through the notes before you start writing.

Answer: carefully

6. Sam telephoned but there was ______ at home.

Answer: nobody

7. Unfortunately, travelling is becoming …

Answer: more and more expensive

8. Ten miles ________ a long way to ride.

Answer: is

9. They used to spend their summer holidays in …

Answer: the Crimea

10. They discussed, ________ other things, recent events in Europe.

Answer: among

11. I wouldn’t worry ________ I’m not bothered.

Answer: as long as

12. He will be late for the train if he _______ at once.

Answer: doesn’t start

13. Wages _______ to workmen by the day or week.

Answer: are paid

14. He knew himself _______ strong enough to take part in the expedition.

Answer: to be

15. I was taken _______ when I heard she’d married him. She’d never loved him.

Answer: aback

16. Headmaster to student: «That was terrible behaviour! You ________ apologize to your history teacher».

Answer: must

17. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Passer-by 1: «Am I going in the right direction?»

Passer-by 2: «__________________».

Answer: Oh yes!

18. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

A: «The table on page four and the one on page seven completely contradict each other».

B: «_______________».

Answer: I’m sorry. I will correct this mistake right now.

19. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Professor: «Revise Chapter 5 before testing».

Student: «_______________».

Answer: Thank you. Of course, I will!

20. Выберите реплику, наиболее соответствующую ситуации общения.

Customer: «A table for two, please».

Receptionist: «_______________».

Answer: I’m afraid that’s not possible, sir.

21. The part of the UK which had been an independent state and was joined to Britain in 1707, after a long struggle for its independence is …

Answer: Scotland

22. The main industry of Washington D. C. is …

Answer: government

23. Canada gained its independence from Britain in …

Answer: 1931

24. The present Prime Minister of the UK is …

Answer: David Cameron

25. Прочитайте текст и выполните задания.

Technology

1. Technology is the usage and knowledge of tools, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or create an artistic perspective. Technologies significantly affect human as well as other animal species' ability to control and adapt to their natural environments. The human species' use of technology began with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools.

2. The prehistorical discovery of the ability to control fire increased the available sources of food and the invention of the wheel helped humans in travelling in and controlling their environment. Recent technological developments, including the printing press, the telephone, and the Internet, have lessened physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact freely on a global scale. However, not all technology has been used for peaceful purposes; the development of weapons of ever-increasing destructive power has progressed throughout history, from clubs to nuclear weapons.

3. Technology has affected society and its surroundings in a number of ways. In many societies, technology has helped develop more advanced economies (including today's global economy) and has allowed the rise of a leisure class. Many technological processes produce unwanted by-products, known as pollution, and deplete natural resources, to the detriment of the Earth and its environment. Various implementations of technology influence the values of a society and new technology often raises new ethical questions.

Определите, какое утверждение соответствует содержанию текста.

Answer: Some technological products can be dangerous for people.

26. Прочитайте текст и выполните задания.

Technology

1. Technology is the usage and knowledge of tools, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or create an artistic perspective. Technologies significantly affect human as well as other animal species' ability to control and adapt to their natural environments. The human species' use of technology began with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools.

2. The prehistorical discovery of the ability to control fire increased the available sources of food and the invention of the wheel helped humans in travelling in and controlling their environment. Recent technological developments, including the printing press, the telephone, and the Internet, have lessened physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact freely on a global scale. However, not all technology has been used for peaceful purposes; the development of weapons of ever-increasing destructive power has progressed throughout history, from clubs to nuclear weapons.

3. Technology has affected society and its surroundings in a number of ways. In many societies, technology has helped develop more advanced economies (including today's global economy) and has allowed the rise of a leisure class. Many technological processes produce unwanted by-products, known as pollution, and deplete natural resources, to the detriment of the Earth and its environment. Various implementations of technology influence the values of a society and new technology often raises new ethical questions.

Завершите утверждение согласно содержанию текста.

People treat technologies differently …

Answer: because they can be created for various purposes

27. Technology

1. Technology is the usage and knowledge of tools, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or create an artistic perspective. Technologies significantly affect human as well as other animal species' ability to control and adapt to their natural environments. The human species' use of technology began with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools.

2. The prehistorical discovery of the ability to control fire increased the available sources of food and the invention of the wheel helped humans in travelling in and controlling their environment. Recent technological developments, including the printing press, the telephone, and the Internet, have lessened physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact freely on a global scale. However, not all technology has been used for peaceful purposes; the development of weapons of ever-increasing destructive power has progressed throughout history, from clubs to nuclear weapons.

3. Technology has affected society and its surroundings in a number of ways. In many societies, technology has helped develop more advanced economies (including today's global economy) and has allowed the rise of a leisure class. Many technological processes produce unwanted by-products, known as pollution, and deplete natural resources, to the detriment of the Earth and its environment. Various implementations of technology influence the values of a society and new technology often raises new ethical questions.

Ответьте на вопрос:

Why is the development of technology vitally important for people?

Answer: Technology provides people with the ability to control and adapt to their natural environments.

28. Прочитайте текст и выполните задания.

Technology

1. Technology is the usage and knowledge of tools, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or create an artistic perspective. Technologies significantly affect human as well as other animal species' ability to control and adapt to their natural environments. The human species' use of technology began with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools.

2. The prehistorical discovery of the ability to control fire increased the available sources of food and the invention of the wheel helped humans in travelling in and controlling their environment. Recent technological developments, including the printing press, the telephone, and the Internet, have lessened physical barriers to communication and allowed humans to interact freely on a global scale. However, not all technology has been used for peaceful purposes; the development of weapons of ever-increasing destructive power has progressed throughout history, from clubs to nuclear weapons.

3. Technology has affected society and its surroundings in a number of ways. In many societies, technology has helped develop more advanced economies (including today's global economy) and has allowed the rise of a leisure class. Many technological processes produce unwanted by-products, known as pollution, and deplete natural resources, to the detriment of the Earth and its environment. Various implementations of technology influence the values of a society and new technology often raises new ethical questions.

Определите основную идею текста.

Answer: Technology promotes people’s development in different spheres but its possible outcomes should be carefully examined before its wide application.