Satellite tv
T
he
advent/advance
(1)
of satellite TV has brought a whole new world of viewing into our
rooms – if we can afford to pay for it. Major sporting events can
now be seen alive/live
(2).
Besides this, a wider variety/variation
(3)
of sports is now available. The viewer can choose anything from
dog-racing to sumo wrestling. Certain canals/channels
(4)
show 20 films a day. Again, the choice is enormous – from old
classics to the latest Hollywood releases/issues
(5).
For those ones who like to keep informed, 24-hour news is available
at the touch of a button. A special/especial
(6)
junior channel broadcasts cartoons/cartons
(7)
and children’s films. But do we really need all this choice/choose
(8)?
The greatest danger is that we will become a population/publicity
(9)
of passive couch-potatoes with square eyes and fingers glued to the
remote/remove
(10)
control. Of course the choice is a good thing, but viewers/spectators
(11)
should use their ability to elect/select
(12)
the best and disregard the rest.
9. Образуйте соответствующее однокоренное слово.
Identity cards
The authorities suggested issuing identify (1) cards to everyone claiming social secure (2) to prevent fraud, but now even their supporters don’t prove (3) of them. British objections to identity cards surprise people in most Europe (4) countries. The major (5) of the members of the European Union use them, and they may be used to place (6) passports when crossing frontiers.
But despite the advantages they may have – it is said that if they were in exist (7), there would be fewer illegal migrate (8) and football hooligans could be prevented from going abroad − the Britain (9) still associate them with the Second World War and ration (10). It is also doubt (11) whether they would save money but for many people their introduce (12) sounds like the first step towards the police state.
10. Выберите подходящее слово из предложенных двух вариантов.
Credit cards
I
n
most western countries, few people use cash any more to pay for a
large purchase/pursuit
(1).
Rather, they either write checks/cheques
(2)
or pay by credit cards. Whereas cheques are decreasing in
number/amount
(3)
each year, the credit card has become increasingly
indispensable/dispensable
(4).
Many people have several credit cards at their disposal.
Paying by credit card offers several major advances/advantages (5). Firstly, you don’t have to carry around large amounts of cash/cashier (6) which could be stolen and is annoying to have in your pocket or wallet/valet (7). Secondly, unlike with cheques, you usually have several weeks in which to actually pay. This is duty/due (8) to the way the system works.
With a credit card, you get a receipt/recipe (9) from the credit card company or bank at the end of each month. If you make your purchase/bargain (10) at the beginning of the month, you will have interest-free credit/credentials (11). You can decide to pay the amount in total and thus not to be charged/discharged (12) any interest at all, or to pay a certain amount, delaying the remainder/remains (13) of the payment at a high rate of interest, to subsequent/sequential (14) months. This, of course, can lead to one of the main disadvantages of credit cards. They give people the impression that they can effort/afford (15) more than they actually can, resulting in their ending up with huge amounts of debt/doubt (16).
11. Образуйте соответствующее однокоренное слово.