III. Complete the sentences below using the following verbs in the passive. Translate the sentences:

(Model: The printers ……… three weeks late. (deliver)

The printers were delivered three weeks late.

Принтеры доставили на три недели позже.)

1. The information by the computer. (process)

2. The machine by a small electric motor. (power)

3. A month ago a network of service centres …………….. to take care of installation and maintenance. (introduce)

4. The machine for measuring levels of static electricity. (use)

5. The plans for the new aircraft …………….. by a competitor. (steal)

6. The problems with the hard disk ….. by a faulty connection. (cause)

7. The first PCs …. in the middle of 20^th century. (invent)

IV. Choose the correct modal verb/phrase in italics. Translate the sentences from English into Russian paying attention to the meaning of modal verb. – Выберите подходящий модальный глагол/фразу. Переведите предложения на русский язык, обращая внимание на значение модальных глаголов.

1 (Could/need) you give me the new password?

2 You (mustn’t / aren’t permitted) to disconnect the keyboard.

3 You (mustn’t / may) put your cup of coffee on the computer.

4 You (not allowed / shouldn’t) use your date of birth as a password.

5 He (ought to/can) have come to the meeting. It was interesting.

6 You (may/should) have an antivirus programme on your computer.

7 You (have /could) to close the database before you can open the word processor package.

8 We (need to / might) have a virus in the system.

9 My computer is rather old and slow. – You (should/may) upgrade the whole system.

V. In this passage about the use of computers in business you must fill each blank with one word. Choose each word from the following list. You must use each word once only.- прочитайте текст, заполните пробелы словами из таблицы.

accurate	input	printer	screen
components	keyboard	modem	single
continuous	linked	records	supplies
floppy	output	retrieve	transactions

USING COMPUTERS

Computers are being used more and more in business because they are fast, efficient and 1………… .

Here are some ways in which computers are used:

Insurance companies use them to store and 2 ………… details of clients' policies.

Production departments in companies use them to ensure they have adequate

3 ………… of raw materials and 4………….. .

Banks use them for processing details of accounts and 5 ……………….. .

Personnel departments use them to keep 6 …………… of a company's employees.

Can you think of any other ways in which computers are used?

The most common ways in which you can 7 …………… information into a computer are:

• by typing it on a 8

• from a 9 disk

• by 10 over a telephone link.

• from another computer 11 to yours.

A computer can 12 information:

• on a 13 called a VDU (visual display unit),

- to a 14 which may use 15 ……. sheets or 16 ……… stationery,

• to a floppy disk,

-to another computer.

VI. Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. You may have to change some words slightly. – заполните пробелы подходящими по смыслу словами, добавляя нужные окончания, если необходимо.

1. applying, applicant, application, applicable

a) We have interviewed five ________________ for the new position.

b) The last part of the form is not __________ to foreign students.

2. corrected, correctly, corrective, correctness

a) If an error occurs, it is important to take ____________ action immediately.

b) The 'spell check' facility checks the __________ of your spelling.

3. instruction, instruct, instructed, instructor

a) Our maths __________ explained to us the principles of binary arithmetic.

b) We were _____________ to document our programs very carefully.

4. compute, computerized, computerization

a) The of the manufacturing division will be expensive in the short term, but cost-effective in the long term.

b) We should be able to ______________ our profit for next year fairly accurately with the new program.

5. impression, impressive, unimpressed

a) It's important to create a good __________ when meeting clients.

b) The results from our new French subsidiary are very ___________ .