Read the text below. For questions (1-3) choose one cor rect answer (А, В, С or D). Task (0) is an example.
E-mail, in computer science, is an abbreviation of the electronic mail, a method of transmitting data, text files, digital photos, or audio and video files from one computer to another over the Internet. E-mail gives power to computer users to send messages and data quickly through a local area network or beyond through the Internet. E-mail came into widespread use in the 1990s and has become a major development in business and personal communications.
E-mail has had a great impact on the amount of information sent worldwide. It has become an important method of transmitting information previously sent through regular mail, telephone, television, or radio.
0. What is E-mail?
A) An abbreviation of the electronic mail. C) An abbreviation of text files.
B) An abbreviation of the mail. D) An abbreviation of files.
1. Where can a data be transmitted from?
A) Digital photos or audio and video files. C) One computer over the Internet or local net.
B) Text files or audio and video files. D) One computer to another computer.
2. What can computer users do according to the text?
A) Play computer games quickly. C) Send messages and data quickly.
B) Take digital photos. D) Write texts.
3. Who are E-mails widely used by?
A) Ordinary people and businessmen. C) System administrators.
B) Students and schoolchildren. D) Programmers.
(0) – A
Level 2
2. Match choices (A -F) to (1-3). Task (0) is an example.
The percentage of Americans getting news from the Internet (0) grew rapidly during the late 1990s. In 2002, two-thirds of adult Americans were getting the news online. One fourth of all
Americans get (1) ________ from the Internet every day.
The rapid growth of the Internet (2) _________ possibility millions of people (3) _______a lot of daily newspapers online, usually free of charge.
Today almost all of the world’s major newspapers (4 )_________online versions. Most daily newspapers in (5) _______ United States and Canada also publish on the Internet.
The newspaper will be an important feature in modern society. But the Internet promises to revolutionize the newspaper industry (6 )
0. A) grew B) grow C) have grown D) are growing
1. A) new B) news C) newspaper D) films
2. A) gave B) give C) is giving D) has given
3. A) reading B) to reading C) to read D) read
4. A) have B) has C) had D) are having
5. A) a B) an C) — (no article) D) the
6. A) world known B) worldwide C) world D) in the world
(0) – A
Level 3
3. Write special questions to the sentences. Task (0) is an example.
(0) Newspaper publishers estimate that nearly six out of ten adults in the United States and Canada read a newspaper every day. (1) Seven out of ten read a paper each weekend. (2) Newspapers not only inform readers that an event happened. They also help readers understand what led up to the event. (3) And it will affect the world around them.
0. Who estimates how many adults read newspapers every day?
Level 4
4. Put the following words into the correct category according to their meaning. There are three groups.
Bowling, a title, monthly, a journalist, relaxing, a catalogue, an excursion, a character, a librarian,
to subscribe to, to borrow a book.