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№1. Online services are replacing traditional ones, although the process is taking longer than it (1) to do. These days we can shop, contact friends, organize our holidays and even get rid of an old sofa without (2) our living rooms.
Most of our business and communication nowadays is (3) online, but what we (4) not realize is that there’s a downside to this trend. For instance, hundreds of post offices around Britain (5) closed, and it seems that traditional shopping malls might (6) as well due to the increase in online shopping.
However, online shopping isn’t without its problems. For instance, its impossible to try on (7) item of clothing online, and sizes vary so much from brand to brand that you never know quite what you (8). Some online shops often provide misleading infommation about their products to attract (9) customers. We would like to believe what the sellers tell us, but we may need to do more research before buying a product. In other words, convenience comes at a price, but it seems it’s a price (10) we are willing to pay.
1 a) had predicted / b) was predicted/ c) predicted / d) was predicting
2 a) leave / b) to leave/ c) left / d) leaving
3 a) do / b) to do / c) doing / d) done
4 a) may / b) should/ c) must / d) would
5 a) to be / b) have been/ c) being/ d) been
6 a) to disappear / b) have disappeared / c) disappear / d) disappeared
7 a) a / b) an / c) the / d) one
8 a) got / b) to get / c) getting/ d) will get
9 a) more / b) most / c) lots / d) much
10 a) where / b) who / c) which/ d) what
№2. Social networking has changed the way we communicate with each other. We can now connect with people (1) over the world in an instant. But is it as good as so many people seem to think it is?
Personally speaking, I’ve got nothing (2) social networking sites if people use them responsibly.
However, when people share too much information about themselves, you may end up with serious privacy (3).
This is especially true for younger users, (4) pre-teens, who may reveal more than they should. They may often do this (5) realizing that everyone can see what they’ve posted online — not just their friends.
Then, there’s the whole question of cyber bulying — where people use the sites to spread damaging (6) about someone. That (7) of behaviour is completely unacceptable. Something should really be (8) about this. I know that sites (9) you to block someone who behaves inappropriately, but is this enough? If I was a parent, I would do whatever it took
to ensure my child’s online (10).
1 A most / B right / C far / D all
2 A against / B towards / C behind / D between
3 A cases / B topics / C themes / D issues
4 A as / B such as / C similar / D same
5 A besides / B without / C otherwise / D except
6 A rumor / B story / C gossip / D tale
7 A kind / B method / C line / D system
8 A done / B made / C proved / D completed
9 A admit / B approve / C allow / D agree
10 A defence / B shelter / C cover / D safely
Ответ:
Taxing times for Olivier Laine
In August 2006, French farmer Olivier Laine was driving along the road in Normandy when he 1. was stopped by the police and arrested. He 2. told that he 3. had been stopped because he had used petrol from crops that he grew on his land. Although he 4. was allowed to use the fuel on his own land, he didn’t have a license to use it on the road. In these days of global warming and high energy prices, it may be surprising to hear that you 5. can be arrested for doing something environmentally friendly. However, the real reason for the arrest is that, at the moment, petrol 6. is taxed by the government, but the fuel made from plants isn’t Interestingly, in 2005, a law 7. was passed by the EU which stated that environmentally friendly fuels 8. should be used as much as possible. At the same time that Olivier was having his problems, the oil company Total announced that a new fuel 9. had been developed which would be made up of a mixture of petroleum-based and plant-based oils. They said that, using this fuel, carbon dioxide 10. would be reduced by 20%. Of course, when this fuel 11. is sold, it 12. does legally. The government may decide that this new petrol 13. should not be taxed in order to encourage people to use greener fuels, but judging from the reaction in the Olivier Laine case, it seems that the new fuel will become another source of tax revenue.