When I came into the room, my computer was on. It worried me since I _____NOT/REMEMBER_____ switching it on. I looked around – there ______BE_____ nobody in my room and everything was in its usual place. Suddenly I ______UNDERSTAND_____ – the book had gone! I had left it on the table but it wasn’t there any more. I checked the window – it ______CLOSE______. That meant that someone had come into the room through the door. My _____ONE______ impulse was to call the police but I called Jim instead. “What _____HAPPEN_____?” Jim sounded sleepy. I explained that someone _____TAKE_______ the book. “Oh, no!” Jim sounded unhappy. “Have you any idea how valuable it is?” “There’s another thing I _____NOT/CAN_____ understand,” I interrupted Jim. “My computer’s on but I always switch it off before leaving home.” “Ok, stay at home. I’ll be at _____YOU____ place in half an hour,” he said and the phone went dead.
Michael could not imagine his life without computers. His parents _____BUY_____ him his first computer at the age of seven. It took ______HE_______ several days to learn how to use it. His mum said that the younger people were, the ______FAST_____ they could learn computer skills. That was probably true – most _____CHILD_______ in Michael’s class were very competent computer users. Michael was really surprised to find out that the first personal computer ______INVENT_____ in the 70’s of the last century. “And how did you chat or send your e-mails without computers?” he asked his mother. She smiled: “We ______NOT/SEND_______ each other e-mails. And there were no networks.”She also said that it ______BE_______ fun to communicate face-to-face, to play out-of-doors and to visit friends’ homes.“But if there ____BE_____ no computers, I wouldn’t be able to communicate with my friends who live far away from me,” Michael replied.“True. Technological progress is a great thing,” his mother said “And I think people ____CREATE_____ even more amazing communication devices in the near future.” Kitty lived next door to me and we’d been friends since childhood. We learnt at the same school and _________WALK_________ there together. I was sixteen and she was four years _________YOUNG_________ than me. But we had a lot in common and enjoyed chatting on ________WE__________ way to school. Every morning Kitty knocked on my door and I had to be ready by that time – she _________NOT/LIKE_________ waiting for me. One day she didn’t knock. When I caught up with her at the bus stop, she _________READ_________ a magazine and didn’t even look at me. I _________NOT/CAN_________ understand what was going on.“Hey, Kitty, what’s wrong Why aren’t you talking to ________I__________?”“You yourself know why,” Kitty said angrily.“No, I don’t. I wouldn’t ask you if I ________KNOW__________.”“You went to the cinema with Lisa Parker yesterday,” Kitty was almost crying. I felt puzzled and didn’t know what to say. The two _________WOMAN_________ at the bus stop looked amused at our conversation and didn’t hide their smiles. WordformationHow do people learn the news?About a century ago people got _____INFORM___ from newspapers since they were the only mass media that existed in those times. Radio and television seemed ____WONDER____ inventions as they broadcasted audio and visual images. The Internet has changed the situation dramatically. Now the audience has an opportunity to create the news, share their ____PERSON____ knowledge and express their opinions. The Internet supposes interaction, which makes it very ____ATTRACT_____ to people. And what about the newspapers? Will they _____APPEAR____ in the near future? I wish they wouldn’t as I like starting my day with a cup of coffee and a ____TRADITION____ newspaper. Ratatouille is an American cartoon. The name of the cartoon comes from a ____TRADITION____ French dish made of vegetables. The main character is a rat Remy, who is interested in cooking and dreams of becoming a ____SUCCESS___ chef. Remy is separated from his family at the _____BEGIN____ of the movie. So he finds himself in Paris, France. There his unusual ___FRIEND____ with a poor boy begins. They both don’t care that most people hate rats and try to get rid of them. Remy wants to help the boy. He tries to teach him how to cook _____TASTE____ dishes. The story ends ___HAPPY___ and the friends start a new restaurant. Помогите! Срочно!!! ДАЮ 15 БАЛЛОВ!!!