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The 6th form TEST
1 Variant
I. Complete the text. Remember the words should be from the topic “Travelling”.
A travel agent looked up from his desk and saw an old lady and an old gentleman who were reading the posters showing the best h(1)around the world. The agent had a good week, so he decided to help those old people. He invited them inside and said, «I know that on your pension you could never have a holiday, so you’ll t(2) to a beautiful place, and I’ll pay for that — and I won’t take «No» for an answer.» He asked his secretary to buy two plane tickets and book a room in a five-star hotel. The old people were very glad, and soon they were on their way. About a month later the old lady came to the travel agent. «So how did you like your holiday?» he asked. «I’ve come to thank you. It was my first air t(3), and I liked it a lot,» she answered. «The f(4) was exciting and the room was lovely. But, one thing puzzled me. Who was that old man I had to share the room with?»
II. In the text of task 1 find the words that correspond to the following definitions.
1) A person that makes the necessary preparations for travellers.
2) A card that gives a person the right to travel by transport.
3) A place that offers housing, meals and other services for travellers.
4) To reserve a room.
III. Read and circle the correct answer.
1) Do you have any luggage?
a) — Yes, this suitcase only. b) — No, thank you.
2) What’s your final destination?
a) — I’m from Manchester. b) — Manchester.
3) May I have your passport, please?
a) — Here you are. b) — Yes, I have.
4) Is the flight on time?
a) — There’s a 30-minute delay. b) — You’ll board at Gate 7.
IV. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
ticket, travelling, station, flight, return, platform
1)I’m alone. 2) Where is number 3? 3) Where is the bus ? 4) If you buy a ticket, you are going to come back to the point where you started from. 5) A journey by plane is called a . 6) How much is a one-way to London?
V. Make up a dialogue.
· What’s the difference in price between the two?
· Yes, sure.
· First-class tickets are £47 and second-class tickets are £35.
· Hello. I’d like a ticket to Liverpool, please, for the 5.00 p.m. train.
· First- or second-class?
· I’ll take a second-class ticket. Can I also buy a return ticket now?
Roses smell so nice.
2. What parents travel just round Europe?
Don’s parents travel round Europe.
3. Why didn’t Victor swing himself in the garden yesterday evening?
He was ill yesterday evening.
4. What kind of books does your sister like to read best of all?
She likes to read fairy tales.
5. What is your favourite TV programme?
My favourite TV programme is news.
6. How did the travel round Africa last year?
They travelled round Africa by car last year.
7. Which of your family has moved the grass in the field this morning?
My father has moved the grass in the field this morning.
8. When did Fred ride a horse last time?
Fred rode a horse last June.
9. What seeds did you sow in the kitchen garden the other day?
I sowed carrots and radish in the kitchen garden the other day.
10. What game are the boys playing in the yard now?
The boys are playing rugby in the yard now.
11. What colour does your uncle paint his house in the country?
My uncle paints his house grey in the country.
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Is there an End to the Computer Race?
Today the word «electronics» is in general usage. Millions of people have electron watches. There are a lot of various radio and TV sets, video cassette recorders and CD players in our houses. In factories and plants we are surrounded with electronically controlled machines and instruments, we are carried by airplanes, ships, trains and cars with built-in electronic devices, and satellites circle the globe. In other words, we are living in an electronic world.
And the center of this world is a tiny silicon plate of a few square millimetres, an integrated circuit, or a chip, as it is more commonly known. The integrated circuit is undoubtedly one of the most sophisticated inventions of man, science and technology. It is in the heart of every electronic device and the more cassette recorders, TV sets and computers we need, the more integrated circuits are required.
When we speak about a further development of computers we mean not only quantity, but also high technology and high speed. As the operation of an integrated circuit depends on microscopic «components», the purity of all materials and the cleanness at the plant they are produced at must be of the highest quality. A continuous search is going on in laboratories throughout the world for more perfect, reliable and high speed electronic circuits.
In the past it took scientists and researchers a whole lifetime to make a few thousand calculations, whereas for a modern computer this task is a matter of a few seconds. At present computers capable of performing billions of operations a second are required. Supercomputers are different from ordinary computers. The ordinary computer does the computations operation by operation, while the supercomputer operates like a brain: all operations are being done simultaneously.