READING Reading Task 1. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Present Simple или Present Continuous. Раскройте скобки используя верный вариант Comparative или superlative adjectives, Adverbs, modal verbs. (8 points) Internet Everybody 1. (is knowing/knows) that the Internet is a global computer network, which embraces hundreds of millions of users all over the world. Originally, Internet was a military experiment in the USA of 60-s. But soon it became clear that everyone in the world can use it. The Internet has already entered our ordinary life. It's hard to imagine our lives without Internet nowadays. It 2. (have/has) become an important part of every person's life. It is clear that the accurate number of users can be counted fairly approximately, nobody knows exactly how many people use the Internet today, because there are hundreds of millions of users and their number 3. (is growing/grows). Nowadays, no one can deny the importance of the Internet, Sitting in front of a computer, clicking a mouse, you can shop, download many interesting films, books, read news about subject which is interesting for you, play computer games with other players, chat and send mails to your friends. Internet has drastically changed everything. Since the time of Internet appearance, many other media sources became unnecessary. You 4. (can/could) find the information you're looking for in 5 seconds. It is very convenient for students, professionals, experts and all other people. From one side, it's great to have everything right here online, from the other side, it's a shame that people have stopped reading paper books and newspapers. Nowadays 5. (more popular/the most popular) Internet service is e-mail. Most of the people use the for sending and receiving e-mail messages. They can do it either they are at home or in the internet clubs or at work. With the help of the internet people from different parts of the planet can communicate with each other and share information without leaving their home Thanks to the Internet, people can 6. (quick/quickly) sell, advertise and share knowledge, idea, and personal feelings. In spite of all the good sides that Internet has, there 7. (is/are) some drawbacks. First of all, the internet influences us very much, especially young people. There exist dozens of diseases that are the result of playing computer games, and spending too 8, (much/more) time in networks. We do sport and walk less and less and spend time, sitting at a computer. Also, using a computer, there exist a possibility to become a victim of online fraudsters, which can try to steal your money. Internet became so popular nowadays because people can use it not only at home, in the personal computer, but also they can go online, using their mobile web. So we can get any information we want, no matter, whether we are at home or not. And in addition, the price of'such mobile web is not so expensive.
1. knows
2. has
3. is growing
4. can
5. the most popular
6. quickly
7. are
8. much
Объяснение:
1. knows (речь идет о постоянном факте, а не о текущем действии)
2. has (internet - it)
3. is growing (В данном случае логически мог бы подойти и второй вариант, но контекстуально вернее первый)
4. can (настоящее время)
5. the most popular (самый популярный в данном случае звучит логичнее, чем более популярный)
6. quickly (Наречие, а не прилагательное)
7. are (множественное число)
8. much ("слишком много времени")
2. It has
3. Their number is growing
4. You can
5. the most popular
6. quickly
7. there are
8. Much