Раздел 3. ГРАММАТИКА И ЛЕКСИКА

My Very First Time Online

My        first         internet          experience         was        back        in       1997        when        the

Internet________________________ accessible to the public.  19 MAKE

I had some experience in computing as I ______________________ a couple of computer classes before. 20 TAKE

When the Internet became even ________________, I could no longer resist buying my own computer and getting online. 21 POPULAR

I was so excited when I _____________________ the computer home that I just couldn’t wait to set it up and start surfing the web! The setting up was quite easy but I still couldn’t get online. 22 BRING

I had to call the service provider and establish a dial-up service first. Luckily, that ___________________________ very long. I was able to get online within a few hours. 23 NOT TAKE

You wouldn’t believe what happened next. I found out that the monitor wasn’t working properly. It had black horizontal lines running through. While I ______________________ to fix it, the screen went completely black. I went to exchange the monitor the following day, and my real first internet  experience began. 24 TRY

Now I am in my final year at university and I can’t imagine my life without the Internet or e-mail. I hope that as I grow older my knowledge and experience with computers ________________________ as technology advances.

25 EXPAND

Florida

When the famous explorer, Columbus claimed Florida for Spain in 1492, he had never laid eyes on it. The area’s most important early _________________ thus set а pattern that has continued for centuries. 26 VISIT

There is а general belief amongst people, apparently quite __________________ with whether or not they’ve been there themselves, that Florida is а good place to go. 27 CONNECT

In fact, it is almost impossible not to enjoy yourself in Florida today, given the wonderful _____________________ of facilities available to tourists. 28 SELECT

Some of the world’s most popular tourist attractions are located in the state whose _____________________ beaches welcome 40 million people each year. 29 SAND

These days it seems ________ to describe Florida’s geography and climate. 30 POINT

After all, few people would have __________ in finding it on а map and most would know what weather to expect there. 31 DIFFICULT

ОТВЕТЫ:

19       WAS MADE

20       HAD TAKEN

21       MORE POPULAR

22       BROUGHT

23       DID NOT TAKE

24       WAS TRYING

25       WILL EXPAND

26       VISITOR

27       UNCONNECTED

28       SELECTION29 SANDY

30       POINTLESS

31       DIFFICULTY