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Choose the correct variant. In 2007 the total number of Internet ________________________ in China reached 210 million.

Choose the correct variant. Next, we'll be bringing you a live ___________________________ from the Kremlin.

Choose the correct variant. Soon we'll be able to connect every appliance to a ___________________________ network.

Match the definitions to the words.

Fill in the gap transforming the capitalized word. In April, 1982 a British company _________________ the computer on the market. LAUNCH

Fill in the gap transforming the capitalized word. The Spectrum was Sinclair’s ____________________ computer. FOUR

Fill in the gap transforming the capitalized word. Even today programmes ____________________ for the Spectrum. WRITE

Fill in the gap transforming the capitalized word. The tiny computer with __________________ rubber keys started the computer age. IT

Study the table and put the sentences into the correct category.

Read the text and fill in the gaps with the right phrases. The British are believed to be the greatest newspaper readers in the world. They read newspapers at breakfast, on the bus or on the train when they go to work and on the way back home. A symbol of the British Press is Fleet Street — a street in London. Fleet Street is conveniently situated on the north bank of the River Thames close to a number of large railway stations,. Fleet Street is also not far from such important British institutions as the Bank of England, the Stock Exchange, the Houses of Parliament and the Law Courts, which allows the Fleet Street journalists to keep an eye on things. British daily papers are published from Monday to Saturday. The serious or quality papers such as The Times, The Guardian, The Financial Times, The Independent and The Daily Telegraph are for those who want to know about important happenings everywhere,. British quality papers are very thick.such as Politics, Finances, Business, etc. It's not uncommon for a newspaper reader to use only one or two sections and throw the others away. Popular papers or tabloids, such as The Daily Mail, The Sun or The Daily Express make a much easier reading and have a more general readership., a lot of them have a woman's page and readers' letters. Nearly all papers pay special attention to sports news. The evening papers, such as The Evening News are often bought because people want to know the winner of a race or the result of football pools. but separate weekly editions coming out on Sundays. In addition to the news they usually provide interesting articles on arts, newly-published books and gardening. Some of them, such as The Sunday Times have a very high reputation and the best critics and journalists write for them.