Контрольная работа How to choose the right computer
Task 1
Употребите глагол to be в нужной форме (am, is, are, was, were, will/shall be) и переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. I _ a first-year student of extra-mural department.
2. In five years they _ certified specialists.
3. My friend _a network manager in a large company some years ago, now he is a lecturer at a financial college.
4. Last year we _ very busy preparing for tests and exams.
5. Working from home _ a new way of life for a large number of IT specialists.
6. There _ many helpful office application programs today.
7. Computer _ one of the most wonderful inventions of mankind.
Task 2
Поставьте глагол to have в нужную временную форму (Present, Past , Future) и переведите предложения на русский язык.
1. Most office workers _ nine to five jobs.
2. The Academy _ a computer centre with twenty computers.
3 . _ we _ exams in History of Russia next year?
4. Two years ago we _ not _ this office application program.
5. Our Agricultural Academy _ two large departments - full-time and extra-mural.
6 . _we _ a practical in Higher Mathematics next Monday or next Wednesday?
7. They _ not _ a contract with the city administration now.
Task 3
Вставьте нужный предлог и переведите предложения.
1. We are students _ the faculty _ Applied Informatics.
2. I am in office worker. I am at work _ nine _ five every week _ Monday _ Friday.
3. You can find a lot of Information _ this topic _ specialized journals.
4. We will have final examinations _ four years.
5. It's a very interesting project. Tell me _ it
6. I study all the week, I have classes even _ Sunday.
7. the end _ the semester (term) I usually have a few tests and exams.
Task 4
Раскройте скобки и поставьте глагол в соответствующее время группы времен Simple. Переведите предложения.
1. I work from home - I (receive) and (send) processed data to the main office,
2. Some years ago I (finish) college and (to start) working as a computer operator.
3. In the near future we (install) a better software.
4. The old antivirus program (not to provide) good protection from all the viruses that can come from the Web.
Task 5
Вставьте походящие no смыслу модальные глаголы (can, could, must, may, might) и переведите предложения. Помните, что у модальных глаголов есть заменители (have to, has to, had to, am/is/are to, was/were to), которые придется употребить в некоторых временах.
1. Everyone _ be very attentive with financial documents.
2. Last year when he finished the Academy he _ take a post¬graduate course.
3. As an extra-mural student I _ attend lectures and practical classes every day. (модальный глагол в отрицательной форме).
4. This PC is faulty. _ ask a technician to fix it?
5. _ we find some new information on this topic in the Web?
6. It is 2 p.m. They _ be at the lecture of Philosophy now.
7. IT specialists _ update their professional knowledge regularly.
Task 6
Заполните таблицу отсутствующими (в сравнительной или превосходной степенях) формами прилагательных и переведите их.
Fill in the blanks with absent comparative and superlative degrees of adjectives or participles and translate them.
Model: strong - stronger - the strongest
Сильный - более сильный - самый сильный
Efficient - more efficient - the most efficient
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the most difficult |
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good |
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самый лучший |
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the worst |
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easy |
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более легкий |
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time- consuming |
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useful |
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Task 7
Translate the text. Переведите текст.
How to choose the right computer
1. When you want to buy a personal computer (PC), the first question you must ask yourself is "What will I use it for?" If you are going to use it for studying, for office work, for Internet and for games, may be, you should buy a really powerful modern PC.
2. The power of the computer depends on the speed and the capacity: the speed of the processor and the capacity of the memory and the hard disk.
3. The speed of the processor shows how fast the computer processes data. Speed is usually given in megahertz and gigahertz. The faster the processor, the more powerful the computer.
4. The capacity shows how much storage space there is in the computer. The capacity depends on how much memory there is, how big the hard disk is.
5. There are two types of memory: RAM (Random Access Memory) and ROM (Read Only Memory). We measure RAM and video memory in megabytes. You will also have cache memory in your PC, it is in kilobytes.
6. As for hard disk memory, it is in gigabytes. Always look for the computer with the highest numbers. Remember: the higher the number, the more powerful is the computer.
Task 8
Прочитайте текст и найдите в нем английские эквиваленты следующим русским словам и словосочетаниям. Read the text and find the equivalents to the following Russian words and expressions.
Кэш память, объем памяти, скорость процессора, жесткий диск, память только для чтения, обрабатывать данные, мощный компьютер, скорость дается в мегагерц и гигагерц, чем больше.... тем мощнее, скорость зависит от...
Task 9
Answer the questions. Дайте ответы на вопросы по тексту.
1. What does the power of the computer depend on?
2. Which parameter of the computer tells how fast the computer works?
3. Is the speed given in megahertz and gigahertz?
4. Why must users look for the biggest numbers of speed and memory capacity?
5. Do we measure RAM in kilobytes or megabytes?
Task 10
В каком параграфе (укажите номер параграфа) текста "How to choose the right computer" говорится о:
Which paragraph of the text "How to choose the right computer" tells about:
a) The storage space in the computer;
b) Hard disk memory;
c) The general recommendation when choosing a computer,
d) Units of measurement which we use to measure speed?
Task 11
Прочитайте и переведите письмо.
From: К. Systems
То: А&М Semiconductors
Subject: Request for a quotation
Dear Mr. Tanner,
We are a large manufacturing company in Barcelona.
We would like to place a large order for your processor chips.
The problem is we need the chips quite urgently.
Could you deliver them by the end of next month? If the time is
OK for you, could you send us the quotation asap?
I am the contact person in charge of all details.
Looking forward to your reply.
Carle Feiran
Purchasing Manager
Контрольная небольшая. Основная сложность контрольной - это то, что в данной контрольной множество специальных понятий, которые связаны с компьютерами.
