Exercise 6. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.
The last two decades have seen enormous changes in the way people's lives are affected by IT. Twenty years ago, few people had access to a computer whilst today most people use them at work, home or school and use of e-mail and the Internet is an every day event.
These developments have brought many benefits to our lives. E-mail makes communication much easier and more immediate. This has numerous benefits for business, commerce, and education. The World Wide Web means that information on every conceivable subject is now available to us. Clearly, .for many people this has made life much easier and more convenient.
However, not all the effects of the new technology have been beneficial. Many people feel that the widespread use of e-mail is destroying traditional forms of communication such as letter writing, telephone and face-to-face conversation. In addition, the huge size of the Web means it is almost impossible to control and regulate. This has led to many concerns regarding children accessing unsuitable websites. In conclusion, developments in IT have brought many benefits, yet I believe developments relating to new technology in the future are likely to produce many negative effects that will need to be addressed very carefully.
The World Wide Web and e-mail communication........................ .
A.causes a busy and exciting life
B.have also been used for education purpose
C.is difficult to get access to
D.is destroying traditional customs

Exercise 6. Read the passage carefully, then choose the correct answers.
The last two decades have seen enormous changes in the way people's lives are affected by IT. Twenty years ago, few people had access to a computer whilst today most people use them at work, home or school and use of e-mail and the Internet is an every day event.
These developments have brought many benefits to our lives. E-mail makes communication much easier and more immediate. This has numerous benefits for business, commerce, and education. The World Wide Web means that information on every conceivable subject is now available to us. Clearly, .for many people this has made life much easier and more convenient.
However, not all the effects of the new technology have been beneficial. Many people feel that the widespread use of e-mail is destroying traditional forms of communication such as letter writing, telephone and face-to-face conversation. In addition, the huge size of the Web means it is almost impossible to control and regulate. This has led to many concerns regarding children accessing unsuitable websites. In conclusion, developments in IT have brought many benefits, yet I believe developments relating to new technology in the future are likely to produce many negative effects that will need to be addressed very carefully.
In the last twenty years........................ .
A.there have been dramatic changes in the field of computer science
B.people's lives have been changed a lot because of the invention of the computer.
C.the World Wide Web and e-mail communication have affected modern life.
D.there have been developments in telecomunications.

Exercise 5. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
A major revolution for the automated office is electronic mail. The customary (31)........... system requires message written on paper to be transmitted physically from one location to another. With electronic mail, messages are converted (32)........... electronic signals, tranmitted anywhere in the world, and then changed back into the original written form, all in several seconds and minutes at most.
Through the use of video screens in company offices, a single (33)........... can be transmitted to hundreds of people in dozens of branch offices at the same time. Thus, electronic mail, along with databases, can be an important asset in teleconferences. Furthermore, the use of electric mail in the form of a 'mailbox' (34)........... to a telephone is also of great value. Since in offices many telephone calls go uncompleted on the first attempt, with electronic mail, two-way conversion is not essential, so it (35).......... telephone use and saves time.
(34)...........
A.bills
B.calls
C.uses
D.services

Exercise 5. Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
A major revolution for the automated office is electronic mail. The customary (31)........... system requires message written on paper to be transmitted physically from one location to another. With electronic mail, messages are converted (32)........... electronic signals, tranmitted anywhere in the world, and then changed back into the original written form, all in several seconds and minutes at most.
Through the use of video screens in company offices, a single (33)........... can be transmitted to hundreds of people in dozens of branch offices at the same time. Thus, electronic mail, along with databases, can be an important asset in teleconferences. Furthermore, the use of electric mail in the form of a 'mailbox' (34)........... to a telephone is also of great value. Since in offices many telephone calls go uncompleted on the first attempt, with electronic mail, two-way conversion is not essential, so it (35).......... telephone use and saves time.
(32)...........
A.from
B.by
C.into
D.with

Exercise 1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
A.spacious
B.courteous
C.document
D.technology

Exercise 1. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
A.commune
B.security
C.punctuality
D.distribute

Exercise 2. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.
A.technology
B.competitive
C.facsimile
D.document

Exercise 2. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.
A.transit
B.transmit
C.transact
D.translate

Exercise 2. Choose the word that has the main stress placed differently from the others.
A.capacity
B.communal
C.secure
D.imagine

Exercise 3. Choose the word or phrase to best complete the sentence.
Prices are going ..... in a worry way.
A.up
B.over
C.away
D.off