Білет №1

I. Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

1. Her daughter is (tall) than I but much (thin).

2. This is (warm) room in the house.

3. Old shoes are usually (comfortable) than new ones.

4. This is one of (good) exhibitions I’ve ever visited.

5. Athens is (far) from London than Rome is.

II. History and future of the internet

The internet technology was created by Vinton Cerf early 1973 as part of a project headed by the advanced Research Projects Agency, part of the United States Department of Defense. Later Cerf made many efforts to build and standardize the internet. In 1984 the technology and the network were turned over to the private sector and to government scientific agencies for further development. The growth has internet available to home and business users enter the market in ever-increasing numbers. By early 1995, access was available in 180 countries and more than 30 million users used the internet. The internet and its technology continue to have a profound effect in promoting the exchange of information, making possible rapid transactions among individuals and organizations. More than 100 million computers are connected via the global internet in 2000 and even more are attached to enterprise internets. The development of the World Wide Web leads to the rapid introduction of new business transactions on the internet worth hundreds of billions of dollars. Now the computer industry is one of the largest in western countries and especially in the USA. It includes companies that manufacture, sell and lease computers as well as companies that supply products and services for people working with computers.

III. The Academy where I study.

Білет № 2

I. Complete the sentences with some or any.

1. I'd like ________ information about your products, please.

2. Would you like __________ help?

3. We don't have __________ files.

4. Juan has __________ suggestions for the project.

5. Do you have _________ ideas, Katrin?

6. We're having __________ computer problems.

7. Can I get you _________ magazines?

II. Electronic commerce

The meaning of the term “electronic commerce” has changed over time. Originally, “electronic commerce” meant transmitting commercial transactions electronically, usually using technology like Electronic Data Interchange (EDI), which began in the late 1970s, with such documents as purchase orders or invoices electronically exchanged between firms engaged in either buying or selling.

Later the term “electronic commerce” came to include activities more precisely termed “Web commerce” – the purchase of goods and services over the World Wide Web via secure servers with e-shopping carts and with electronic pay services, like credit card payment authorizations.

When the Web first became well-known among the general public in 1994, many journalists and experts forecast that e-commerce would soon become a major sector of the economy. However, it took about four years for security protocols to become developed and put in place. Later, between 1998 and 2000, a substantial number of businesses in the United States and Western Europe developed basic Web sites. Although a large number of “pure e-commerce” companies disappeared during the dot-com collapse in 2000 and 2001, many “brick-and-mortar” (regular) retailers recognized that such companies had identified valuable niche markets and began to add e-commerce capabilities to their Web sites.