Question

READING Reading
Task 1. Поставьте глаголы в скобках в Present Simple или
Present Continuous. Раскройте скобки используя верный
вариант Comparative или superlative adjectives, Adverbs,
modal verbs. (8 points)
Internet
Everybody 1. (is knowing/knows) that the Internet is a global
computer network, which embraces hundreds of millions of users
all over the world. Originally, Internet was a military experiment
in the USA of 60-s. But soon it became clear that everyone in the
world can use it. The Internet has already entered our ordinary life.
It's hard to imagine our lives without Internet nowadays. It 2.
(have/has) become an important part of every person's life. It is
clear that the accurate number of users can be counted fairly
approximately, nobody knows exactly how many people use the
Internet today, because there are hundreds of millions of users and
their number 3. (is growing/grows).
Nowadays, no one can deny the importance of the Internet, Sitting
in front of a computer, clicking a mouse, you can shop, download
many interesting films, books, read news about subject which is
interesting for you, play computer games with other players, chat
and send mails to your friends. Internet has drastically changed
everything. Since the time of Internet appearance, many other
media sources became unnecessary. You 4. (can/could) find the
information you're looking for in 5 seconds. It is very convenient
for students, professionals, experts and all other people. From one
side, it's great to have everything right here online, from the other
side, it's a shame that people have stopped reading paper books
and newspapers. Nowadays 5. (more popular/the most popular)
Internet service is e-mail. Most of the people use the
for sending and receiving e-mail messages. They can do it either
they are at home or in the internet clubs or at work. With the help
of the internet people from different parts of the planet can
communicate with each other and share information without
leaving their home
Thanks to the Internet, people can 6. (quick/quickly) sell,
advertise and share knowledge, idea, and personal feelings. In
spite of all the good sides that Internet has, there 7. (is/are) some
drawbacks. First of all, the internet influences us very much,
especially young people. There exist dozens of diseases that are
the result of playing computer games, and spending too 8,
(much/more) time in networks. We do sport and walk less and
less and spend time, sitting at a computer. Also, using a computer,
there exist a possibility to become a victim of online fraudsters,
which can try to steal your money.
Internet became so popular nowadays because people can use it
not only at home, in the personal computer, but also they can go
online, using their mobile web. So we can get any information we
want, no matter, whether we are at home or not. And in addition,
the price of'such mobile web is not so expensive.

Answer 1

1. knows

2. has

3. is growing

4. can

5. the most popular

6. quickly

7. are

8. much

Объяснение:

1. knows (речь идет о постоянном факте, а не о текущем действии)

2. has (internet - it)

3. is growing (В данном случае логически мог бы подойти и второй вариант, но контекстуально вернее первый)

4. can (настоящее время)

5. the most popular (самый популярный в данном случае звучит логичнее, чем более популярный)

6. quickly (Наречие, а не прилагательное)

7. are (множественное число)

8. much ("слишком много времени")

Answer 2

1. Everybody knows
2. It has
3. Their number is growing
4. You can
5. the most popular
6. quickly
7. there are
8. Much