English
English
English
A
1. Sometimes I wonder how many of the changes we see around us will really endure.
2. There has been a real shift in attitudes towards this lately.
3. Mobile phones that receive TV programmes are a real innovation.
4. Iris has a lot of potential and should do well in her future career.
5. You have to try to be mature about the situation and use your experience to find a solution.
6. This isn't my laptop! Someone must have switched my bag and theirs.
7. We've made a lot of progress with the plans, but we still have a long way to go.
8. You might have learnt the theory, but there's no substitute for practical experience
9. When trees fall and start to decay, they provide a home for many insects.
10. I've modified the design by giving the car six wheels instead of four.
B
1. Last
2. Revolution
3. status quo
4. uniform
5. radical
6. trend
7. dynamic
8. evolve
9. novel
10. innovative
11. influence
12. conservative
C
1. It's time we completely reformed the whole prison system.
2. I'd like you to revise your report to include more information about costs.
3. I thought the report in the paper completely distorted the truth.
4. I've amended the contract and it now says that you will recive 15%.
5. I sometimes find it hard to maintain a balance between work and my home life.
6. The important thing is to remain calm and try to think logically.
7. You can adjust the chair to make it comfortable by pressing this button.
8. This company needs to adapt or we're not going to survive.
9. Mike and I meet for coffee on alternate Saturdays.
10. There's a lot of traffic, so I'm trying to find an alternative route.
11. You'll regret it if you persist in annoying people like that.
12. Can the company sustain the kind of growth we've had recently?
13. Many people in Britain converted to Christianity during the Roman period.
14. Learning to use the Internet had really transformed my life.
15. I hope the bad weather didn't spoil your holiday.
D
1. Network
2. Broadband
3. Primitive
4. Nuclear
5. crafted
6. console
7. technique
8. breakthrough
9. data
10. resource
E
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Well, we at Compulearn think it's a positive thing! If you're interested in becoming a computer
programmer, if you enjoy reading the manual to find out what's really going on inside consumer
electronics like the latest plasma TV, then we want to hear from you.
Our six-week course covers everything from downloading music files from the Internet to writing
your own games. You'll learn how to upload your own website to the Internet and how to solve
complex problems in the latest programming languages. Go online now and visit us on the net. Click
on 'Opportunities' and start your future now.
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F
1. Why don't you change out those wet things and put something dry on?
2. The image on the screen faded away and I knew it was a computer virus.
3. Let’s test out your new game and see if it works.
4. You'll regret it if you don't back up your important data.
5. Have you used up the blanks CDs I gave you, or have you got some left?
6. Did you hear they're thinking of doing away identity cards?
7. You need to key in your details and then press 'enter'
8. We should do up Jake's bedroom now he's left home.
G
1. Could you send someone to have a look at my computer, because nothing happens when I
switch it on.
2. I took my watch apart to see what was wrong with it, but I couldn't put it back together
again!
3. Your essay would make more sense if you changed the second and third paragraphs around.
4. One of the miracles of nature is the way a caterpillar turns into a butterfly.
5. I played so much football last season that I wore up two pairs of boots!
6. In the story, Cinderella's coach changed into a pumpkin at midnight.
7. My CDs were all in order and now someone's mixed them up.
8. I think they've the old library made into a really nice space for children.
H
1. Why don't you take up yoga?
2. I was depressed all day, but I started to cheer up when I saw Alec.
3. I'm going to brush up my French before we go on holiday.
4. How could you make up such a ridiculous excuse?
5. If you tidy up your room, then you'll be able to find things more easily.
6. Why did you have to bring up the fact that Dennis has lost his job?
7. Let's dress up and go out to that new Italian restaurant tonight.
8. What time did Nigel finally turn up at the party, then?
I
1. The government's decision not to publish this report represent a real break with tradition.
2. Bill Gates made his money by satisfying the demand for computer operating systems that
were easy to use.
3. You should know better than to spend all your time playing computer games when you've got
exams next week.
4. I was surfing the Web when I came across a site that had lots of information about my
favourite band.
5. Click on the link below to become a member and enjoy everything that Musiconline has to
offer.
6. We've lived in this area for over 20 years, and I can tell you that things have definitely
changed for the worse.
7. When you're at the wheel of the new T4 sports car, It’s obvious that there's a lot of
computing power under the bonnet, as well as engine power.
8. People's attitudes to disability are changing and more and more places have wheelchair
access these days.
9. Now, don't complain about having to spend the holidays away from your computer - it's for
your own good and you'll thank me later.
10. Since she changed jobs, Anne has really thrown her energy into her career.
11. You should keep your computer system up to date, or you might find that some programs
won't run.
12. The workman said that he needed a spanner and asked me to pass him one from his tool.
J
1. To
2. From
3. Good
4. Tool
5. In
6. Make
7. Deal
8. Know
9. From
10. Place
11. Make
12. At
K
1. Use
2. Reality
3. Place
4. Purpose
5. Clock
6. Form
7. Process
8. Led
L
1. break the mould
2. had a change of heart
3. turned over a new leaf
4. reinventing the wheel
5. stick to your guns
6. a leopard can't change its spots
7. changed your tune
8. the tools of the trade
9. all mod cons
10. knows … inside out
M
1. continual
2. evolving
3. revolutionary
4. flexibility
5. adjustments
6. adaptable
7. influential
8. capability
9. unaltered
10. electrifying
N
1. changeable
2. maturity
3. modernised
4. persistently
5. endurance
6. processed
7. rearrange
8. renewable
9. conversion
10. irreplaceable