Choose the word/phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence

The ____ lot is kept under video surveillance, so you needn’t worry about your car.

Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it

Nowadays young people pay more attention to traditional festival than they did some years ago.

→ Some years back young 

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage

There are many ways to cut the (19) ___ of your power bill in your home. Take a look at the way we choose computers (a laptop or a desktop computer). A laptop is a computer that is small enough (20) ___ carried around easily and is flat when closed. While a desktop computer is the one that fits on a desk but that is not easily moved from place to place.

Regardless of their convenience difference, choosing a laptop or a desktop computer may result in a significant difference in energy (21) ___. I’m writing this by using a laptop with power (22) ___ features switched on – using around 50 watts maximum. Back some years ago, I would work with a desktop computer with a 17” CRT screen – around 300 watts all told.

The following are some rough (23) ___ bassed on coal fired power generation for just the computer aspect:

- Laptop = 50w x 10 hours a day x 365 days = 182.5 kilowatt hours

- Desktop = 300w x 10 hours a day x 365 = 1095 kilowatt hours

In the case of coal fired electricity, each kilowatt you save not only puts (24) ___ back into your pockets, but also avoids up to 1.5 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions being generated.

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

There are many ways to cut the (19) ___ of your power bill in your home. Take a look at the way we choose computers (a laptop or a desktop computer). A laptop is a computer that is small enough (20) ___ carried around easily and is flat when closed. While a desktop computer is the one that fits on a desk but that is not easily moved from place to place.

Regardless of their convenience difference, choosing a laptop or a desktop computer may result in a significant difference in energy (21) ___. I’m writing this by using a laptop with power (22) ___ features switched on – using around 50 watts maximum. Back some years ago, I would work with a desktop computer with a 17” CRT screen – around 300 watts all told.

The following are some rough (23) ___ bassed on coal fired power generation for just the computer aspect:

- Laptop = 50w x 10 hours a day x 365 days = 182.5 kilowatt hours

- Desktop = 300w x 10 hours a day x 365 = 1095 kilowatt hours

In the case of coal fired electricity, each kilowatt you save not only puts (24) ___ back into your pockets, but also avoids up to 1.5 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions being generated.

Choose the word/phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence

The Internet is available almost everywhere now. ____, some people have never got access to it.

Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in the following passage. 

There are many ways to cut the (19) ___ of your power bill in your home. Take a look at the way we choose computers (a laptop or a desktop computer). A laptop is a computer that is small enough (20) ___ carried around easily and is flat when closed. While a desktop computer is the one that fits on a desk but that is not easily moved from place to place.

Regardless of their convenience difference, choosing a laptop or a desktop computer may result in a significant difference in energy (21) ___. I’m writing this by using a laptop with power (22) ___ features switched on – using around 50 watts maximum. Back some years ago, I would work with a desktop computer with a 17” CRT screen – around 300 watts all told.

The following are some rough (23) ___ bassed on coal fired power generation for just the computer aspect:

- Laptop = 50w x 10 hours a day x 365 days = 182.5 kilowatt hours

- Desktop = 300w x 10 hours a day x 365 = 1095 kilowatt hours

In the case of coal fired electricity, each kilowatt you save not only puts (24) ___ back into your pockets, but also avoids up to 1.5 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions being generated.

Choose the word/phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence

Internet users often suffer various risks, such as spam or ____ junk mail.

Choose the word/phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence

Last weekend, Ba invited Liz to join his family on a ____ to his home village.

Rewrite each of the following sentences in another way so that it means almost the same as the sentence printed before it.

Drivers and passagers must fasten the seat belt when travelling in cars.

→ It is compulsory for __________________________________

Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 13 to 16 are True or False, and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for questions 17 and 18.

There is a list of interesting jobs that we’ll never have again, and a town crier is, of course, on the list. It’s been a long time since town criers worked professionally, so there are not many people knowing who town criers were. Today we can only see them in the movies or at some old tourist sites. Before newspapers were invented, a town crier, who was usually an older gentleman with a booming voice, always dressed offically and had a little bell which he carried with him always. His job was to go through city streets ringing the belt and shouting the latest news as he was walking.

The occupation of the town crier was quickly replaced by radio, television, texting, internet, and all the marvels of modern technology. Today this occupation exists only for entertaining purposes and as local folklore. Competitions for the best town criers are still being held in some parts of the world like America, Australia, Canada and England.

A lot of people now work as professional town criers.

Choose the word/phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence

Most robots are empowered by artifical ____, or Al , and machine learning technology.

Use the correct form of the word given in each sentences.

You can finish the work at home on Sunday if ____. (necessity)

Choose the word/phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence

The whole incident was captured ____ CCTV at the shopping mall yesterday.

Choose the word/phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in each sentence

My uncle, ____ is a computer programmer, works at New York’s Columbia University.

Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 13 to 16 are True or False, and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for questions 17 and 18

There is a list of interesting jobs that we’ll never have again, and a town crier is, of course, on the list. It’s been a long time since town criers worked professionally, so there are not many people knowing who town criers were. Today we can only see them in the movies or at some old tourist sites. Before newspapers were invented, a town crier, who was usually an older gentleman with a booming voice, always dressed offically and had a little bell which he carried with him always. His job was to go through city streets ringing the belt and shouting the latest news as he was walking.

The occupation of the town crier was quickly replaced by radio, television, texting, internet, and all the marvels of modern technology. Today this occupation exists only for entertaining purposes and as local folklore. Competitions for the best town criers are still being held in some parts of the world like America, Australia, Canada and England.

Town criers had worked professionally before mass media were invented.

Read the following passage. Decide if the statements from 13 to 16 are True or False, and choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D) for questions 17 and 18

There is a list of interesting jobs that we’ll never have again, and a town crier is, of course, on the list. It’s been a long time since town criers worked professionally, so there are not many people knowing who town criers were. Today we can only see them in the movies or at some old tourist sites. Before newspapers were invented, a town crier, who was usually an older gentleman with a booming voice, always dressed offically and had a little bell which he carried with him always. His job was to go through city streets ringing the belt and shouting the latest news as he was walking.

The occupation of the town crier was quickly replaced by radio, television, texting, internet, and all the marvels of modern technology. Today this occupation exists only for entertaining purposes and as local folklore. Competitions for the best town criers are still being held in some parts of the world like America, Australia, Canada and England.

Town criers used to wear casual clothes when working.