1) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

The invention of video games Do you know the story behind the invention of video games? Here is the story of the ___ (ONE) video game.

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2) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

If you ___ (READ) this article in 2013, you probably imagine video games as we know them now. Nowadays we are used to online games full of colour and action.

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3) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

However, the story about the invention of video games dates back to the 1940s and to a patent registered by the US patent office. The invention patent ___ (CALL) : “The cathode ray tube amusement.”

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4) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

It was very primitive by today’s standards but has given the inspiration for many video games created ___ (LATE).

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5) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

Grandma My grandma often comes to us to babysit my sister, Ann. Yesterday she was tired after a full day of looking after an active five-year-old, but she ___ (NOT WANT) to upset Ann and agreed to play ball in the backyard after supper.

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6) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

After 5 minutes, she ___ (SIT) down on a patio chair and said, “Grandma is too old for this.”

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7) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

Ann came over, put her arm around Grandma’s neck and said, “Grandma, I wish you ___ (BE) newer.”

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8) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

Cyberspace communication Nowadays most of us go to our computers to connect with friends instead of using our phones. Cyberspace relationships have become the norm for many people, even the most ___ (CONSERVE) ones.

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9) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

The convenience and ___ (EFFECTIVE) of the Web is amazing. If we want to see a movie, find a place to eat or get in touch with a friend, we go to the Web before we call on the phone.

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10) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

Critics, however, say that cyberspace communication loses some important factors of the social atmosphere. Most Web ___ (USE) don’t understand that when we talk to someone, we get many messages from them just by their tone of voice and body language.

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11) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

A tender ___ (EXPRESS) and eye contact cannot possibly be experienced over the Internet.

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12) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

As with anything we do, without regular practice the act can become unfamiliar and ___ (COMFORT).

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13) Вставьте слово, которое грамматически и лексически будет соответствовать содержанию текста.

There is a possibility that much can be ___ (REAL) lost when we communicate via the Internet.

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14) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

Consuela Victor Rosenheim, an American banker, was Consuela’s third husband. At first ___ they looked happy. The gossip columns, however, were suggesting that the former Colombian model was already searching for the next husband. The Rosenheims flew into London from their home in New York. The purpose of their trip was twofold.

1) look
2) glimpse
3) sight
4) view

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15) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

There was always the chance that Mr. Rosenheim would take over a small merchant bank, while Mrs. Rosenheim intended to occupy her time looking ___ a suitable birthday present – for herself.

1) at
2) for
3) into
4) after

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16) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

___ people have been able to discover exactly which birthday Consuela would officially be celebrating.

1) Much
2) Little
3) Many
4) Few

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17) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

After a sleepless night, Victor Rosenheim ___ to get up early for an important meeting in the City, while Consuela remained in bed toying with her breakfast.

1) achieved
2) fulfilled
3) managed
4) succeeded

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18) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

After breakfast Consuela ___ a couple of phone calls and then she disappeared into the bathroom. Fifty minutes later she emerged from her suite dressed in a pink Chanel suit. She stepped out of the hotel and into the morning sun to begin her search for the birthday present.

1) took
2) made
3) did
4) held

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19) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

She spent some time in Asprey’s considering the latest slimline watches, a gold statue of a tiger with jade eyes and a Faberge egg. She ___ that her close friend, Tina, was not with her, she needed her advice badly.

1) regretted
2) apologized
3) disappointed
4) dissatisfied

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20) Запишите в поле ответа цифру 1, 2, 3 или 4, соответствующую выбранному Вами варианту ответа.

From there she walked to a ___ shop, which despite a determined salesman who showed her almost everything the shop had to offer, she still left empty-handed.

1) next
2) near
3) nearby
4) close