EGE 19-24 (G1_15), 25-29 (G2_15), 30-36 (G3_15)

Task 1. What Can Computers Do? Computers and microchips ______ (BECOME) part of our everyday lives.

We read magazines which ___ (PRODUCE) on computers, we buy things with the help of computers, we pay bills prepared by computers.

Just _____ (MAKE) а phone call involves the use of а sophisticated computer system.

In the past, life without computers was much ______ (DIFFICULT) than it is today.

The first computers were able to multiply long numbers, but they _____ (NOT CAN) do anything else.

Nobody _____ (BELIEVE) stories about robots and space travel, but now computers are able to do almost all difficult jobs.

What makes your computer such а miraculous device? It is а personal communicator that ______ (ENABLE) you to interact with other computers and with people around the world. And you can even use your PC to relax with computer games.

Task 2. A Challenge for Europe. Recently there has been a small _____ (REDUCE) in the number of people out of work in Europe.

However, ______ (EMPLOY) is still the number one social problem facing the 15 member states of the European Union.

Moreover, ______ (EQUAL) of opportunity between men and women is still an issue that politicians in many countries have not come to grips with.