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

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

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

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

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

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

Nobody (a)   (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 (a)   (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 (a)   (REDUCE) in the number of people out of work in Europe.

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

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