Экзамен по Английскому языку

1. Перевести текст:

The makers of a controversial computer game about bullying have decided to go ahead and launch it despite calls for it to be banned. In the game, players take on the role of a new student at a school and have to fight the bullies, by punching them or hitting them with a baseball bat

Critics have said that the game encourages violence, but the makers deny this and say that, while there is violence in the game, it is just an amusing look at school life, besides which, the violence in the game is directed against the bullies to protect pupils who are being bullied. The makers also say that players will lear to stand up to bullies.

A British politician, a former minister. has called for it to be banned as it might affect the way young people perceive violence.

Anti-bullying charities have said that the game might make people respond violently to bullies, which might make things more complicated and result in injuries.

2. Употребить правильное время в скобках.

Present Continuous/Simple Past/Present Perfect Continuous/Past Perfect Continuous

My English is really getting better. I _______ (try) to learn the language since 1985, but only recently have I been able to make some real progress. By the time I started high school in 1988, I _______ (study) the language for almost three years; however, I was only able to introduce myself and utter a few memorized sentences. For a couple more years, I - _______ (struggle) through grammar and vocabulary lessons, which made absolutely no difference. Nothing worked, so T decided to study abroad

I found an exchange program in England that sounded like the perfect answer. I _______ (stay) with a host family for one month. It was a huge disappointment! I _______ (sit) there the whole time staring at the host mother and father hoping that there would be some breakthrough. Nothing.

When I returned, I mentioned to a friend that I _______ (have) problems with the language for years. He recommended that I spend a year in an English speaking country. I decided to go abroad again. I _______ (research) exchange programs for a couple of weeks and finally decided on a school in the United States.

Well, it worked. I _______ (live) and _______ (study) in the US. for more than two years. I _______ (stay) here for at least another year before I return home. By then, I should be completely fluent

3. Ответить письменно на вопросы:

1. About how many hours are you on-line each day?

2. What are the advantages of using computers?

3. When was the computer invented?

4. Do you think you could stop using a computer for one week? Why? / Why not?

5. At what age should children learn howto use a computer