Упражнения

 

I.Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb to do. Translate the sentences into Russian.

1. … trouble till trouble troubles you (not to trouble).

2. Easier said than … .

3. Never put off till tomorrow what you can … today.

4. … Tim … when he was 8 (to speak Spanish)?

5. “What you … all day long?” – “I have been reading for an exam that will be held tomorrow.”

6. “Mother … onion.” (not to like) – “ … I.” (neither)

7. He … at 11 p.m. yesterday (to come back). I opened the door and saw him off as far as his bedroom.

8. “What … ? (to do) – “I am a student of the extra-mural department of Saint Petersburg Mining Institute.”

9. “How … ?” – “I … well.” (to do = to get on – в устойчивом выражении ‘Как дела?’ или ‘Как поживаете?’)

10. When the experiment … we left the laboratory.

11. The only way … it quickly is … it immediately.

 

II.Read the following text and comment on different meanings of the verb to do used in it. Choose the answer from a)-e) which you think fits best according to the text. Pay attention to the words given bellow, read and memorize them.

 

Computers

 

Device (n) [di‘vais] – устройство, прибор, аппарат

Tube (n) [tju:b] – электронная лампа

Integrated circuit [‘sз:kit] – микросхема

Store (v) [st :] – запоминать, хранить (информацию), вводить в память

Memory (n) – память, запоминающее устройство

 

You do know who the first calculating machine has been invented by, I hope. No, you don’t?

It was invented by Charles Babbage, a professor of mathematics at Cambridge University, in 1812. that device could do complicated calculations faster than people were able to.

A computer was invented in the 20^th century. The first computers were very big as there were thousands of tubes in them. That is why they were not widely used for a long time. Only when scientists invented transistors and then integrated circuits and later microcircuit chips, the computers became popular and many people began to use them widely as they were small and could be placed on a writing desk in a flat. In addition, they could do calculations much faster. Now a computer can do one million sums a second and even much quicker. No man can do that.

At present computers are used widely because they do everything in a more efficient way than people. They can calculate the orbits of spaceships, control machines in factories and plants, reserve seats on planes, pay wages, play chess or cards, compose music, translate from one language into another.

Different experts can’t do without them: researchers, doctors, teachers, students, schoolchildren, librarians, composers, designers, engineers, etc.

How much information computers can store in their memories! They are ready to help people at any moment. In fact, they can do many of the things we do, but faster and better.

Today computers control nearly everything we do in the world. They serve everyone in his everyday life. Do you agree?

 

1. Who invented the first calculator?

a) No information is given in the text.

b) Lobachevsky. d) Bill Gates.

c) Charles Babbage. e) Hero.

2. What could that machine do?

a) It could calculate faster than men.

b) It could translate texts from one language into another.

c) It could construct graphs.

d) It could play chess.

e) It could invent.

3. When was a computer invented?

a) In the twelfth century Anno Domini.

b) In the twentieth century.

c) In the twenty first century Anno Domini.

d) In the twelfth century B.C.

e) In the twentieth century B.C.

4. Why were the first computers very big?

a) They consisted of a great number of tubes.

b) They were made of iron.

c) They used a lot of ceramic material.

d) They consisted of many boxes.

e) There were thousands of meters of wire used in them.

5. What did scientists invent to replace electronic tubes?

a) Microchips.

b) Integrated circuits and microchips.

c) Cardboards.

d) Artificial intellect.

e) No information is given in the text.

6. Why are computers used widely nowadays?

a) They are cheaper than work done by men.

b) They can do work quicker and better than people.

c) They are safer than people.

d) They can process more information than people.

e) They don’t need to have a rest.