ТЕХНОЛОГИЯ АНАЛИЗА, ПЕРЕВОДА И РЕДАКТИРОВАНИЯ ПУБЛИЦИСТИЧЕСКОГО ТЕКСТА ОЦЕНОЧНЫХ ЖАНРОВ

I _______ a good program from the Internet the other day. Would you like a copy?
downloaded
copified
typed
recorded
A program on the grid you create with it to perform mathematical operations is __________.
software
hardware
spreadsheet
attachment
Business newspapers often publish __________ of vacancies companies have.
issues
articles
advertisements
periodicals
Media attention of an intense kind is blanket _________.
commeating
writing
publishing
coverage
A hard-hitting documentary series starts tonight at 10 p.m. Viewers might be shocked at scenes of… .
television preview
news review
radio review
programme review
A document on the Web giving information about a person or institution is a __________.
list
catalogues
home page
paper
Now is the time to plant roses. Put trees in at least 2 apart and cover roots with 6” of soil.
gardening tips
host’s recipe
housewife’s advice
prescriptions
A lightweight portable computer small enough to fit in your hand is ___________.
desktop
PC
palmtop
laptop
Do you ever visit any _________ for pop stars or film stars?
laptops
disks
websites
spreadsheets
If _________ parties or politicians get reelected, they receive a fresh mandste from the electorate for a new term of office.
incumbent
weak
strong
powerless
if you play _________ in a business or political situation, you act or negotiate in an aggressive way, and if you play __________, you don’t.
new ball, old ball
single, double
hardball, softball
in, out
I’ve lost a lot of data. I wonder if my computer has a __________.
spreadsheet
virus
floppy disk
mouse
A huge portion of the internet containing linked docu,ents, called pages, is __________.
the Web
catalogue
the net
home page
The final stages in a competitive situation or a conflict, especially when the final outcome is not clear, are the ________.
endgame
gambit
stalemate
mix
Although best levels were not held, shares _________.
plummeted
declined
decreased
advanced
Starting overcast with intermittent rain followed by sunny spells, max. temp. 21 C°.
editorial
obituary
caption
weather forecast
Those ________ disks don’t store nearly enough information.
floppy
scanny
soft
surfing
I’m always impressed by people who carry their _________ on planes and work on them during the flight.
laptops
e-mail
mouse
surfing
Prince Edward (left) enjoys a joke with actor Sam Cool (centre).
gossip column
caption
horoscope
readers’ advice column
Someone who commits a lot of crimes and goes on committing them is a _________.
robber
political detainee
thief
persistent offender
Mr Richard Caulder (West Hull, Labour) asked if the Minister of Transport could inform the MPs of train-fare concessions for pensioners. However, the Speaker declared that… .
Congres news
Senate news
parliamentary review
Royal news
audiences traditionally show their appreciation at the end of a performance and sometimes during it by _________.
whispering
hissing
clapping
sobbing
Where there are no clear winners or losers in a competitive situation, or no apparent solution to a conflict, there is __________.
stalemate
gambit
mix
endgame
Hidden instructions in a program designed to destroy information is __________.
sickness
illnesss
desease
virus
If you use a _________ in order to achieve your goal, you use subtle means whose purpose may not be immediately clear to others and which often involve taking a risk.
complaint
stalemate
gambit
chess
A pair of silver George II candlesticks fetched 17 000 pounds. Bidding was slow for Victorian oil paintings but a landscape by Somers went for 55 000 pounds.
trading ad
sale column
headline
auction report
In London the dollar _________ by a tiny margin at the outset.
shot up
edged up
rocketed
increased
Viewers __________ commercial TV have to watch advertisements _________ petrol, washing machines, soap and many other items which they do not require ________ and __________ programmes.
in, with, during, in
at, of, in, during
of, between, for, during
of, for, between, during
computer equipment or machinery is ___________.
computing
personal computer
hardware
software
News _________ at regular intervals.
are transmitted
are broadcast
is broadcasted
is broadcst
Commercial programmes _________ this channel are financed _________ different companies which do not have anything to do _________ the arrengement or content of these programmes.
at, by, by
of, with, with
in, with, for
on, by, with
you really need to use your ________ disk for all the data you want to store.
soft
hard
floppy
surfing
If you want some photos of the USA, you could just try _________ the Web. You’ll be amazed how many you can find.
surfing
copying
loading
mailing
To navigate around the internet, sometimes aimlessly, is __________.
to travel
to surf the net
to tour
to wander
The BBC is financed _________ payments which are made ___________ all people who have TV-sets.
by, by
by, for
with, by
by, with
The cheapest bucket-shop air-return to Hong Kong is now about 480 pounds and Hong Kong is a good base to visit Macao, China and Taiwan. The best season is… .
travel
ad
news review
customs
The memory available on a computer to store and use information temporarily, usually measured in megabytes, is ___________.
RAM
RUX
SAM
TAX
He’s a popular journalist, so he’s not a __________ journalist. He’s the equivalent of a small-town gossip columnist.
low-brow
middle-brow
high-brow
rise-brow
A meeting place on the Internet for discussion of a particular topic is __________.
newsgroup
visit
gathering
attendance
Premier to probe Riddle of “spics in ministry”.
television preview
parliamentary review
headline
crossword clues
A machine for transfering pictures and texts into a computer is ___________.
palmtop
laptop
printer
scanner
Hundreds of supporters shouted “Free her now” when Kiran awalia was _________ bail.
permitted
allowed
let
refused
A device inside a computer that stores large amounts of information is __________.
soft disk
hard drive
soft drive
hard disk
Today is a good day to do business but a bad one for romance. Don’t take members of the opposite sex today too seriously.
horoscope
recipe
gossip column
obituary
A computer that fits on a desk, used by individuals at work or at home, is _________.
desktop
brieftop
laptop
tabletop
The other day I ________ some photos I’d taken so that I could send them to a friend in America.
scanned
printed
made
published
John Butcher, Conservative MP for Coventry South West, has campaigned in the Midlands for habitual violent offenders to be ________ bail.
refused
denied
deprived
granted
When prices are falling or losing ground, traders talk about a _________.
hare market
rising market
bull market
bear market
A lightweight portable computer that usually fits in a briefcase is _________.
brieftop
desktop
laptop
palmtop