Лексико-грамматические задания по теме Словари для 8 классов к любому УМК

Fill in the gaps with the words given below
Dictionaries
From time to time Mark Twain liked to go to interesting1)… in his 2) … . One day he came up to the 3)… when his speech was 4)… and said, “I 5)… your speech very much. It seemed like an old friend to me. You see, I have a book 6)…containing every word of it.” “It’s 7)…”, exclaimed the lecturer. “Will you 8)… it to me, please.” “All right,” Mark Twain said, and on the following day he sent him a 9)… .at home town over lectures impossible lecturer send dictionary enjoyed
Television in Great Britain and the USA
TV has become a part of ……life.
If asked about TV as an information ……, people in Great Britain choose news and nowdays events programmes.
TV is used …… to give information about everything.
The strength of British television lies in its high …… .Coronation Street, one of the most popular British television programmes, first …….in 1960.
American broadcasting system has always been a ……. one.
The aim of television is to……as many viewers as possible.
TV helps teenagers to…….an understanding of the world around them.
All means of mass media are trying to …… the actual problem of reality.
commercial quality show attract develop source everyday regularly broadcasted
Computers
Helen : Computers are doing a lot of … (вред). We begin to forget how … (проводить) our …(свободное) time. For example, we …(имели обыкновение) to have hobbies or to go outside for our …(развлечений). Now all our free time …(отдано) to computers.
Tom : Well, nobody …(заставляет) you use a computer. If you don’t like it, you may … (выключить его). But why do you forget what a great … (количество) of information we get! We must use a computer to be …(хорошо информированными). It gives us wonderful…(возможности) for …(образования). Besides, there is a considerable …(разнообразие) of programmes.
Helen: Yes, I agree, but I’m sure that little by little computers cut us up from the real …(мир). Computers may be a good …(источник) of information, but it prevents us from …(общение) with real people.
Tom: But when you don’t use a computer for a long time you …(обнаруживаешь)how much you miss it. We can learn the latest…(новости) and the freshest information. In my …(мнение), computers are a great …(сила) in the world.
The Guinness Book of Records. Each year the Guinness Book of Records appears with (самой последней) information about (самых высоких), (самых больших), (самых успешных), (самых длинных) objects or people that are (уникальные) in the world. The book itself is a record-breaker: since it (впервые была опубликована) in 1955, it has sold more copies than many other books. The Guinness Book of Records is an interesting book, once you (начинаете читать), it is almost (невозможно) to stop. You will find (полезную) scientific information side by side with the facts such as this: the largest omelette was cooked in Japan in 1994 and it (состоял из) 160,000 eggs.
Are you an (эксперт) in records? Try these questions (чтобы выяснить) :Where do (самые невысокие) people live? (in Zaire, in Japan, in China)
Which is (самая крупная) planet? (Venus, Mars, Jupiter)
Which is (самый популярный) sport in the USA? (football, baseball, basketball)
Which is (самая высокая) tower in the world? (the Eifel Tower, the Tower of London, the Ostankino TV Tower in Moscow)
Which is (самый большой) ocean? (the Arctic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean)