Вставить в пропущенное место один из вариантов снизу for questions 1 - 15, read the text below and decide which answer a, b, c or d best fits each space. there is an example at the beginning (0). e-mail or snail mail? modern technology has …… (0) about enormous improvements in communications and yet many people are still very worried …… (1) using the latest computer technology. i am often surprised to meet colleagues who still …… (2) what the “e” in e-mail stands for and they are too …… (3) to ask. they assume you have to be skilled …… (4) computers to send a message via e-mail but in fact it is …… (5) thing in the world. it is also …… (6) to send an e-mail message …… (7) to send an ordinary letter or a “snail” message which also takes …… (8) longer. an e-mail message is only …… (9) more expensive than a local telephone call to send; on top of the call itself you also have to pay a fee to your “server”. if you send a letter by …… (10) mail it will take a couple of days to get there whereas an e-mail will not take …… (11) than a few seconds. once you become accustomed …… (12) the system you will be …… (13) at how much more …… (14) it is than other means of communication. of course, before you have access to e-mail, you will need a fairly ……(15) computer, which can be quite expensive. 0 a gone b brought c taken d come 1 a for b about c at d with as 2 a hasn’t known b haven’t known c don’t know d doesn’t know 3 a embarrassing b embarrassed c tired d tiring 4 a about b into c to d in 5 a simplest b the more simple c simpler d the simplest 6 a cheaper b more cheaper c cheapest d the cheaper 7 a as b than c that d from 8 a much b more c as d lot 9 a little b slightly c less d least 10 a second-hand b low-paid c part-time d first-class 11 a more long b longest c as long d longer 12 a to be used b to using c to get used d to use 13 a amazed b puzzled c experienced d pleased 14 a confident b certain c efficient d skilful 15 a strong b great c powerful d large