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Task 1 Read the text below and answer the questions:
An electronic computer.
You know, electronic computers can solve complicated mathematical problems, answer complicated questions, translate into a foreign language and what not?
They say, that one day an American general was given a computer which could solve all possible strategic problems.
The general was very pleased indeed as the situation at the front was very serious.
The operators put the computer into operation at once. It took the general about 10 minutes to receive the information. "The enemy has opened fire from the south. The enemy planes have been shot down. Two enemy tanks have just appeared in front of our lines".
The general asked the question: "Shall I attack or shall I withdraw?"
The computer started to work at once. The general could see various lights flashing. At last came the answer: "Yes."
The general's face turned red and he shouted angrily: "Yes - what?!!" The computer got down to work again, but it was a whole half an hour later that the next answer came. This time it was: "Yes, sir."
1. What can electronic computers do?
2. What kinds of problems can computers solve?
3. What did an American general get one day?
4. Why was the general pleased?
5. Why did the general shout angrily?
Task 2 Give the Russian for:

To solve complicated problem, to be very pleased, the situation at the front, to put the computer into operation, it took the general 10 minutes to do smth., to withdraw, to open fire, to appear in front of the lines, to get down to work again.

Task 3 Give the English for:

Решать стратегические проблемы, сложные математические проблемы, перевести на иностранный язык, говорят, получить информацию, атаковать, покраснеть, сердить, наконец.

Task 4 Complete these sentences, using the right form of the verb:

1 I ________ (have) a nightmare when the alarm went off and woke me up
2 His hands were covered in oil because he_______(try) to fix the car all morning. Unfortunately, he________(manage) to make it start.
3 When I ________(buy) some fruit I went back to the beach.
Task 5 Give the degrees of comparison of the following adjectives:
Complicated, serious, angry, late, kind, easy, happy, interesting.