1. Thanks in large part to Norkia's success, the Finns are the most wired people on earth, with every 5 _____ 10 using cell phones and computers.
   (A) for
   (B) within
   (C) from
   (D) out of
   
   
2. The company's mobile communication products sold well ______ the merits of its advanced cellular technology.
   (A) in
   (B) to
   (C) on
   (D) for
   
   
3. Our newly designed e-book displays pages of text on an 11.4 cm ______ 7.6 cm monochrome screen.
   (A) to
   (B) by
   (C) with
   (D) at
   
   
4. As you will see from our catalog, we can offer a wide selection of carpets which are well-known ______ their unique design and fine workmanship.
   (A) with
   (B) to
   (C) for
   (D) of
   
   
5. You will notice that our prices are highly competitive ______ products of such fine quality.
   (A) for
   (B) about
   (C) of
   (D) than
   
   
6. We generally do not deal on a consignment basis, but prefer our agents to buy our goods ______ their own account.
   (A) in
   (B) on
   (C) to
   (D) of
   
   
7. Our machines are protected by a 3-year warranty, ______ we offer a full after-sale service.
   (A) though
   (B) instead
   (C) but
   (D) and
   
   
8. In short order, a number of big companies doing business on the Web have expanded their turf to include finance, health, sports, and education.
   (A) They did this because they were short of order.
   (B) They did this as soon as they received the order.
   (C) They did this in a short time.
   (D) They did this in a disorganized way.
   
   

1. The company has totally revamped its web site, now providing an impressive array of information, such as financial news reports, company releases, and stock quotes.
   (A) greatly increased its contents
   (B) changed the structure or arrangement
   (C) drastically changed its purpose
   (D) made it much more attractive than before
   
   
2. Technoids and home-theater buffs complain that Divx, a new type of videodisk, sacrifices many of the advantages of DVD.
   (A) technicians who design home-theater products
   (B) people who manufacture home-theater products
   (C) people who know a lot about home-theater
   (D) engineers who provide technical support for home-theaters
   
   
3. Since the launch of GlobalNet on the Web, big companies have ponied up over $50 million to be featured on this popular portal site.
   (A) squandered
   (B) made
   (C) paid
   (D) been cheated out of
   
   
4. The new electronic books are designed to simulate the experience of reading a standard book as nearly as possible.
   (A) imitate
   (B) stimulate
   (C) simplify
   (D) ease
   
   
5. Few people enjoy reading a book on a computer. Every time they hit the "page down" key, their eyes have to search to find where they stopped reading, a process that literally gives many people headaches.
   (A) normally
   (B) reportedly
   (C) frequently
   (D) truly
   
   
6. The digital book will cost $299 if a buyer commits to spending $20 a month purchasing electronic texts or $599 for an outright purchase.
   (A) partial
   (B) online
   (C) overseas
   (D) complete
   
   
7. Most of the well-known portals are whopper World Wide Web sites that offer a dizzying array of services and information.
   (A) ambitious
   (B) large
   (C) changeable
   (D) chaotic
   
   
8. Called specialty portals, these sites on the World Wide Web are single-subject hangouts for artists, poets, and music lovers.
   (A) sites some people like to go often
   (B) sites offering specialized contents
   (C) sites displaying art works
   (D) sites not belonging to the main stream
   
   
9. This restaurant makes a fabulous ricotta cheesecake said to come from an ancient recipe.
   (A) mysterious
   (B) strange
   (C) marvelous
   (D) exotic
   
   
10. With relics from ancient Rome, this part of the city is attracting a large number of tourists.
    (A) bodies buried a long time ago
    (B) old buildings and customs
    (C) precious jewels from ancestors
    (D) archived documents left by the ancients
    
    

to come, specialized, over time, smart, superseded, fraction, obsolete, but, believe, less, at least, replaced

The home PCs of today are well on their way to becoming (1) . Not in the usual way of being (2) by PCs that are faster or cheaper. (3) in a more fundamental sense, the complex computers of today may be on their way out, (4) in the home. (5) , they will be (6) by simple devices, each (7) to perform one task. These (8) appliance have already begun to appear. In the business world, standard PCs will dominate for a long time (9) . But most people use only a (10) of the functions available on the PCs they now have. I (11) that a world of computers that do (12) , but do it much better, will be very appealing.