Task 1. Listen about Marco Polo twice. Ans wer the questions. 1. Who was Marco Polo? 2. What country did Marco visit when he was 18? 3. How did Marco, his father and uncle feel when they came to Beijing? 4. What did Marco Polo write about his adventures? 5. Why did people think that the stories in the book were not true?​

1. Don’t say anything to Sally about the surprise party on Friday. — Don’t worry, I won't tell her. 2. Randy and Diana are in love with each other. — Yes. I think they will get married soon. 3. I promise, I will be on time. I won't be late. 4. Please, stay with me. — Don’t worry, I won't leave you. 5. It’s too hot in here. — You’re right. I will open the window.6. I’m too tired to cut the grass. — Don’t worry! I will cut it for you. 7. I’m going to the big baseball match tonight. My team, Dallas Cowboys, are playing. — Do you think they wil win?
8. Are you looking forward to your party? — Yes. I hope everyone will enjoy it.

1. The first digital computer could__solve__a lot of mathe­matical problems at a fast ___sped___. 2. Vannevar Bush built the first __electronic___computer in 1930. 3. Babbage's analytical engine was designed to ___process___ data. 4. J.von Neumann invented a machine that was able to__process___ not only data but also __texts___. 5. Neumann__came up with___ the idea of storing data in a __memory___ . 6. Computers use two conditions for__numeric___symbols. 7. The invention of___interface___ _devices__made computers possible to control and __generate___electronic signals. 8. Due to__cash___ __memorycomputers could perform__operations much faster.