Task 9. Fill in the spaces in the sentences with the proper form of the article (if necessary). Translate the sentences.

1) One of … most exciting new developments in … modems is … ability of … modem to transmit … down … telephone line … the same time as it is sending … data.

2) … system of … commercial banks was created in … Ukraine.

3) There were … 154 commercial banks in … middle of 1999.

4) At … millions of … offices … fax machines are boosting … productivity and cutting … telecom costs.

5) … exhibitors have taken … advantage of … enormous assembly of … international journalists at … exhibition.

6) … exhibition has always been … place for introducing … new products and … new technologies.

7) The Internet provides us with … reliable alternative to … expensive and errastic telecommunications system of … Ukraine.

8) All of … large, multinational corporations have built … very attractive stands at … exhibition.

9) To meet … goal of … plan, they have sought to clarify … future direction.

10) … software and services represent one of … fastest growing sectors of … computer market in … Eastern Europe.

Task 10. Fill in the spaces in the sentences with the prepositions given in brackets. Translate the text. (as, of (5), by(2), to)

The Internet is a global system …interconnected computer networks that interchange data …packet switching using the standardized Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP). It is a "network …networks" that consists …millions of private and public, academic, business, and government networks …local …global scope that are linked …copper wires, fiber-optic cables, wireless connections, and other technologies. The Internet carries various information resources and services, such … electronic mail, online chat, file transfer and file sharing, online gaming, and the inter-linked hypertext documents and other resources of the WWW.