The fog is one of the worst features of London.
Complete the sentences with article.
1 Is this _the__ first time you've been to __ Isle of Man?
2 A lot of people give ___ money to ___charity at this time of year.
3 Is __the_ meat in __the__oven?
4 Did __the_ police find __the_ person who stole your bicycle?
5, I went to _a_ wonderful concert by __the__ London Symphony Orchestra.
6. As I was walking along the street, I saw _a__ 10-pound note on _the__ pavement.
Fill in the preposition
1 I left my purse _in the__bus when I got off.
2. She was _on__ a plane to Madrid when the bomb exploded.
3. __At_ the end of the program, she turned the TV off.
4. __In_ the end they got married, but we had thought they never would.
Cheetah is faster than the tortoise.
The machine is slower than a plane.
The house is quieter than in the store.
Gloves are cheaper than hat.
<span>This table is better than that</span>
Today the word "electronics" is the general usage.
T<span>he center of this world is a tiny silicon plate of a few square millimeters, an integrated circuit, or a chip, as it is more commonly known. The integrated circuit is undoubtedly one of the most sophisticated inventions of man, science and technology. </span><span>As the operation os an integrated circuit depends on microscopic "components", the purity of all materials and the cleanness at the plant they are produced at must be of the highest quality. </span>
<span>In the past it took scientists and reserchers a whole lifetime to make a few thousand calculations, whereas for a modern computer this task is a matter of a few seconds. At present computers capable of performing billions of operations a second are required. </span>In the next few years engineers will complete the work on computers of above 2 billion operations a second. It will take a few more years to produce a 10-billion operationscomputer. <span>According to some researchers, we are close to what can be regarded as a true physical limit. But other specialists think that photons will make the operation a thousand times faster. This means that in the future it will be possible to expect the appearance of photon computers and that computations will be done by means of light. In a few decades a new age of light may replace the stil youthful electronic age. The race is going on.</span>