Task 1. True/False/Not Stated Read the text and decide if the statements are True (T), False (F) or Not Stated (NS). 1. Researchers studied television for many years. 2. After midnight TV channels show different programs. 3. Cooking shows become detective stories at night. 4. Televisions can become bored. 5. TV presenters want to win a secret world record. 6. Computers can understand very fast news better than people. 7. Televisions will definitely ask people questions in the future.

Ответ: 1. Not Stated, 2. True, 3. True, 4. True, 5. True, 6. True, 7. False

1. Researchers studied television for many years. Not Stated (в тексте не говорится, как долго исследователи изучали телевидение).
2. After midnight TV channels show different programs. True (в тексте сказано: "After midnight, when most people are asleep, TV channels change their programs").
3. Cooking shows become detective stories at night. True (в тексте сказано: "Cooking shows become detective stories").
4. Televisions can become bored. True (в тексте сказано: "The researchers also say that televisions can become tired").
5. TV presenters want to win a secret world record. True (в тексте сказано: "The report also says that television presenters practice speaking very fast because they want to beat a secret world record").
6. Computers can understand very fast news better than people. True (в тексте сказано: "Some presenters can say the news so quickly that only computers can understand them").
7. Televisions will definitely ask people questions in the future. False (в тексте сказано, что исследователи верят, что однажды телевизоры начнут задавать вопросы, но это не факт).

Ответ: 1. Not Stated, 2. True, 3. True, 4. True, 5. True, 6. True, 7. False