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There are many wonderful new computer programs, but there are other reasons to like (6)

______________. Some people like the way computers hum and sing when they are (7) ______________.
It is a happy sound, like the sounds of toys and childhood. Computers also (8) ______________ lights and

pretty pictures. And computers even seem to have personalities. That may (9) ______________ strange,
but computers seem to have feelings. Sometimes they seem happy, sometimes they seem (10)

______________. It is easy to think they are like people.

26. Reading the following passage and choose the best answers.

BIRTH OF THE COMPUTER
Most people think of computers are very modern inventions, products of our new technological
age. But actually, the idea for a computer (1) _____worked out over two centuries ago by a man (2) _____
Charles Babbage.
Babbage was born (3) _____ 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up plans
for several calculating machines (4) _____ he called “engines”. But despite the fact that he (5) _____
building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the years people have argued (6) _____ his
machines would ever work. Recently, however, the science Museum in London has finished building (7)
_____ engine based on of Babbage’s designs. (8) _____ has taken 6 years to complete and more (9) _____
four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at
special exhibition in the science Museum (10) _____ remind people of Babbage’s work.
1. A. has B. was C. had D. is
2. A. known B. recognized C. written D. called
3. A. on B. in C. by D. for
4, A. whose B. who C. these D. which
5. A. wanted B. made C. started D. missed
6. A. until B. whether C. while D. through
7. A. some B. the C. an D. that
8. A. One B. He C. They D. It
9. A. than B. therefore C. when D. then
10. A. to B. as C. for D. so

27. Reading the following passage and choose the best answers.

THE IMPORTANT OF COMPUTERS

Many of the things we do, depend on receiving information from other people. Catching a train,
making a phone call or going to the cinema all involve information (1) _______ is stored, processed and
communicated. In the past, this information used to (2) _______kept on paper in (3) _______form of, for
example, books, newspapers and timetables. Now more and more information is put on computers.
Computers play a (4) _______in our everyday lives. Consider the use (5) _______ computers in
both shops and offices. Big shops, especially chain stores with branches all (6) _______ the country, have
to deal with very large amounts of information. They have to make sure (7) _______ are enough good on
the shelves for customers to buy. They need to be able to re-order before stocks (8) _______ out, to decide
which things are selling well and (9)_______ on. All these processes are performed quickly and
efficiently (10) _______computers.
1. A. which B. that C. who D. both a and b
2. A. being B. be C. been D. have been
3. A. this B. that C. the D. a
4. A. part B. role C. field D. both a and b