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READ THE PASSAGE AND FILL IN EACH BLANK WITH ONE SUITABLE WORD
MOST PEOPLE THINK OF COMPUTERS (1).......as........ VERY MODERN INVENTIONS, PRODUCTS OF OUR NEW TECHNOLOGICAL AGO. BUT (2).......actually........ , THE IDEA FOR A COMPUTER WAS WORKED OUT (3)......over........ TWO CENTURIES AGO BY A MAN (4).........called........ CHARLES BABBAGE.
BABBAGE WAS BORN IN 1791 AND (5)..........grew.... UP TO BE A BRILLIANT MATHEMATICIAN. HE DREW UP PLANS FOR SEVERAL CALCULATING MACHINES (6).........which........ HE CALLED "ENGINE". BUT, (7).......despite......... THE FACT THAT HE STARTED BUILDING SOME OF THESE, HE NEVER FINISHED ANY OF (8).........them...... . OVER THE YEARS PEOPLE HAVE ARGUED WHETHER HIS MACHINES (9).......would.......... EVER WORK. RECENTLY, HOWEVER, THE SCIENCE MUSEUM IN LONDON (10)........has........ FINISHED BUILDING AN ENGINE (11).........based........ ON ONE OF BABBAGE'S DESIGNS. IT HAS (12)........taken......... SIX YEARS TO COMPLETE AND (13)......more......... THAN FOUR THOUSAND PARTS HAVE BEEN SPECIALLY MADE. (14)....whether............ IT WORKS OR NOT, THE MACHINE WILL BE ON SHOW AT A SPECIAL EXHIBITION IN THE SCIENCE MUSEUM TO (15).....remind....... PEOPLE OF BABBAGE'S WORK.
READ THE PASSAGE AND FILL IN EACH BLANK WITH ONE SUITABLE WORD
MOST PEOPLE THINK OF COMPUTERS (1).......AS........ VERY MODERN INVENTIONS, PRODUCTS OF OUR NEW TECHNOLOGICAL AGO. BUT (2).......ACTUALLY........ , THE IDEA FOR A COMPUTER WAS WORKED OUT (3).......OVER........ TWO CENTURIES AGO BY A MAN (4)........NAMED......... CHARLES BABBAGE.
BABBAGE WAS BORN IN 1791 AND (5).......GREW....... UP TO BE A BRILLIANT MATHEMATICIAN. HE DREW UP PLANS FOR SEVERAL CALCULATING MACHINES (6).........WHICH......... HE CALLED "ENGINE". BUT, (7)........DESPITE........ THE FACT THAT HE STARTED BUILDING SOME OF THESE, HE NEVER FINISHED ANY OF (8).......THEM........ . OVER THE YEARS PEOPLE HAVE ARGUED WHETHER HIS MACHINES (9)........WOULD......... EVER WORK. RECENTLY, HOWEVER, THE SCIENCE MUSEUM IN LONDON (10).......HAS......... FINISHED BUILDING AN ENGINE (11)........BASED......... ON ONE OF BABBAGE'S DESIGNS. IT HAS (12)........TAKEN......... SIX YEARS TO COMPLETE AND (13)........MORE....... THAN FOUR THOUSAND PARTS HAVE BEEN SPECIALLY MADE. (14)........WHETHER........ IT WORKS OR NOT, THE MACHINE WILL BE ON SHOW AT A SPECIAL EXHIBITION IN THE SCIENCE MUSEUM TO (15).....REMIND....... PEOPLE OF BABBAGE'S WORK.
Ex 4: Choose the best opinion to fill the passage
Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer (1)...... worked out over 2 centuries a go by a man (2)...... Charles Babbage.
Babbage was born in 1791 and grew up to be a thrilliant mathematician. He few up plans for several calculating machines (3)...... he called "engines". But despite of the fact he (4)...... building some of these he never finished any of them. Over the years people have agued (5)....... his machines would ever work. Recently. however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (6)........ engine based on one of Babbage's designs. (7)........ has taken 6 years to complete and more (8)........ four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a 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. whose B. who C. these D. which
4. A. wanted B. made C. started D. missed
5. A. until B. wether C. while D. though
6. A. some B. the C. an D. that
7. A. one B. he C. they D. it
8. A. than B. therefore C. when D. then
9. A. to B. as C. for D. so
Ex 4: Choose the best opinion to fill the passage
Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But actually the idea for a computer (1)...... worked out over 2 centuries a go by a man (2)...... Charles Babbage.
Babbage was born in 1791 and grew up to be a thrilliant mathematician. He few up plans for several calculating machines (3)...... he called "engines". But despite of the fact he (4)...... building some of these he never finished any of them. Over the years people have agued (5)....... his machines would ever work. Recently. however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (6)........ engine based on one of Babbage's designs. (7)........ has taken 6 years to complete and more (8)........ four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a 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. whose B. who C. these D. which
4. A. wanted B. made C. started D. missed
5. A. until B. whether C. while D. though
6. A. some B. the C. an D. that
7. A. one B. he C. they D. it
8. A. than B. therefore C. when D. then
9. A. to B. as C. for D. so
Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological. But actually the idea for a computer (1) had been worked out over two centuries ago by a man
(2) called Charles Babbage.
Babbage was born (3) in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines (4) which he called “engines”. But despite the fact that he (5) stared building some of these he never finished any of them. Over the years people have argued (6) whether his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (7) an engine based on one of Babbages designs. (8) It has taken six years to complete and more (9) than four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum (10) to remind people of Babbages work.
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2 over
3 called
4 grew
5 plans
6 started
7 whether
8 that
9 It
10 remind
Đáp án: B
Giải thích: Dựa vào câu: “They walked or rode horses for short trips. They took trains or boat for long trips”.
Dịch: Họ đi bộ hoặc cưỡi ngựa khi đi đường ngắn. Họ bắt tàu hoả và thuyền cho đường dài
Đáp án: B
Giải thích: Dựa vào câu: “Before the airplane was invented, most people traveled by cars, boats, and trains.”.
Dịch: Trước khi máy bay được phát minh, hầu hết mọi người đi lại bằng ô tô, tàu thuyền và tàu hoả.
VII. Read the text and answer the questions
1. Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But
2. actually the idea for a computer was worked out over two centuries ago by a man called Charles Babbage.
3. Babbage was born in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up plans for several
4. calculating machines which he called “engines”. But despite the fact that he started building some of these, he
5. never finished any of them. Over the years people have argued whether his machines would ever work.
6. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building an engine based on one of
7. Babbage’s designs. It has taken six years to complete and more than four thousand parts have been specially
8. made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to
9. remind people of Babbage’ work.
29. What do most people think of computers?
____Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age___________________________________________________________________________________________
30. When was the idea for a computer worked out?
____the idea for a computer was worked out over two centuries ago by a man called Charles Babbage___________________________________________________________________________________________
31. Has Babbage finished building any computers as he planned?
_________No, he hasn't______________________________________________________________________________________
32. How long has it taken the Science Museum in London to complete the engine?
__ It has taken six years to complete _____________________________________________________________________________________________
33. Where will the machine be on show?
_________the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum_______________________________________________________________________________