READ THE PASSAGE AND FILL IN EACH BLANK WITH ONE SUITABLE WORD

MOST PEOPLE THINK OF COMPUTERS (1)............... VERY MODERN INVENTIONS, PRODUCTS OF OUR NEW TECHNOLOGICAL AGO. BUT (2)............... , THE IDEA FOR A COMPUTER WAS WORKED OUT (3)............... TWO CENTURIES AGO BY A MAN (4)................. CHARLES BABBAGE.

BABBAGE WAS BORN IN 1791 AND (5).............. UP TO BE A BRILLIANT MATHEMATICIAN. HE DREW UP PLANS FOR SEVERAL CALCULATING MACHINES (6).................. HE CALLED "ENGINE". BUT, (7)................ THE FACT THAT HE STARTED BUILDING SOME OF THESE, HE NEVER FINISHED ANY OF (8)............... . OVER THE YEARS PEOPLE HAVE ARGUED WHETHER HIS MACHINES (9)................. EVER WORK. RECENTLY, HOWEVER, THE SCIENCE MUSEUM IN LONDON (10)................ FINISHED BUILDING AN ENGINE (11)................. ON ONE OF BABBAGE'S DESIGNS. IT HAS (12)................. SIX YEARS TO COMPLETE AND (13)............... THAN FOUR THOUSAND PARTS HAVE BEEN SPECIALLY MADE. (14)................ IT WORKS OR NOT, THE MACHINE WILL BE ON SHOW AT A SPECIAL EXHIBITION IN THE SCIENCE MUSEUM TO (15)............ PEOPLE OF BABBAGE'S WORK.

IX. Circle best option A, B, C or D to complete the following passage

BIRTH OF THE COMPUTER

Most people think of the computers as 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 one of Babbage’s designs. (8) ……………. has taken six years to complete and more (9) ……………. four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be shown 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. on B. by C. in D. for

4. A. which B. who C. these D. whose

5. A. wanted B. made C. started D. missed

6. A. until B. whether C. while D. though

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

Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological. 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        one      of Babbages designs. (8) has taken six 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 a special exhibition in the Science Museum (10)   remind people of Babbages work

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?

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30. When was the idea for a computer worked out?

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31. Has Babbage finished building any computers as he planned?

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32. How long has it taken the Science Museum in London to complete the engine?

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33. Where will the machine be on show?

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VI. Read the text below and write one word in each blank to complete it.

        Many people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But (1) a _____________, the idea for a computer had been worked out (2) o _____________  two centuries ago by a man (3) c _____________ Charles Babbage. Babbage was born in 1791 and (4) g _____________ up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up (5) p _____________ for several calculating machines which he called "engines". But despite the fact that he (6) s _____________ building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the years people have argued (7) w_____________ his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (8) t _____________ engine based on one of Babbage's designs. (9) i_____________ has taken six years to complete and more 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 to (10) r _____________ people of Babbage's work.

Complete the passage with the suitable words.

Health is something we tend to ignore when we have it. When our body is rather well, we're hardly ever (1) .......... of it. But illness can come, even (2) ........... we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very vulnerable time. Many (3) ........ attacked children in particular and people knew very little about how to prevent such illness or how to (4) ........ them once they struck. The resuft was that many children died. About century ago, however, scientists found out about germs, and then everything (5) ........ The cause of many diseases (6) ........ known, and cures were developed. As this medical knowledge spread the world became (7).......... safer for children. The resuft is that whereas a hundred years ago the average man lived for 35 years. Nowadays, in many places of the world, people can expect to (8)........... for years. And what do we except by the years 2010 ? Undoubtedly, (9)....... science will continue to advance. Some people will be able to (10).......... medical problems that are unavoidable today.

1. Complete the sentences with the correct verb forms.

Mark Twain, the author of the The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, is one of Americe's best loved storytellers. He _________ (1) (grow up) in a small town on the Mississippi River. As a young boy, he ________ (2) (greatly/admire) the pilots of the riverboats and dreamed about being a riverboat pilot on the mighty river. He pursued hs dream, and by the age of 22, he himself ________ (3) (be come) a riverboat pilot. Later in life, when he _____________ (4) (become) a writer, many of his stories ___________ (5) (Contain) elements of his own experiences. He _______ (6) (write) many humorous stories and articles about life on the MIssissippi River before he (work) on a new story for several months before his death, but he _______ (9) (never/finish) it. Over the years since his death, his boyhood home in Hannibal, Missouri, __________ (10) (become) a favorite place for Americans to visist to learn about Twain and life on the Mississippi at the turn of the 19 century.

Exercise: Fill each blank in the following passage with one suitable word.

Health is something we tend to ignore when we have it. When our body is rather well, we're hardly ever (1)...... of it. But illness can come, even (2) ........ we are young. In fact, childhood has been a very vulnerable time. Many (3)....... attacked children in particular and people knew very little about how to prevent such illness or how to (4)........ them one they struck. The result was that many children died. About century ago, however, scientists found out about germs, and then everything (5)........ The cause of many diseases (6) ........ known, and cures were developed. As this medical knowledge spread the world became (7)........... safer for children. The result is that whereas a hundred years ago the average man lived for 35 years. Nowadays, in many places of the world, people can expect to (8) ..... for years. And what do we except by the years 2010? Undoubtedly, (9) .......... science will continue to advance. Some people will be able to (10) ....... medical problems that are unavoidable today.

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Vietnam-born math professor Ngo bao chau lectured on his award-winning work at a four-day in Canada that end Thursday. The 40-year-old French-Vietnamese mathematician lectured on both Monday and Wednesday, emphasizing that (1).........................wanted a deeper understanding of math and science to become common knowledge among the public, Tuoi tre reported.

He is a recipient of the Field Medal, which is (2)..................the Nobel prize of mathematics, in 2010, for proving fundamental lemma for automorphic forms proposed by Robert Lang lands and Diana Shelstad. The (3)...................is granted every four years.

The conference " Fundamentals of Lang lands Program" was (4)......................by the Fields Institute of Research in Mathematical Sciences (5)...................... the University of Toronto, named (6)..........................the award founder, to honor Chau's work and highlight its influence.

Chau (7).................Vietnamese reporters on the sidelines of the conference that Vietnam is still an agriculture (8)........................and thus science would be necessary (9).........................socioeconomic development. He expressed his high hopes for Vietnamese young people to develop the field in their country as they continue to have more (10)...............more access to the latest global science and technology breakthroughs.