Question

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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

Answer 1

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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

Answer 2

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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