QUESTIONS 6- ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS USING NO MORE T...

10. A. transformed B. transferred C. modified D. shifted

III. Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with ONE suitable word.

THE COMPUTER MOUSE

When is a mouse not a mouse? When it sits on your desk and controls your on-screen cursor.

The computer mouse is a pointing device (1)____________ has a flat bottom, a shaped top with buttons

on and – perhaps – a cable connecting the mouse to the computer. The mouse moves (2)____________

the surface of the desk, and the cursor copies this movement on the screen. The first computer

mouse had wheels that made contact (3)____________ the working surface. The name ‘mouse’

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(4)____________ adopted because all earlier models had a long cord, and this, together with the shape,

made it look something (5)____________ the furry little animal of the same name.

The person who invented the mouse, and so was responsible (6)____________ changing the

way computers worked, was an American (7)____________ Douglas Engelbart. In fact, he invented

many devices, including ones attached (8)____________ the chin or nose, to point at the screen.

However, his computer mouse soon proved to be much more convenient and far simpler to use. His

first attempt (9)____________ producing a mouse was in 1964, but it was large, heavy and difficult to

move. A few years later, in 1968, his improved mouse (10)____________ its first public appearance and

rapidly became a huge success.

PART D: WRITING (2.5 points)

I. Complete each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the

one printed before it. The word provided (if any) must not be altered in any way.