A. IMPROVE B. RAISE C. DEVELOP D. RISE READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE...

A. improve B. raise C. develop D. rise

Read the following passage and choose the best answers to the questions:

Twenty years ago people realized that computers were about to become part of

our daily lives. This short period of time has seen enormous changes in business,

education and public administration. Jobs which took weeks to complete in the past

are now carried out in minutes. Clerks who spent all day copying and checking

calculations are now freed from these tedious tasks. In offices, the soft hum and

clicking of word processors have replaced the clatters of typewriters.

Schoolchildren have become as familiar with hardware and software as their

parents used to be with pencils and exercise books. Computerization of public

records has enable government departments to analyze the need of citizens in

detail. Some of us may wonder, however, whether life has really improved as a

result of these changes. Many jobs disappeared, for example, when intelligent

machines took over the work. Employers complain that clerical staff has become

dependent on calculators and cannot do simple arithmetic. There are fears that

governments haven’t done enough to ensure that personal information held on

computers is really kept secret. Certainly, many people may not be wondering

whether the spread of computers has brought us as many problems as it has solved.

(tedious: boring, clatter: tiếng ồn ào, take over: đảm trách, clerical:thuộc về

hành chính, arithmetic: phép toán)