WHAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE MACHINE

4. What is the problem with the machine?

A. The dust bag is empty. B. The dust bag is full.

C. There’s no dust bag. D. The living room is too large.

People are talking about machines and appliances. Listen and decide the statements are True

(A) or False (B)? ( 4qs -1.0p)

True (A) False (B)

Speaker 1 5. You shouldn’t put it near a window

Speaker 2 6. You should keep it in the case when you carry it

Speaker 3 7. You can’t adjust the temperature and the fan easily

Speaker 3 8. You should open all the windows when you use it

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate

the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks. (4 qs - 1p )

Most people agree that computers are the most important (9)_______ of the 20

th

century. The first

business computers (10)_______ introduced just about fifty years ago, and now they are being

used in a wide variety of fields, from banking to space travel. However, until just a few years ago,

computers were very large, expensive machines owned by large corporations and governments.

Although everyone knew that computers existed, very few people had ever seen one and even

fewer had used one. Then in the 1970s the silicon chip was invented. (11) __________this

electronic device could store a large amount of information in a very small space, computers

could be much smaller and less expensive than the huge mainframe computers used by

corporations. Some computer manufacturers believed that people might lie to have computers in

(12)_______ homes, offices, and schools, so the personal computers was born.