WHAT... THIS EVENING

10. What... this evening?

a. will you do b. are you doing c. have you done d. did you do

III. Reading

A. Choose the best answer to complete the passage

Computers are helpful... (1)... many ways. First, they are fast. They can work with

information... (2)... more quickly than a person. Second, computers can work with ... (3)...

information at the same time. Third, they can... (4)... for a long time. They don’t forget things

the common people do. Also, computers are... (5)... always correct. They are not perfect, of

course, but they usually don’t make mistakes.

1a. in b. by c. through d. on

2a. hardly b. even c. wholly d. entirely

3a. a lot b. a lot of c. plenty d. much of

4a. stay b. remain c. hold d. keep

5a. most b. mostly c. almost d. hardly

B. Read this passage and choose the best answer

The second half of the twentieth century saw more changes in technology than in previous two

hundred years. Penicillin has already been discovered and used to treat infections. There have

been many remarkable advances in medicine that have helped to increase our average life

expectancy way beyond that of our ancestors. Incredible innovations such as television have

changed the way we spend our leisure hours. Perhaps, the most important break through,

however, has been the microchip. Nobody could have imagined, when it was first invented,

that within a matter of years. This tiny piece of silicon and circuitry would be found in almost

every household object from the kettle to the video recorder. And nobody could have predicted

the sudden proliferation of computers that would completely change our lives, allowing us to

access information from the other side of world via the internet or send massages around the

world by email at the touch of a button. Meanwhile, research into other aspects of information

technology is making it easier and cheaper for us to talk to friends and relation around the

world.