70. A. fly B. show C. take D. make
III. Read the following passage and answer the questions by choosing the best
answer among A, B, C or D. (10 pts)
American Online is one of the big names on the Internet, and unlike many other
digital companies, it actually makes a profit. But the company which its rivals call the
“Cyber –cockroach” was launched only in 1992. Before that, it was a small firm called
control Video Corporation, and it made video games. Then Steve Case, a former Pizza
Hut marketing executive arrived and took the company online, innovative, fast moving,
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and user - friendly, American online appeals to people who want to search the Internet,
but who do not have a lot of experience. For the same reason “teachies”, people who
think they are more expert with computers, look down on American Online and its
users. Recently, American Online (or AOL, as it calls itself) joined with Time Warn – a
multi - million dollar movie and magazine company - to create a multi media giant.
Now, AOL has begun to expand abroad. In many European countries, including the
United Kingdom, it is hard to buy a computer magazine that does not have a free AOL
introductory offer. The company also puts advertisements onto the television, and
employs people to hand out its free introductory disks at places like train stations. As
the Internet gets faster, AOL is changing. With many homes getting high - speed
connection through fiber optic cables, or the new ADSL technology, the “Cyber -
cockroach” will have to show that like real cockroaches, it can survive in almost any
environment.
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