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Part III: Reading
I. Find a suitable word for each numbered blank. Write it on your answer sheet (1, 5)
Most people think of computers …………….(1) very modern inventions, products of
our new technology now. But ……….(2), the idea for a computer was worked out
………………(3) two centuries ago by a man ………………..(4) Charles Babbage.
Babbage was born in 1791 and…………..(5) up to be a brilliant mathematician. He
drew up plans for several calculating machines ………………(6) he called “ engine”.
But,…………..(7) the fact that he started building some of these, he never finished any of
…….………(8) Over the years people have argued whether his machines…………(9) ever
work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London…………(10) finished building
an engine………….(11) on one of Babbage’s designs. It has…………….(12) six years to
complete and …………….(13) than four thousand parts have been specially made.
……………..(14) it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the
Science Museum to ……………….(15) people of Babbage’s work
II. Choose the best answer for each numbered blank. Write your answer A, B, C or D on
your answer sheet (1, 0)
The traffic light signal was invented by a railway signaling engineer. It was
installed…………… (1) the house of parliament in 1868. It …………….. (2)like any
railway signal of the time, and was operated by gas. ……………(3), it exploded and killed
a policeman, and the accident…………….(4)further development until cars became
common.
……………..(5) traffic lights are an American invention. Red - green …………...
(6) were installed in Cleveland in 1914. Three - color signals, …………….(7) by hand from
a tower in the …………….(8) of the street, were installed in New York in 1918. The
……………(9)lights of this type to ………..(10)in Britain were in London, on the junction
between St James’s street and Piccadilly in 1925
1. A. outside B. out C. out of D. outdoors
2. A. resembled B. looked C. showed D. seemed
3. A. However B. Therefore C. Although D. Despite
4. A. forbade B. avoided C. discouraged D. disappointed
5. A. New B. Recent C. Modern D. late
6. A. methods B. systems C. means D. ways
7. A. worked B. operated C. turned D. held
8. A. heart B. focus C. halfway D. middle
9. A. original B. primary C. first D. early
10. A. show B. appear C. happen D. become
III. Read the following passage indicates the correct answer. Write your answer A, B, C
or D on your answer sheet (0, 5)
They call New York “the Big Apple”. Maybe it isn’t exactly like an apple, but it is
certainly very big. There are too many people, that’s the problem. The streets are always full
of cars and trucks, and you can never find a place to park.
If you have enough money, you can take a taxi. New York cabs are yellow. They
look all the same. But the drivers are very different. Some were born and raised in New
York, but many are newcomers to the United States. A few drive slowly, but most go very
fast. Cab driving is a difficult job. It can be dangerous, too. Thieves often try to steal the
drivers’ money. Drivers sometimes get hurt.
If you don’t want to take a taxi, you can go by bus or you can take the subway. The
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