V/ READING
Read part of a website article about computer technology. Write ONE suitable word in each
space.
In 1965, a computer engineer called Gordon Moore said, 'The number of items in a computer
chip will double every year.' In other words, chips will become more and more powerful while,
at the same time, becoming smaller and smaller. Ten years later, he changed the doubling time
(21)_________________ every four years. For the next 45 years, his idea proved to be correct, so people
now call it Moore's Law. Although some people say the speed of change (22)_. _________lower
now, as a result of Moore's Law, the power of modern computers is unbelievable. One example
will show this.
Apollo 11 was the American spacecraft (23)_
took astronauts to the Moon and back
able to do a lot of very
in 1969. It is clear that the computer on this spacecraft (24)_____
difficult things. However, it had a lot less power than your present smartphone! Your phone
has at least one million times more RAM than the spacecraft had. It also works at a speed
which is 100,000 times (25)______ than Apollo 11's computer.
So if you can find someone to program your phone for a trip to the Moon and back, all you will
need to make the trip then is a spacecraft!
VI/ WRITING
A. Use the given words or phrases to make a complete sentence.
26. We / can use / robots / instead / people / serve / restaurants / save time.
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27. My laptop / not / good for / play games/so/1/want / change it.
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28. We / not think / robots / can do / any / the jobs / good / than humans/.
B. Rewrite the following sentence without changing its meaning. Use the given word(s) if
any.
29. All the students in my class cleaned the floor more slowly than a robot. (QUICKLY)
30. My phone can capture high-quality photos because it has 5 cameras. (SO)