VIII. Choose the best option to fill each of the blanks to make a meaningful passage:
Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological age. But
actually the idea for a computer was (1),
Babbage was born in 1791 and (3)
Charles Babbage.
building some of these
out over two centuries ago by a man (2)
up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up plans for several
calculating machines (4)
he called "engines". But despite the fact that he (5)
he never finished any of them. Over the years people have argued (6)
Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (7)
Babbage's.
It has taken six years to complete and more (9)
his machines would ever work
engine (8)
on one of
designs.
four thousand parts have been specially made.
Whether it works or not, the machine will be on show at a special exhibition in the Science Museum to (10)
people of Babbage's work.
1.
A. turned
2.
A. known
B. thought
B. recognized
C. invented
C. called
D. worked
D. written
3.
A. developed
B. grew
C. brought
D. expected
4.
A. which
B. who
C.
there
D. whose
5.
A. wanted
B. made
C. started
D. missed
6.
A. until
B. whether
C. while
7.
A. an
B. the
C. some
8.
A. depended
B. based
9.
A. than
10.
A. remind
B. therefore
B. say
C. when
C. inform
C. insisted
D. though
D. that
D. influenced
D. then
D. encourage