Reading comprehension

III. Reading comprehension. (3 pts)
Part 1. Read the following passage and select the best option to complete each of t
blanks from 21 to 26. (1.5pts)
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Facebook is an American company offering online social networking services. It w
in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, and Chris Hughes, all
were students at Harvard University. Membership was initially limited
Harvard students (23) gradually expanded to include all college students, hig
school students, and, eventually, anyone past age 13. In July 2010 the number of Faceboo
(24) worldwide surpassed 500 million.
Access to Facebook online is free of charge. Users can create profiles, (25)
photos, join a preexisting network, and start new networks. The site has many components
including the Wall, a space on each user's profile page where friends can post messages
Status, which enables users to alert friends to their current location or situation; and News
users of changes to a friend's profile.
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Feed, which (26).
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(Encyclopædia Britannica, 2014.)
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21. A. found
B. establishing
C. founded
D. put
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22. A. that
B. whom
C. which
D. them
23. A. although
B. but
C. since
D. so
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24. A. users
B. readers
25. A. create
B. take
C. makers
C. shoot
D. writers
D. upload
26. A. says
B. informs
C. interests
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D. gives
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