Read the passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank
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VI. Read the passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank. (10 pts)
The computer is undoubtedly one of the most (1)__________ and important inventions of the twentieth century. Boring or time-consuming jobs which, in the past, would have been carried out by hundreds of workers can now be done by one small computer. However, the (2)__________ of the computer has not been entirely problem-free. Many people feel that we are already too dependent on computers. They think that computers themselves are (3)__________ too powerful, and that people are no longer in control of them.
One of the problems with a computer is that, like any other machines, it can break down. If a computer is (4)__________, then the information it is storing can be lost. If a computer program has a(n) (5)__________ in it, the computer’s calculations can be seriously (6)__________. A faulty program in a hospital or police computer could cause terrible mistakes.
The other problem with computers is security. Although computer systems are carefully designed to prevent unauthorized people using them, computer (7)__________ do happen. Illegal computer users, known as “hackers”, have found ways to gain access to company, and even governmental, computer systems. Hackers can cause (8)__________ by making unauthorized changes to a system or stealing (9)__________ information. They can even steal money by (10)__________ it from one bank account to another.
1. A. shocking B. amazing C. astonishing D. surprising
2. A. usage B. practicality C. getting D. turning
3. A. becoming B. modified C. irregularity D. damaged
4. A. affected B. offences C. chaos D. confusing
5. A. foul B. abnormality C. wrongdoing D. error
6. A. devalue B. affected C. fooled D. broken
7. A. sins B. offences C. crimes D. vague
8. A. unknown B. mysterious C. confidential D. dealing
9. A. transferring B. giving C. changing D. dealing
VI. Read the passage and choose the word or phrase that best fits each blank. (10 pts)
The computer is undoubtedly one of the most (1)__________ and important inventions of the twentieth century. Boring or time-consuming jobs which, in the past, would have been carried out by hundreds of workers can now be done by one small computer. However, the (2)__________ of the computer has not been entirely problem-free. Many people feel that we are already too dependent on computers. They think that computers themselves are (3)__________ too powerful, and that people are no longer in control of them.
One of the problems with a computer is that, like any other machines, it can break down. If a computer is (4)__________, then the information it is storing can be lost. If a computer program has a(n) (5)__________ in it, the computer’s calculations can be seriously (6)__________. A faulty program in a hospital or police computer could cause terrible mistakes.
The other problem with computers is security. Although computer systems are carefully designed to prevent unauthorized people using them, computer (7)__________ do happen. Illegal computer users, known as “hackers”, have found ways to gain access to company, and even governmental, computer systems. Hackers can cause (8)__________ by making unauthorized changes to a system or stealing (9)__________ information. They can even steal money by (10)__________ it from one bank account to another.
1. A. shocking B. amazing C. astonishing D. surprising
2. A. usage B. practicality C. getting D. turning
3. A. becoming B. modified C. irregularity D. damaged
4. A. affected B. offences C. chaos D. confusing
5. A. foul B. abnormality C. wrongdoing D. error
6. A. devalue B. affected C. fooled D. broken
7. A. sins B. offences C. crimes D. vague
8. A. unknown B. mysterious C. confidential D. dealing
9. A. transferring B. giving C. changing D. dealing