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　The 1990s saw great changes in the way people communicate. People could　36 　mail without going to the post office, and go shopping without leaving home. 　37 　like e-mail and download became part of people’s vocabulary. The cause of this great change was the 　38 　.

The idea for the Internet began 　39 　the early 1960s in the United States. The Department of Defense wanted to connect their computers together in order to 　40 　private information. In 1969, the ARPA net(an early form of the Internet) first 　41 　computers at four American universities. One computer successfully sent information to　42 　.In 1972, scientists shared ARPA net with the world. They created a way 　43　person-to-person messages using ARPA net. This was the 　44　　of e-mail.

Over the next few years, there was a lot of progress 　45 　in the world of computing. However, most people were not using the Internet. Then in the 1980s, 　46 　computers became more common. In the early 1990s, 　47 　important things happened: the birth of the World Wide Web in 1991, and the creation of the first Web browser(浏览器)in 1993. The Web made it easier to find information on the Internet, and to move from place to place using links. The web and browser made it possible to see information as a website 　48 　pictures, sound, and words.

Today, 　49 　people connect to the Internet to send emails, visit websites, or store information on servers. Computers are now an important part of our lives and are changing 　50 　we learn, work, shop, and communicate.

(　 ) 36. A. write　　　　　　 B. send　　　　　　　　　 C. make

(　 ) 37. A. Words　　 　　　B. Sentences　　 　　　　　C. Phrases

(　 ) 38. A. computer　　　　B. web　　　 　　　　　　C. Internet

(　 ) 39. A. on　　　　　　　 B. in　　 　　　　　　　　C. at

(　 ) 40. A. share　　　　　　 B. get　　　　　　　　　　C. gather

(　 ) 41. A. sold　　　 　　　B. made　　 　　　　　　　C. connected

(　 ) 42. A. other　　　　　　 B. another　　　　　　　 C. the other

(　 ) 43. A. to send　　 　　　　B. of send　　 　　　　　　C. sent

(　 ) 44. A. begin　　　　　　 　B. history　　　　　　　 　C. beginning

(　 ) 45. A. to make　　 　　　　B. person　 　　　　　　　C. office

(　 ) 46. A. personal 　　　　　B. person　　　　　　 　　C. office

(　 ) 47. A. many　　　　 　　B. two　　　 　　　　　　C. three

(　 ) 48. A. has　　　　 　　　　B. carries　　　　 　　　　C. with

(　 ) 49. A. millions　　 　　　　B. millions of　 　　　　　C. million of

(　 ) 50. A. why　 　　　　　　B. where　　 　　　　　　C. how

35.There is going to _____ a sports meeting next week. If it ______, we’ll have to cancel it.

　　　 A. be; will rain 　　　　　　B. have; will rain　　　　　C. be; rains

34. – I can’t stop smoking, doctor.

　　　　 - For your health. I’m afraid you _______.

　　　　　 A. may　　　　　　　B. need　 　　　　　C. have to

33. - _______ shoes do you wear?　　 - 35.

A. How long　　　　　B. What size　　　　　 　C. How wide

32. It can Keep you ______________.

A. healthy　　 　　　　　B. strongly　　　　　　 C. happily

31. _____ you are, _______ mistakes you’ll make.

　　　 　　A. the careful; the few　　　 　　　　　　B. the more careful; the less　　　 　　　　　C. the more careful; the fewer

30. –　 Shall I get something for you? What’s your favorite?

　　　 -It’s very kind of you! Please don’t waste _______ money.

　　　　　 A. too many　　　　 　B. too much　　　　　 　C, much too

29. To Keep our classroom clean, please ____ waste paper whenever you see it.

　　　　　 A. take up　　　 　　　B. pick up　　　　　 　　C. put up

28. – ______ Kind girl Nancy is!

　　　　 - Yes, she is always ready to help others.

A. What　　 　　　　　B. What a　　 　　　　　C. How

27.Tell her _________ tomorrow. OK?

　　　　　 A. come　　　　　B. comes 　　　　　　　C. to come