We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?

Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn't work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time, At first the Internet was only used by the government, but in the early 1970s. universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing” the Internet easier.

Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail is more and more popular among young people. The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people’s life.

1.How long has the Internet been used?

A. For over 10 years. B. For over 20 years.

C. For over 50 years. D. For over 60 years.

2.What would happen when one computer in the network broke down after the new network

system was set up?

A. The other computers would wait.

B. The other computers would still work.

C. Some of the others still worked.

D. The other computers wouldn't work.

3.Which of the following used the Internet first?

A. Hospitals B. Universities

C. Banks D. The government

4.What is true about computers in the 1990s?

A. They became cheaper and easier to use.

B. They became larger and larger.

C. People couldn't buy them anywhere.

D. People could get information only from them.

5.What can we infer from the last sentence?

A. People will die without the Internet.

B. All people should set up their own network.

C. People live easily without the Internet.

D. People will more and more depend on the Internet.

Born in Ghana,West Africa,in 1989,Freddy Adu has become one of the most promising young soccer players in the world.Soccer fans have been crazy about him since 2003,when he became the youngest player to join a professional sports team in the United States.The next year,he became the youngest athlete ever to play in an all­star game,a match in which the best players from many professional teams compete.

As a child,Adu did what many children in Ghana love to do—play soccer.His mother recognized her son's talent and encouraged it by providing soccer balls,which were expensive for them.Since he had soccer balls,other children always came looking for him and played together.

Education was very important to Adu's mother,and she wasn't sure that her son could receive a good education in Ghana.So she tried hard and moved to Maryland,U.S. in 1997,when he was eight years old.His new school friends soon noticed his talent for soccer,and the parents of one friend encouraged him to join a soccer club.This was his first time playing organized soccer,and he helped his team from the Potomac Soccer Association win a tournament in Italy in 2000.One professional Italian team was so impressed by Adu that they offered him $750,000 to play for them.Adu's mother refused the offer and thought that her eleven-­year-­old son needed to finish school first.

Adu did finish high school at the age of 14.Nowadays,he is playing professional soccer and living with his mother in a house he bought for her.His salary with the D.C. United team is $500,000 a year,and Adu is also paid to advertise products such as sports shoes and drinks.Adu is happy that his mother no longer has to work at two jobs,and his fans are happy that they can watch him play their favourite sport for many years to come.

1.Freddy Adu was ____ years old when he became the youngest ever all­star team player.

A.eight B.ten C.thirteen D.fifteen

2.Adu's mother helped him develop his talent by ____.

A.making him play soccer every day

B.finding him a soccer coach

C.offering him soccer balls

D.making him join the school team

3.Which is the correct order of the following events?____

a.Adu became the youngest professional soccer player in the USA.

b.Adu's family moved to the United States.

c.Adu's mother noticed his special ability to play soccer.

d.Adu is paid to advertise sports shoes and drinks.

A.b—c—d—a. B.a—c—b—d.

C.d—c—a—b. D.c—b—a—d.

4.What can we learn from the passage?____

A.As a child,Adu taught other children to play soccer in his hometown.

B.Adu moved to the USA because there were no soccer teams in Ghana.

C.Adu helped his team win a tournament and got $750,000 in Italy in 2000.

D.Adu gets more than $500,000 a year and lives happily with his mother now.

5.What is the secret of the success of Adu according to the passage?

A.His mother noticed his talent and encouraged him all the time.

B.He received a good education in the United States.

C.The parents of his friend encouraged him to join a soccer club.

D.All of the above

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