1. Stephen hawking, one of the greatest scientists in the world, was born in oxford. he was the son of the specialist in tropical medicine. Naturally, Stephen (become) interested in science at very young age. 2. By the time he was fifteen, he (decide) to become a physicist, because physics, as he said, was the most fundamental of the sciences.
3. After three years at Oxford University Hawking got a (one) class degree in natural sciences and moved on to do postgraduate study in cosmology at the university of Cambridge.
4. However, it was at this point that doctors diagnosed Stephen as (suffer) from
motor neurone disease that usually leads rapidly to death.
5. Stephen (tell) that he had little hope of living beyond the age of twenty-five.
6. Against all the odds, Hawking completed his doctorate at Cambridge in 1974, at the age of 32, he had the great honour of being made a fellow of Royal Society, Britain's oldest and (prestigious) scientific association. Now he is seventy-three and still working at the University of Cambridge.
Professor Stephen Hawking, known for being a theoretical physicist, has appeared in many works of popular culture.
7. A few years ago, the (describe) of an episode of the American cult TV cartoon show the Simpsons went as
8. follows: “The world's smartest man saves the daughter of the world's dumbest man™ The dumbest man was Homer Simpson; the smartest man, making a guest-star (appear) favourite cartoon show, was
9. Stephen Hawking, Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambriage University. Many people would agree with the (produce) of the Simpsons that Hawking, one
10. of the most (lead) scientists in the worid, has indeed the most brilliant mind of
any living person today.
11. (fortunate), such a brilliant mind is housed in a
12. (visible) disabled body. "My body may be stuck in a chair” Stephen Hawking says, "but my mind can travel to the end of the universe.”

1) You communicate with your computer with___
a) the pencil; b) the keyboard; c) the ball
2) the monitor allow to see the results of your work?
a) Does; b) Is; c) Have
3) The mouse works by___ it around on a flat surface
a) sliding; b) scratching; c) smiling
4) Computer technologies save time
a) much; b) many; c) none
5) At present computers capable of performing billions of operations a second___required
a) is; b) are; c) was
6) The size of a hard disk is measured in___
a) centimeters; b) megabytes; c) volts
7) Today the word ' electronics' is in___ usage
a) negative; b) rare; c) general
8) People waste a lot of time computer games.
a)playing; b) to play; c) play
9)There ___ many hardware pieces in a computer system
a)was; b) has; c) are
10) some programs be difficult to remember?
a) Can; b) Was; c) Is
11) Mobile telephone calls___ a wide geographic area
a) cross; b) is crossing; c) was crossing
12) Office clerks___ and greeted each other after the weekend and discussed the weather
a)meet; b) is meeting; c) met
13) secretary is constantly answering phone calls
a) Theirs; b) Their; c) They
14) I like to speak to Mr. Smith, please
a) should; b) would; c) will
15) A mobile phone___ telephone calls.
a) can make and receive; b) can sell; c) can't make and receive
17) Does any office have phones?
a) No, she doesn't; b) Yes, she does; c) Yes, it does
18) It necessary for a company to have good equipment
a)were; b)is; c) will
19) There are many different models of mobile phones in the world
a) yes, you are right; b) No, I can't agree c) This is known some specialists only

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