5 月 22 日家庭作业Man: Come in and sit down, please.Woman: Thank you. Heres my personal information card.M: Nice to meet you, Mrs Morgan. 1. _?W: No, I havent, but its the kind of job Ive always wanted to do.M: Really? 2. _?W: Because I think it would give me a chance to develop the abilities I have learned in my job.M: 3. _?W: I worked in a bookshop.M: 4. _?W: Well, it was an interesting job, but I had a few arguments with my boss.M: 5. _?W: He said he told me to type a letter for him and I didnt. I told him he didnt. He then got angry with me and said I was lying. But he just forgot it.M: Oh, I see. I will talk with the manager about it and inform you latWe are all busy talking about and using the Internet (因特网), 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 (网络) didnt work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system (系统) 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（信息）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 (政府), but in the early 1970s, universities (大学), hospitals and banks (银行) were allowed (允许) to use it too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software (软件) that made surfing (浏览) the Internet more convenient (方便). Today it is easy to get on-line (上网) and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending e-mail (电子邮件) is more and more popular among students. The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of peoples life. 1. The Internet has a history of more than _ years. A. sixty B. ten C. thirty D. twenty 2. A new network system was set up to _. A. make computers cheaper B. make itself keep on working all the time C. break down the whole network D. make computers large and expensive 3. At first the Internet was only used by _. A. the government B. universities C. hospitals and banks D. schools 4. _ made surfing the Internet more conve-nient. A. Computers B. Scientists C. Software D. Information 5. Which of the following is true? A. In the 1960s, computer networks worked well. B. In the early 1970s, the Internet was easy to use. C. Sending e-mail is now more popular among students than before. D. Today its still not easy to get on-line.