Nhằm giúp các em học sinh 10, 11, 12 vươn lên học giỏi tiếng Anh và chuẩn bị tốt để thi tuyển vào các trường Đại học, Cao đẳng, cuốn 225 Bài Tập Tiếng Anh, Chuyên Đề Công Nghệ Thông Tin đã được biên soạn. Sách được trình bày gồm 6 phần chính như sau: ngữ pháp, từ vựng, điền từ, đọc hiểu, viết và đáp án gợi y. Phần đáp án gợi ý sẽ giúp các em tham khảo và tự đánh giá khả năng của mình trong quá trình tự học. Với tập sách này, hy vọng các em học sinh sẽ hứng thú hơn trong học tập, tự tin hơn với kiến thức tiếng Anh và hiểu biết xã hội của mình, đồng thời đáp ứng tốt các yêu cầu của kì thi tuyển sinh vào đại học và cao đẳng môn tiếng Anh.
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225 BÀI TẠP TIỀNG ANH
CHUYÊN ĐỀ
‘CONG NGHE THONG TIN
(DÙNG CHO HỌC SINH CHUẨN BỊ THì TUYỂN VÀO CÁC TRƯỜNG CAO ĐẲNG VÀ ĐẠI HỌC)
NHÀ XUẤT BẢN GIÁO DỤC - 2000
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Cuổn sách này nằm trong bộ sách chuyên đề tiếng Anh gồm 5
tập, được biên soạn theo từng chủ đề:
« - 269 Bài tập tiếng Anh chuyên để Bảo vệ môi trường
225 Bai tap tiếng Anh chuyên đề Công nghệ thông tỉn
180 Bài tập tiếng Anh chuyên để Danh nhân thể giới
925 Bài tập tiếng Anh chuyên để “Thể thao
170 Bài tập tiếng Anh chuyên để Âm nhạc Mục tiêu của bộ sách là giúp các em học sinh thuộc khối lớp 10,
11 và 13 vươn lên học giỏi tiếng Anh và chuẩn bị tốt để thi tuyển vào
các trường Đại học, Cao đẳng
Mỗi cuốn sách được trình bày theo sáu phần chính: ngữ pháp, từ vựng, diển từ, đọc hiểu, viết và đấp án gợi ý Riêng chuyên để Danh
nhân thế giới được bổ sung phần phụ lục về tiểu sử các danh nhân
Các loại hình bài tập trong mỗi chuyên để dược biên soạn da dang
nhằm mục đích giúp học sinh ôn tập kiến thức cơ bản đồng thời rèn
luyện kĩ năng sử dụng tiếng Anh một cách có hiệu qua Phan đáp an gợi ý giúp các em học sinh tham khảo và tự đánh giá khả năng của mình trong quá trình tự học Tuy nhiên, trong một số trường hợp cụ
thể, vẫn còn có những phương án trả lời khác có thể được chấp nhận
Chúng tôi mong rằng cäc em học sinh sẽ tìm được các lời giải hay và
Với bộ sách chuyên để này, chúng tôi hi vọng rằng các em học
sinh sẽ cảm thấy hứng thú hơn trong học tập, tự tin hơn với kiến thức
tiếng Anh và hiểu biết xã hội của mình, đồng thời đáp ứng tốt các yêu
cầu của kì thị tuyển sinh vào Đại học và Cao đẳng môn tiếng Anh
Trong quá trình biên soạn, chắc chắn còn nhiều thiếu sót Chúng tôi mong nhận được những ý kiến đóng góp và phê bình x:
dựng của quý thầy, cô giáo và các em học sinh để lần tái bản tới, bộ
sách sẽ được hoàn thiện hơn
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1, A) Read the conversation and put the correct auxiliary verb
into each gap Use the contracted form where possible
MY COMPUTER'S GONE WRONG!
Good afternoon, Apple Helpline here I’m Damian How can I help you?
Oh, at last! Hello, Damian | (1) got a terrible problem with
(not) working at all :
‘Ok, OK, Tell me your name and your company tame and describe what (3) happened
My name's Valerie, Val actually, Valerie Marks | (4) (not) work for a company I'm self-employed 1 work at home, and I (5)
sues trying to meet an important deadline at the moment This
morning I (6) working away happily, when suddenly
everything stopped and a message came on the screen Then the
screen went blank
Ok Vai, (7) (not) worry, What (8) the message say ?
I can’t remember exactly, because I (9) (not) understand it,
but I think it said something about “not enough memory”
It’s OK, Val | understand Tell me, Val, (10) you switched the computer off ?
No, [ (11) (not) It’s still on
Fine Val Now do exactly what | say Go to your computer, OK ? Can you see a W in the top right-hand corner ? Click on that W with the mouse, What (12) it say ? Can you read it to me ?
It says “Turn off your computer and then restart it after a few
~ minutes, Everything would be OK, See you.”
B) Here are some questions about the conversation The words
are mixed up Put them in the right order and then answer the
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(like) (7) the policeman on yesterday's programme (8) he (talk) (9) about unusual crimes (10) he (explain) ql) everything very clearly He also (give) (12) very good answers to all the questions
3 Read the following conversation and choose the best answer
Miss Lower: Hello (1) is Westwood 783651
Dave Young: (2) | speak to Mrs Young, please ?
Miss Lower: (3) She*s out at the moment,
A I sorry B Pm sorry C I'm being sorry
Dave Young: What time (4) back ?
A is she coming _B comes she C she does come
Miss Lower: I'm afraid (5)
A I’m not knowing B I don” know C I cannot know
Who (6) please ?
A speaks does speak ’ — C is speaking
Dave Young : ` (7) her husband
A.Its B.Hes ~ C She's
Miss Lower: Can she () you when she comes back ?
A phoning B phoned C phone
Dave Young: No I’m afraid not (9) «1 my office now,
‘A Leave B I'm leaving C Hleaving
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home at eight
tennis tonight I°1] be
A play B playing C are playing
Miss Lower: Certainly Oh, wait a moment, please | think (11)
A come B she comes C she’s coming Ề
4 Fill each gap with the correct form of the verb’ BE or HAVE
I see your radio (3) got all sorts of waves - long, medium,
short as well as ultrashort below ten meters By the way, what
(4) these ultrashort waves used for?
They (5) used for short distance broadcasting and
communication, also for television
Well, (6) you switched the radio on? There (7) nothing happening
Ill have a look Oh, 1 (8)
Now I (9) put it right
That (10) all right There (11)
music | should like to listen to this evening
You (12) also got a radio set | suppose you (13)
listening-to it every day, aren’t you ? =
Oh, I'd love to, but I can’t, (14) usually too busy for that
Ít (15) a pitế, there (16) some very interesting English programs every week Why not join me and listen to these
lessons together ? They (17) very useful if you want to take up a language
Oh, by all means, -T’ll try to spare the time to
Write down my telephone number, please, and phone me when you (18) ready to come
su Bot a new radio set Will you switch it on,
almost 7 o’clock, | think Time for the
plugged it in the wrong way
a good program of
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(1) you know much about computers?
Not a great deal
I've just (2) reading an article about them They (3)
used for all sorts of things,
For accounting systems and things you mean?
Yes, but they (4) used for other things too (5)
remember when we went to buy our tickets for the flight to Greece?
: Yes
: The man asked where we wanted to go, then he typed out the
information on a form andwaited for a reply A few moments later
he gave us our tickets
Whar kind of programme (5) you like best then ?
Oh, I like a straight play I find some of the talks interesting
too, and I never miss the sporting events
You don’t listen to the French stations, (6)
17) whe afraid not 1 (8)
you hear “Carmen” last night 2
Personally, 1 (3) not very keen on
, 80.1 didn’t like to suggest switching
you ? not good at languages, you
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7 Fill each gap with the correct form of the verb BE , HAVE or
DO,
Mike : (1) you see “Othello” on television last night ?
Jack ; The opera you mean No,/I didn’t 1 (2) ove OHE,
Mike : 1(3) sorry you missed it 1 saw it, and quite enjoyed it
đack : (4) you? I thought you (5) (not) approve of television
Mike: 1(6) (not) as a regular thing, but I happened to be round at
my sister’s, and she wanted to see it, so | watched it too
Jack : (7) you thought any more about getting a set ?
Mike: No, I don’t think | shall , though I (8)
know What I mostly object to (9)
Jack : It isn’t the television that wastes the time ï
think about it as you
you
8 Fill each gap with the correct form of the verb BE or HAVE
It (1) .0 Peter’s first day as a management trainee and it felt rather like his first day at school George had (2) given the job of showing him round Head Office and answering his questions
#) you any idea how long I’ll spend here ?” Peter asked
“About a month, probably.” George replied ”Then they’ll send you to one of the shops and you"ll get a chance to find out what happens there Now I'll show you the computer.” Peter (4) heard a lot about
computers, but he (5) never seen a big one
They entered a large air-conditioned room It (6) very busy Tapes and discs turned round, stopped and turned again,
“It (7) like a science fiction film,” Peter thought to himself
“That (8) ., the control unit,” said George, pointing to a grey, mental cabinet, about the size of a large refrigerator
“What (9) doing 2” Peter asked
“It q0) used for various things,” said George “For instance we use it to run the accounts system.”
“What, for all the shops, too 2” Peter could hardly believe it George smiled
“Every day the shops send us a list of their sales and they (11)
~~ all fed into the computer Then a print-out (12) sent back,”
At one end of the room discs and tapes (13) stacked on shelves, all carefully labelled
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at (14) Where we store the information,” said George
9 Choose the best reply from List B for cach question in List A
List A
1 Was there anything good on TV last night ?
2 What was it called ?
3 What was it about ?
4, What was so special about ?
5 Really ? What time was it on ?
6 I’m sorry I missed it Is there going to be another chance to see it’?
List B
A It was ali about gorillas and the way they live
B It was just so interesting and the photography was excellent
C Yes, it’s going to be repeated next Sunday
D Yes, there was an interesting nature programme
E “The Gentle Giant”
F From seven to eight
10 Fill each gap in the passage with a suitable possessive
adjective or pronoun
REAL PERSONAL SERVICE
On (1) s+ last visit to London my wife and I stayed at the Magna
Hotel The Magna used to be a favorite hotel of (2) 1 5 but we
hadn't stayed there for over sixteen years, The hotel is famous for (3)
service and we weren't disappointed “The porter will show you to
(4) room,” the Receptionist said with a smile and we were shown
to a room on the first floor “This is (5) favorite room,” | exclaimed
“I know sir,” the porter said “ (6) is the room with a view, isn’t
it?” “That’s right.” I said “You like milk in (7) tea in the morning
and madam prefers lemon in (8) “That's right.” my wife said, She
pulled me by the sleeve with pleasure when the porter had gone “Aren't
they amazing! They remember (9) preferences after all these years
This is real personal service.” The next morning at breakfast we were
given raspberry jam with (10) toast instead of orange marmalade
“Isnt there any marmalade ?” | asked the waiter “We never eat raspberry~
10
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breakfast on (11)
ever since !”
” the waiter said “You offered some for
last visit and it’s been in the computer memory
11 Choose the best answer
1 He is interested playing computer games
A with B by C.on D.in
2 We are fond listening to music television,
A offon B offin C on/on D in/on
case of fire, ring up 999
4 I thought I would sell my own computer, but second thoughts I
5 She said she was tired itting in front of the computer all day
A with B about C for D.of
6 Our conferenee was interrupted telephone calls many tỉmes
A.by B for C with D of
7 She accused the man breaking her radio
8 People all over the world can get good pictures television
communications satellites
A in/by way of B on/in view of
C on/by means of D in/from
9 He is distinguished his knowledge of informatics
A at B, about C.in ' D for
10 The new electronic machine proves accurate
11 He is an authority « programming languages
12 PM make amends 2.0 YOU the damage
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DO Sometimes you need a negative form
COMPUTER WONDER-BOY
Mr and Mrs Stokes (1) sitting in the garden of their Bristol home when | arrived to interview them and their fourteen-year-old
son Carl But Carl (2) working upstairs “He (3) often leave
his room,” his mother explained
At the moment Carl (4)
working on a programme for a new
computer game Computers (5) become his whole life In the last year Carl (6) earned over 25,000 pounds from writing programmes
A lot of other people (7) trying to do the same nowadays, but not many of them (8) done as well as Carl
“When (9) the boy buy the computer?” I wondered “We
bought it for him eighteen months ago for his birthday,” said Mr Stokes
”We (10) know what we (11) doing Our son (12)
changed Eighteen months ago he (13) seen a computer Now he
(14) talk about anything else, And we (15) understand a thing, about computers.” “And (16) you think it’s good for him?” was my
next question, “No, we (17) We worry about him,” said Mrs
Stokes.” He (18) have any other interests now And he (19)
done any work for his school exams It’s often quite a job to make him go
to school at all.”
Carl’s parents (20) understand computers, but Carl
certainly (21) .+ “I love computers,” he said “I soon got tired of playing games, though | like writing programmes much better I’ve got three computers now I bought two more, | (22) earn much at first,
but now I (23) My parents make me put most of it in the bank.”
Do you ever listen to the radio these days ?
What ‘s your favourite programme ?
Why do you like it ?
Why don’t you listen to some news programmes ?
What about plays ?
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List B
Because they’re usually boring,
Now and again I listen to football commentaries,
like pop music and I like Dave Lee, the presenter
Idon’t care for them either
“Pop Songs for Everyone”
Yes, whenever I’m in my father’s car,
14 Write the correct form of the words in brackets in the
following conversation
Vijay : Vijay Habby speaking
Simi: Hello, Vijay (It be) Simi Karim here ˆ
(You do) anything at the moment ?
Simi: ioe rest this evening
Vijay : VN very lucky 5
Simi : sa Ican’t hear you There (be) a strange noise
han play) a record ?
Vijay : Yes sister is | (try) to write a composition
Hệ: 5
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control of a set of instructions called a program Programs usually reside
() the computer and are retrieved and processed (4) the computer’s electronics, and the program results are stored or routed to output devices, such as video display monitors or printers Computers are used to perform a wide variety (5) activities with reliability, accuracy, and speed
16 Put each verb in brackets into a suitable tense
Have you ever wondered what exactly you (1) (do) in ten years’ time ? Well, according to computer expert Tom Vincent, computers (2) sr» (Soon be able) to make accurate predictions about the future
Professor Vincent, from Cambridge University, (3) (hold) a press
conference next week to describe the computer which he calls Computafuture “This computer can tell us what life (4) (be) like, based on data describing past events,” explains Professor Vincent For example, Computafuture can predict how many people (5) (live) In
a particular area, or whether there (6) (be) a lot of rain during a particular period Professor Vincent also believes that by the year 2050, computers (7) (replace) teachers, and (8) (also do) most of the jobs now being done by the police “Computers are becoming more intelligent all the time,” says Professor Vincent.”Soon they (9)
(direct) traffic and (10) (teach) our children And telling us about
1 This table is not sturdy enough to stipport a television, and that one
probably isn’t too
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cars, and working at an extra work
3 The results of the test proved to Fred and me that we needed to study harder and watch’ less movies on television if we wanted to receive
scholarships
4 His father mentioned to me that Robert had written to him requesting
money for buying a new computer,
5 The analogue computer was introduced less than fifty years, and has
become a fixture in the modern office
6 The invention of Alexander Graham Bell extremely greatly extended the limits of communication
7 The monitor is used -with IBM PC XT can be either color or monochrome, but it must have an adaptor installed in the computer base,
8 On New Year’s Day, most Americans watch football on television,
visit friends and relaxing around the house
9 The first electronic computer components were inventing in the early
1950s
10 In the transmission of communication signals, pulses of energy in the
form of light is directed through fiber optic cables
II Advances in computer graphics have brought on the new era in the field of cartoon animated,
18 Read the passage and fill each gap with a suitable preposition from the box You can use one of them twice
about for to of on including into in through
Railways use large computer systems to control ticket reservations and, to give immediate information (1) the status of its
trains The computer systems is connected by private telephone lines (2)
:, terminals in major train stations and ticket reservations for
customers are made (3) these The passenger's name, type of
accommodation and the train schedules are put (4) the computer's memory On a typical day, a railway’s computer system gets thousands
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(5) telephone ealls (6) reservations, space on other railways
and requests (7) arrivals and departures
A big advantage of the railway computer ticket reservation system
is its rapidity because a cancelled booking can be sold everywhere (8)
the system just a few minutes later Railway computer systems are not used (9) - reservations alone They are used for a variety of other jobs (10) train schedules, planning, freight and cargo loading, meal planning, personnel availability, accounting and stocking control,
19 Read the following passage and fill each gap with the correct
form of a suitable verb `
1q) for BBC Radio 4 in London as a producer in a features department 1 sometimes (2) abroad to make programmes - three
or four times a year I (3) work at 9.30 am and I (4) at 5.30
pm On a typical day, I (5) a lot of phone calls, trying to contact people and organize interviews I (6) programines in the studio
about twice a week And of course, I (7) a lot of time editing You often record several hours of tape for a thirty-minute programmes, so you (8) 5 to cut the material to fit the time We have a meeting every
week to discuss regular programmes, and the whole department (9) ¿
once a fortnight Every two or three months, there (10) ä meeting
with the Controller of Radio 4 to discuss new ideas for programmes
1 (11) angry when someone (12) to turn up for an
interview, but most of the time T (13) my work enormously I
particularly (14) radio because it is so simple - you only (15)
és atape record and a voice to make a radio programme
20 Read the passage One word has been omitted from each line Put an oblique stroke (/) where the word should be and write the missing word in each blank
Almost every profession now uses computers They used
for all kinds of work For example, scientists use them So
mathematicians and economists Business people use them
make business decisions Doctors also use computers to their
patients Computers make work easier writers, too And even ,
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people use computers home to help them make plans and pay bil
Everyone knows that computers are useful And there
many wonderful new computer programs But there are
reasons to like computers Some people like way computers
hum and sing they are working It is a happy sound,
like the sounds toys and childhood Computers also have
hts and pretty pictures, With a computer can feel
‘¢ an artist, And computers even to have personalities,
That may sound strange, computers seem to have feelings
Sometimes they seem happy, they seem angry It
is easy to think are like people
worry write own take be ‘forget predict do
bring learn talk — ask — qrouse cominwe deeids
Nowadays, computers play an increasingly important-role in all
fields And so, good or bad, computers (1) NOW part of our daily lives With the price of a smail home computer now as:low as $500, experts (2) that before jong all schools and businesses and most
families in the richer parts of the world will (3) a comptiter of some
kind Among the general public, computers (4) strong feelings - people either love them or hate them
The computer-lovers (5) about how useful computers can
be in business, in education and in the home - apart from all the games, you can (6) your accounts on them, learn languages from them, (7) letters on them, use them to control your central heating, and in some places even do your shopping with them Computers, they say, will
also () more leisure, as more and more unpleasant jobs are (9)
over rby computerized robots
The haters, on the other hand, argue that computers bring not
leisure but unemployment They (10) , too, that people who spend all their time talking to computers will (11) how to talk to each
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using pens and: paper and typewriters, and (13) languages in
classrooms with real teachers ? But their biggest fear is that computers may eventually take over from human beings altogether
And so the arguments (14) wi - Have you (15)
side you are on ?
work, eat their meal quickly and then spend’ the evening (3)
their computers Some of them make programs, but most of theni just play games Some wives say the computer is killing their marriage Their
23 Fill each gap in the passage with one of the words or phrases
form the box
aliule alotof afew few fewer many mạch
DON’T CALL US, WE'LL CALL YOU
Two years ago | moved to @ new neighborhood, There seem to be very
(1) people ïn this area who are without telephones, so | expected to
get anew phone quickly | applied for one as soon as I moved into my
new house “We aren’t supplying (2) ew phones in your area,” an
engineer told me “(3) people want new phones at the moment and
the company is employing (4) engincer than last year so as to save
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money A new phone won't cost you (5) money, but it will take (6)
time We can’t do anything for you before December You need (7)
patience if you’re waiting for a new phone and you need (8) friends whose phones you can use as well Fortunately, | had both December came and went, but there was no sign of a phone I went to the company’s local office to protest “They told me I'd have a phone by December,” I protested “Which year ?” the assistant asked
24 Read the following passage and choose the best answer
Have you ever found instructions for knitting something or have you read a piece of music ? If you have, you have behaved in a similar way (1) a computer A computer obeys a programme to carry outa
particular task Just (2) a knitting pattern is expressed in numbers
and a piece of music in lines and dots, (3) a computer programme
is expressed in the form of programming language (A) the English
language (or any other language), there are rules of grammar, and a
programme must be correct in every way
There are hundreds of programming languages, (5) only a few are well-known and widely used The most popular language (6)
-e- iS used in offices and factories is called Cobol This language is
used for printing payrolls and keeping records of goods Engineers and
scientists use Fortran in order to carry out caleulations (7) „ neither of these two Programmes is very popular with people working on home computers Basic is the most popular language for home computers, chiefly (8) it is easy to learn and use
(9 these languages are useful for many purposes, it is time
that a new simple programme was devised (10) programme should
3 A 80 B.as € thus D such
4 A.So B Like ~C Same D By
5 A and B but C.or Dz if
6 A which B where € ít D what
7 A In addition B Therefore
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