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mending old machines D. developing software ( ) 9. Bill started to play with puters ______. A. in 1955 B. in 1968 C. in 1973 D. 1975 ( ) 10. The word “personal” means _______. c Fred, a young man of twentyfive, was an able worker. He worked in this factory since he finished middle school six years ago. At first he spent much time in studying all the machines in his workplace and learned to repair them. His boss Mr Dick liked the clever young man and paid him more than any other worker. Four years later the young man got into the habit of(養(yǎng)成……習(xí)慣 )drinking and was often drunk. He couldn’t go to work on time and didn’t work so hard as before. Sometimes he slept when he was on duty. It made Mr Dick angry and told him not to drink, he agreed but soon fot it. His friend Henry often helped him and tried to stop him drinking, but he failed. And one afternoon something was wrong with an expensive machine. The workplace had to stop working. Fred was found in a bar(酒吧 ) but he was drunk. He broke the machine when repairing it. Henry had to take him home. The next morning, as soon as he got up, there telephone rang and Henry said ,“Two pieces of news for you, Fred. One piece is good and the other is bad. ” “ Tell me the good one first, please,”said Fred. “ You’ll be given double pay next month. ” “ Oh, wonderful!”called out Fred. “What’s the bad news?” “ Mr Dick told me to take your place. ” ( )16. Mr Dick paid Fred more than any other worker because . A. he finished middle school B. he could repair all the machines C. he’s worked in the factory for six years D. the young man was the cleverest in his factory ( )17. Later on Fred spent muchtime . A. in his bedroom B. in the workplace C. in the bar D. by the machines ( )18. Mr Dick was angry with Fred because . A. he didn’t work hard