【正文】 in the work broke down, then the whole work stopped. So a new work system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different puters. If part of the work was not working. Information could be sent through another part. In this way puter work system could keep on working all the time. At first, the Inter was only used by the government , but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it, too. However, puters were still very expensive and the Inter was difficult to use. By the start of 1990s, puters became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing” the Inter easier. Today it is easy to get online and it is said that millions of people use the Inter every day. Sending s is more and more popular among young people. The Inter has now bee one of the most important parts of people’s life. 76. How long has the Inter been used? A. About 10 years B. About 20 years C. About 40 years D. About 60 years 77. What would happen when one puter in the work broke down after the new work system was set up? A. The other puters would wait. . B. The other puters wouldn’t work. C. Some of the others still work. D. The other puters could still work. 78. Which of the following used the Inter first? A. Hospital B. Universities C. The government D. Banks 79. What can we infer from the last sentence? A. People will die without the Inter. B. All people should set up their own work. C. People live easily without the Inter. D. People will more and more depend on the Inter. is the best title for the passage? A. The History of the Inter B. Computers and Information C. Computers and the Government D. The History of Computer C Name Personal information Ludwig Von Beethoven Born in 1770, in Germany. A musician, Died in 1827 Florence Nightingale Born in Italy on May 12th, 1820 An English nurse Died in 1910 Bill Gates Born in 1955 in the USA Wrote Business the Speed of Thought Own Microsoft Thomas Edison Born in 1847 in the USA Made over 6000 inventions Died in 1931 Yao Ming Born on September 12th, 1980 in Shanghai, China A basketball player Playing in the Houston Rockets, USA 81. Thomas Edison is from . _________. A. Canada B. Italy C. America D. Australia 82. The __________ was born in 1770. A. musician B. nurse C. businessman D. scientist 83. Business the Speed of Thought is the name of a . _________. A. song B. book C. school D. movie 84. Florence Nightingale died in __________. A. 1931 B. 1827 C. 1847 D. 1910 85. Which of the following is true? Ming is playing basketball in America. B. Beethoven made over 1000 inventions. C. Edison was born in 1820 D. Bill Gates worked in Microsoft in 1955 D Now satellites are helping to forecast the weather . They are in space , and they can reach any part of the world . The satellites take pictures of atmosphere （大氣） . So the scientists there can see the weather of any part of the world and tell how the weather will change. Today , nearly five hundred weather stations in sixty countries can receive satellite pictures .