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most three. D. At least four. 4. Who might have attributed to the development of the Walkman? A. Two Japanese engineers. B. Three American scientists. C. Thomas Edison. D. Emile Berliner. 5. What is the main factor that causes the spring up of music websites all over the Inter? A. The popularity of Walkman. B. The development of the MD player. C. The development of MP3 technology. D. The wide use of Discman. 6. How is the passage anized ________________. A. by paragraphs B. in chronological order C. by concepts D. by subtopics Part D: Match the following words with the correct definitions. 1. review 2. uncertain 3. superior 4. questionnaires 5. wound up 6. patent 7. portable 8. demanding a. able to be carried b. asking for sth, firmly c. a written list of questions for finding information or opinions d. not sure, feeling doubt about sth. e. a report on sth. that shows a sequence of events f. a paper that proves you are the only person or pany able to produce a certain product. g. made to move around itself or sth. else. h. better ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ e d h c g f a b Part E:Fill in the blanks with words given in the box. broadcasting Germany households recording 200 recorders wireless pact Britain 65 I was really surprised to find out that the first public showings of (1)__________ TV transmissions took place way back in 1925. It took another three years before there are any regular public(2)____________, first in the USA and in the following year in (3)______. Personally,I think people must have found it quite a delight when colour TV was first broadcast in 1929. However, within the next (4)_________ years, people would be able to choose what to match from a variety of (5)_________ different channels because of cable TV. It is reported that in 1998, 66 per cent of (6)____________ in the USA had cable TV. wireless broadcasting Britain 65 200 households The other information I got was about the evolution of audio devices, starting with Thomas Edison’s first (7)__________, then moving on to different kinds of tape (8)__________ and finally CDs (meaning (9)__________ discs), which were introduced in the 1980s. I was also really surprised to learn that (10)___________ was the birthplace of MP3, not Japan or the USA as I had Assumed they would be. These things all bring great convenience and delight to people’s lives. recordingrecorders pact Germany ? and more people are using puters for information and entertainment. Do you think we will still need books and TVs in the future? Why or why not? ? are the possible disadvantages of having