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Вопрос:
4 Complete the fact file below with the past simple passive form of the verbs in brackets. ■ The first computer¹ ___________ (invent) by Charles Babbage in the early 19th century. It ² ___________ (not power) by electricity - it was mechanical. ■ The first electronic digital computer ³ ___________ (build) in 1943 in Britain. It ⁴ ___________ (call) 'Colossus' and it ⁵ ___________ (use) for decoding enemy messages in the war. ■ Businesses began to use computers in the 1950s, but computers ⁶ ___________ (not sell) in shops until the early 1970s. ■ The first desktop computers ⁷ ___________ (develop) in the late 1970s. ■ Internet access via a modem ⁸ ___________ (add) in the 1990s, but wireless access ⁹ ___________ (not add) to most computers until about 2000. ■ For the first time, in 2015, more tablets and smartphones ¹⁰ ___________ (sell) than laptops and desktops. Will computers eventually disappear from our homes and schools?
Ответ:
Here's the completed fact file using the past simple passive form of the verbs in brackets:
■ The first computer¹ was invented by Charles Babbage in the early 19th century. It ² wasn't powered by electricity - it was mechanical.
■ The first electronic digital computer ³ was built in 1943 in Britain. It ⁴ was called 'Colossus' and it ⁵ was used for decoding enemy messages in the war.
■ Businesses began to use computers in the 1950s, but computers ⁶ weren't sold in shops until the early 1970s.
■ The first desktop computers ⁷ were developed in the late 1970s.
■ Internet access via a modem ⁸ was added in the 1990s, but wireless access ⁹ wasn't added to most computers until about 2000.
■ For the first time, in 2015, more tablets and smartphones ¹⁰ were sold than laptops and desktops.
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