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    We are all busy using the Internet. But how many of us know the history of the Internet?

    Many people are surprised when they fmd that the Internet system was set up in the 1960s. At that time,computers were large and expensive. Computer networks didn t work well. When one computer in the network broke down,the whole networks stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If one part of the network didn t work,information could be sent through another part. In this way the computer network system would keep on working all the time.

    At first the Internet was only used by the government. But after a period of time,universities,hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. However,computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. At the beginning of the 1990s,computers became cheaper and easier to use.

Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing” the Internet more convenient. Today it is easy to get online and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending emails is more and more popular among students.

() 1. The Internet has a history of less than years.

   A. sixty   B. ten   C. forty   D. twenty

() 2. A new network system was set up to.

   A. make computers cheaper   B. make itself keep on working all the time

   C. break down the whole networks   D. make computers large and expensive

() 3. At first the Internet was only used by.

   A. the government   B. universities   

    C. hospitals and banks   D. schooLs

Answer 1

1.A 2.B 3.A

六、 1.A  2.B  3.A