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We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet? Many people are surprised when they find that he Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks （网络）didn t work well. If one computer in the networks broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system（系统）had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information（ 信息）could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time. At first, the Internet was only used by the government（ 政府），but, in the early 1970s, universities（大学）,hospitals and banks（银行）were allowed （被允许） to use it too. However（然而）,computers were still expensive and the Internet was difficult to become cheaper and easier to use. Scientists科学家） had also developed（更新、发展）software（软 件）that made surfing^览）the Internet more convenient有便）. Today it is easy to get on-line and it is said that millions of（ 成百万的 ）people use the internet every day. Sending （发送） e-mail is more and more popular among students. The Internet has now become one of the most important parts of people s life. （ ）1. The Internet has a history of years. about 40 B. less than 30 C. more than 45 D. nearly 35 （）2. Scientists set up a new network system to. make the computer cheaper B. use the computer widely C. make the computer go well D. develop new softwares （ ）3. The Internet was widely used in the. 1960s B.1970s C.1980s D.1990s （ ）4. The underlined words -ligiet 6n in Chinese means . A. 上机B.上网 A. 上机 B.上网 C.接线 D.买电脑 （）5. Which of the following is NOT true? In the 1960s computer networks system went wrong easily. Computers are much cheaper than before. Today the Internet is used everywhere. People had enough softwares to get on-line fifteen years ago. D Television has now come to nearly every family. It has become a very important part in peop