May 09-15, 2005

Briton wins Intel magazine prize
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1. Which company did Gordon Moore help to start?
A. Electronics
B. eBay
C. Intel
D. BBC

2. Where did people try to find a copy of the magazine?
A. dentists
B. libraries
C. book shops
D. news stands

3. Where did Clark keep his copy of the magazine?
A. with his daughter
B. under his floor
C. on the shelf
D. on his television

4. How old is the magazine?
A. 200 years
B. 65 years
C. 40 years
D. 5 years

5. What is going to happen to Clark's copy of the magazine?
A. put in a museum
B. sent to a library
C. given to Moore
D. auctioned


Synonyms: Which of the following words or phrases replace the ones from the passage best?
6. irk
A. advise
B. annoy
C. offer
D. ask

7. dub
  A. name
B. replace
C. surpass
D. compare

8. bizarre
A. liked
B. famous
C. revered
D. infamous

9. bogus
A. unexpected
B. wonderful
C. strange
D. best

10. fund
A. buy
B. plan
C. book
D. finance

 

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