Tham khảo tài liệu đề tuyển sinh quốc học huế môn tiếng anh năm 2008_m356 , ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Most people think of computers as very modern inventions, products of our new technological (1) . But actually the idea for a computer (2) . worked out over two centuries ago by a man (3). Charles Babbage. Babbage was born in 1791 and grew up to be a brilliant mathematician. He drew up plans for several calculating machines (4) .he called “engines”. But despite the fact that he (5) building some of these, he never finished any of them. Over the years, people have argued (6). his machines would ever work. Recently, however, the Science Museum in London has finished building (7). engine based on one of Babbage’s designs. (8). has taken six years to complete and more (9) four thousand parts have been specially made. Whether it works or not, the machine will be on at a special exhibition in the Science Museum (10) remind people of Babbage’s work.
