We live in the"computer age".People like scientists，teachers and even students use computers to do many kinds of work.But many years ago，computers couldn't do much.They were very big and expensive.Very few people were interested in them and knew how to use them.Today computers are ①__________and cheaper.Since they can do a lot of work，many people like to use them.Most people have them at home.Many have smaller ones so that they can take them out to work，to travel，to have meetings and to give talks.
   Computers become very important because they can work faster than men and make fewer mistakes.Computers can help people do a lot of work.②__________now use computers to write.Teachers use them to help teaching.Scientists use them to do research and children use them to play games. Computers can also remember what you put into them，Computers are very useful and helpful.They are our good friends.

（1）Why were very few people interested in computers many years ago？（不超過10個詞）

They were very big and expensive

They were very big and expensive

（2）What can people do using smaller computers？（不超過16個詞）

They can use them to work，to travel，to have meetings and to give talks.

They can use them to work，to travel，to have meetings and to give talks.

（3）根據(jù)語境在空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。
①

smaller

smaller

②

Writers

Writers

（4）請將劃線句子譯成漢語。

電腦還可以記住你在里面輸入了什么。

電腦還可以記住你在里面輸入了什么。

（5）As a student，what can you do with the help of the computer？

I can search some useful information and know more about the world with the help of it.

I can search some useful information and know more about the world with the help of it.