ACTIVITY 344:
Complete this article by choosing the best
verbal alternative from the menus: 'to' infinitive, infinitive without 'to',
or –ing form. Then
check the answers.
COMPUTERS
It used a science-fiction fantasy that one day computers would
the whole world. Some people thought it was impossible
these man-made
devices from more powerful than their own creators, so they wanted
more advanced computers
developed.
Scientists were warned not over our destiny to machines. But computers can only
what we ask
them . We can them increasingly complicated
operations, but, contrary to the science-fiction nightmare, computers can never
us anything.
Today we expect computersusat the faster pace modern
living demands. It is wortha few examples. Computers allow
business peoplein touch with developments all over the world. They
enable doctorsillnesses more accurately. They let thousands of
aircraftsafely through our crowded skies withoutinto other
planes. In fact it is difficultany area of life where computers do
not play an important role.
¿Qué la computadora parecía algo de
ciencia-ficción? Creo que a veces continua pareciéndolo !!!
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