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Booklet Page 23 : Link to Language 3 . Complete the passage using the correct form of the verb . The Internet The Internet ( set up ) in 1969 by the US Department of Defense as a way to link computers around the country . This system _ ( call ) ARPANET . At first , its use _ _ ( limit ) to computer developers and to the US military . Over the years , new technology ( introduce ) . Computer 4 designers ( make ) the system faster and more extensive . In the late 1980 s , the military __ ( build ) a new system and the old system 6 ( become ) available to the public . In the early 1 990 s , more and more 7 people ( start ) using personal computers . Soon , the Internet 8 _ ( use ) by private individuals and businesses as a quick , inexpensive means of communication . It is hard to believe that in 1993 there __ _ ( be ) 10 only 130 web sites . Today , however , this "information superhighway" . ( use ) around the world and in dozens of languages . The Internet _ _ ( can 1 also , use ) from mobile and even public phones . Booklet Page 23 : More Practice Complete the passage using the correct form of the verb . Organization - An Age-old Problem Are you one of those people whose musical disks , books and computer files _ ( not , organize ) in any sortof order ? Are you the kind of person whose things _ _ ( may , find ) all over the house ? Lack of organization is not a new problem . Over 2 , 000 years ago , a man named Zenodotus ( give ) the job of running the great library of Alexandria in Egypt . At least half a million books _ ( keep ) there . Zenodotus had a problem keeping the books organized 1 so that each one ( could , find ) easily . His problem 5 6 ( solve ) when he came up with the idea of organizing the books in alphabetical order . If you need to organize your own books , disks and files , alphabetizing them may not be the solution - but things ( can , organize ) in other ways too .
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