Question

When did first toys come into (exist)¹ ………………… and what led to their development? Did they represent an attempt by adults to make children happy, or did they arise from various playful (active)² ………………… of children themselves? As everyone knows, the young (frequent)³ ………………… copy the (behave)⁴ ………………… of their elders, and, in their play, they often adopt objects used by adults for entirely different purposes. These objects (courage)⁵ ………………… the child’s (imagine)⁶ ………………… and lead to games in which everyday articles often play unusual and (expect)⁷ ………………… roles. It is rather surprising for an (explain)⁸ ………………… of the origin of toys, we can not turn to folk stories. However, no traditional tale (relate)⁹ ………………… to the origin of toys exists, and so our (know)¹⁰ ………………… is restricted to archeological study and limited evidence from documents.   

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Hardly a week goes by (1) ………………….some advance in technology. That would have seemed incredible 50 years ago. Over the past 20 years computers (2) ……………....…. completely revolutionized our lives. The next 25 years will see as many (3) ………………... as have been witnessed in the past 150 years. These developments (4) …………………. technology are bound to have dramatic (5) ………… …………….on the future of work. Doctors will find that an electronic competitor will be able to (6) ………......…….out a much quicker and more accurate diagnosis and recommend more efficient  courses of (7) ………………. In education, teachers will be largely replaced by teaching machines much (8) ……..…………… knowledgeable than any human being. What’s (9) ……..………., most learning will take place in the 

Answer 1

THE HISTORY OF TOYS

When did the first toys come into (1) __existence___ (EXIST)and what led to their development? Did they represent an attempt by adults to make children happy, or did they arise from the various playful (2) __activities___ (ACTIVE) of children themselves? As everyone knows, the young (3) ____frequently_ (FREQUENT) copy the (4) _behaviours____ (BEHAVE) of their elders, and, in their play, they often adopt objects used by adults for entirely different purposes. These objects (5) ___encourage__ (COURAGE) the child’s (6) ___imagination__ (IMAGINE) and lead to games in which everyday articles often play unusual and (7) ___unexpected__ (EXPECT) roles.

It is rather surprising that for an (8) ___explanation__ (EXPLAIN) of the origin of toys, we cannot turn to folk stories. However, no traditional tale (9) ___related__ (RELATE) to the origin of toys exists, and so our (10) ___knowledge__ (KNOW) is restricted to archaeological study and limited evidence from documents.   

II

Hardly a week goes by (1) ………without ………….some advance in technology. That would have seemed incredible 50 years ago. Over the past 20 years computers (2) …………have …....…. completely revolutionized our lives. The next 25 years will see as many (3) ………changes ………... as have been witnessed in the past 150 years. These developments (4) …………in………. technology are bound to have dramatic (5) ………… …effect………….on the future of work. Doctors will find that an electronic competitor will be able to (6) ………carry ......…….out a much quicker and more accurate diagnosis and recommend more efficient  courses of (7) ………treatment………. In education, teachers will be largely replaced by teaching machines much (8) ……..…more………… knowledgeable than any human being. What’s (9) ……..more………., most learning will take place in the