Read the passage below carefully, and then choose the best answer:

Background, in relation to computers, on the screen, the color on which characters are displayed. (1) _______, a white background may be used for black characters. In a windowing environment in which more than one program or document can be available to the user, open but currently inactive (2) _______ are said to be in the background.

In the context of operating systems and program execution, background refers to a process, or task, assigned a lower priority in the microprocessor's share of time to tasks other than the task running in the (3) _______. A background process thus often performs its work, such as printing or checking for arriving messages on an electronic mail network, invisibly unless the user requests an update or brings the task to the foreground. (4) _______, only multitasking operating systems are able to support background processing. However, some operating systems that do not support multitasking may be able to perform one or more types of background tasks. For example, in the Apple Macintosh operating system running in Single-Launch Mode (with multitasking (5) _______), the Background Printing option can be used to print documents while the user is doing other work.

Question 1:

She received a general education in local schools and some scientific training from her father.

She was a _______ child, happiest when reading.

She seems to have spent all her life studying in _______ establishments.

As a brilliant and mature student with a rare gift of concentration, Marie harbored the dream of a scientific career which was impossible for a woman at that time.

After he had spoken, a _______ silence fell on the room.

All her life she had a _______ trust in other people.

Wow! What a _______ your sister is! I couldn't get off the phone!

Select the antonym of the following bold and underlined word in each sentence in the unit

Before you read, work in pairs, ask and answer the questions.

And in 1891, the shy Marie, with very little money to live on, came to Paris to continue her studies at the Sorbonne.

As a brilliant and mature student with a rare gift of concentration, Marie harbored the dream of a scientific career which was impossible for a woman at that time.

Space travel is one of the marvels/wonders of modern _______.

He'll be remembered both as a brilliant footballer and as a true _______.

Read the passage below carefully, and then choose the best answer:

Background, in relation to computers, on the screen, the color on which characters are displayed. (1) _______, a white background may be used for black characters. In a windowing environment in which more than one program or document can be available to the user, open but currently inactive (2) _______ are said to be in the background.

In the context of operating systems and program execution, background refers to a process, or task, assigned a lower priority in the microprocessor's share of time to tasks other than the task running in the (3) _______. A background process thus often performs its work, such as printing or checking for arriving messages on an electronic mail network, invisibly unless the user requests an update or brings the task to the foreground. (4) _______, only multitasking operating systems are able to support background processing. However, some operating systems that do not support multitasking may be able to perform one or more types of background tasks. For example, in the Apple Macintosh operating system running in Single-Launch Mode (with multitasking (5) _______), the Background Printing option can be used to print documents while the user is doing other work.

Question 3:

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group

Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others in each group