tailieunhanh - LEXIS ACADEMIC VOCABULARY STUDY phần 5

Tham khảo tài liệu 'lexis academic vocabulary study phần 5', ngoại ngữ phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 10 Computer technology has opened a variety of opportunities for people who are creative risk-takers. Those who have been successful have been alert technologically creatively and financially. They have known when to use the help of other people and when to work alone. Whereas some have been immediately successful others have gone unrewarded for their creative and financial investments some failure is inevitable in an environment as competitive as the Silicon Valley. Rarely in history have so many people been so motivated to create. Many of them have been rewarded greatly with fame and fortune and the world has benefited greatly from this frenzy of innovation. Comprehension Check The purpose of this activity is to check your understanding of the article and to give practice using vocabulary words. Label each sentence true or false according to the article. If you cannot understand the meaning of a sentence use a dictionary to look up key words. 1. Robert Noyce graduated from a prestigious university and gained engineering expertise before he devised the integrated circuit. 2. Robert Noyce was one of the pioneers of the computer industry. 3. The microprocessor influenced the world in ways that its inventors did not foresee and subsequently led to the invention of the integrated circuit. 4. Stephen Wozniak and Steven Jobs used the state-of-the-art technology developed by Robert Noyce when they devised the first personal computer. 5. When Wozniak designed the first model of the PC he did not plan to market it to the general population. 6. Jobs did not want the PC to be as intimidating to the general public as previous computers were so he insisted that it include features that were practical and attractive. 7. The Apple Computer company sold their computers to thousands of American schools at discounted rates thereby introducing their product into the homes of millions of students. 8. Martin Alpert foresaw that the success of the first IBM personal computer was .