Anyone who works in an office knows the power of technology. When it works, life

   Anyone who works in an officeknows the power of technology. When it works, life is wonderful. Informationfiles across the world in seconds. It saves time and makes our jobs easier. Butwhen technology goes wrong, everyone hates it.

   In March, Peter Golotareceived a gas bill for $0.00. He threw it away. In April, he received anotherbill for $0.00. He threw that one way, too. In May, the gas company sent him aletter which said he had to pay his gas bill. If he didn’t pay it, they weregoing to cut off his gas. He called and told them the bill was for $0.00. Theysaid it was a computer error. But the bills continued. Finally, he sent a checkfor $0.00. This caused the bank’s computer to crash. After a lot of angry phonecalls and the letters between the man, the gas company, and the bank, the casewent to court. The gas company lost, and had to pay Peter Golota $8,000. It allhappened because of a bill for $0.00.

   A man from Colorado appearedon the news when he shot his computer because it crashed all the time. The man,who owned a bar, put the “dead” laptop on the wall for everyone to see. Thepolice said, “It’s the first time someone shot a computer because he was angrywith it.” They arrested him.

   In December, Margaret Smart,of Energies Solutions, stood up in front of 2,000 people in Taxes. As she beganto speak, her microphone stopped working. They found another one. After twominutes, that one also died. When she decided to show her notes on PowerPoint,the computer refused to start up. The title of her presentation was“Technology: The way Forward”.

64. Why did the bank’s computer crash?

   A. Because it kept sending gasbills for $0.00.

   B. Because Peter Golota sent acheck for $0.00.

   C.  Because the gascompany sent a letter to the bank.

   D. Because the gas bill casewent to court.

65. Who got angry with his computer andshot it?

   A. A bar owner.                                                   B. A policeman.

C.  PeterGolota.                                                    D.A bank manager.

66. Margaret Smart’s computer refuses tostart up probably because ________.

   A. there was a power failure                        B.it worked too long

   C.  it went wrong                                          D.someone shot her computer

试题答案

【答案】

 B

 A

 C

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