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When basketball was invented in 1891 in America, it was intended to be an outdoor game, which could be played during the severe American winters, when the ground was too frozen or snowy for baseball. Nowadays the game is played on specially designed basketball courts all over the world. It is a popular game because it demands speed and skill from its players, and is very exciting to watch. Most American cities have basketball teams. The teams often have names such as the Tigers’ which suggest speed and physical power.
Basketball is played by two opposing teams, each of five players, on a rectangular court which is 26 meters long by 14 meters wide. Variations of 2 meters on the length and 1 meter on the width are permitted. The object of the game is to score points by shooting the ball into the opponent’s goal. This used to be a wooden basket fixed high on a pole, but nowadays it is a metal hoop (still often referred to as the basket), 45 centimeters in diamete

[单项选择]When was Apple Computer foundedWhat was invented by Nolan Bushnell in 1972
A. a new machine
B. a new software
C. the first video game

[填空题]Invented in America, basketball is an indoor game which could be played in the evening and during the winter.

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[单项选择]When Japanese scientists invented the self-timer function on cameras in 1978, they never could have imagined just how popular it would be 30 years later.
Currently, millions of young Chinese use the feature to take photos of themselves and post them online for the world to see. Websites such as Tianya and Tudou offer channels specifically set apart for self-portraits. However, according to experts, these sites offer more than just pretty faces. They also reflect a budding era of narcissism in modern society. "We all want to exhibit our true and best side to others, to attain praise, acceptance and recognition." Said a psychology therapist (治疗学家) surnamed Zhu in Beijing.
This is why, explained Zhu, some young people will post pictures of themselves alongside comments like "Am I a beautiful girl " or "If you think I am beautiful, give me support". "We are curious about how others look at us," Zhu said. The root of all this is narcissism, the love of the self. "Social psycho
A. They all want to exhibit their true and best side to others.
B. They are in a budding era of narcissism.
C. They want to attain praise, acceptance and recognition.
D. They are in the hope of getting notice

[填空题]When was the first bicycle invented
The first bicycle was invented（）.

[单项选择]What is the intended meaning of the professor when he says this
A. It is very hard to give a definition of marketing.
B. The notion of marketing can be interpreted in different ways.
C. Marketing is far more complex than people usually think it to be.
D. People have different understandings of marketing.

[单项选择]When the steam engine was invented in the 18th century, it began one of the greatest revolutions m our world. The invention of the petrol engine at the end of the 19th century led to another enormous change in our lives. And the computer is almost certainly going to be no less important an invention than these engines were.
Just as there was a Stone Age, an Iron Age and so on, we have been living for centuries in a Paper Age, when almost all information was kept and sent on paper. However, to provide us with this paper, numerous trees have to be cut down every year. But now, with the computer, enormous amounts of information can be stored and sent without any paper, using small discs or the Internet.
Computers allow one to send information to others anywhere in the world, through the Internet, and to receive information from them. One can send a long message more quickly from England to Australia, for example, than from one’s house to someone in the garden. Computers are not
A. computer
B. air mail
C. discs
D. paper