The twenty-first century has become the
age of computers and technological
research. As soon as inventions are made,
all sciences and technology evolve, When
all kinds of computers that can substitute
Hor the human hand and mind are
invented, these computers will boost the
biggest improvement in all countries of
the world. in this century, technological
researches are the focus of the human
mind, As the years advance, all human
activities wil be done easily and quickly
through computers, thus encouraging the
people to be dependent on machines.
Researches wil lead people to discover
more and more until the world becomes
[2 haven of computer machines,
Read the following paragraph and
examine the structure of the sentences.
‘The twentyfist century has become the
age of computers and technological
research, Almast al sciences. and
technologies have evolved in this century. All
kinds of computers are invented. Computers
an substitute for the human hands
Computers can boost the biggest
improverents inal counties of the
word Technological researches ae the focus
Of the human minds, They make people
Gepend more on machines. Al the human
adits are done by computes,
Technological esearces wil lead people to
dscover- more and mare, The world
becomes a haven of computer machines,
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between the first and the second
paragraphs?
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second paragraph different from
those inthe fist?
« Which paragraphs reads more
smoothly?
« How do the beginnings of the
sentences in the frst and second
paragraphs vary?« What's the major difference
between the frst and the second
nd paragraph different from
those in the fist?
« Which paragraphs reads more
smoothly?
+ How do the beginnings of the
sentence in the fist and second
paragraphs vary?
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