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derivatives from the words in bracakets so that
they fit gaps 1-6.
ada lovelace was one of the first female computer
programmers. bom in 1852 in london, england, she
grew up with a 1) --- (fascinate) for maths and science.
in 1833, she met the 2) (invent) charles babbage.
they worked together for many years on a device called
the analytical engine, a very 3) (base) kind of
mechanical computer.
later, in 1843, ada published some notes about the
machine which were 4) (virtual) the first computer
program. seeing beyond babbage's ideas, she had the
first vision of computers as we know them today.
in the 19th century, it was almost 5) (know) for a
woman to be a scientist. because of her one unique
6) (achieve) ada lovelace inspires female computer
programmers even today.
1. life cycle - В. from birth to death
2. observation - D. what you see
3. property - A. characteristic
4. successor - E. sb who follows
5. formulate - С. develop an idea
6. pollen - F. a fine yellow powder found in flowers
7. contribution - G. sth given to help progress
8. foundation - P. basis
9. treat - I. give medical help
10. classify - L. put into groups
11. inheritance - H. what is passed down from one generation to the next
12. natural selection - J. process according to which only the strongest species survive
13. field - N. academic area
14. principle - M. basic idea
15. advance - О. improvement
16. scholar - К. academic
17. genetics - Q. the study of how characteristics are passed from one generation to another
9. I was pleased when I got my composition back and there was only one correction on it!
10. It's important for old people to keep their minds active and to learn new things.
11. In the beginning I found karate quite hard, but I soon learned the basics.
12. Do you think that children learn languages more easily than adults?
13. For most people, a good education helps them get a better job.
14. My hero is Helen Keller, who became a writer even though she couldn't see or hear.
15. Mrs Jones walked around the room while the students worked silently.
16. Have you ever taken part in any athletic events, like the high jump or the long jump?
17. I bought a new computer game, but I don't understand the instruction.
18. At the concert last night, the band sang all their famous hits.