Read the text and mark the correct preposition Journalism has changed a lot in recent years. In the past, journalists were taken (1) up / on by a newspaper without any training at all. They had to pick (2) up / on their skills on the job. For example, the editor would tell them to go and hang (3) by/ around the police so that they could find out what was going (4) on/ through. Nowadays, a lot of journalists sit in front of their computers all day. They hardly get out (5) of/ from their offices at all.

1. The first digital computer could__solve__a lot of mathe­matical problems at a fast ___sped___. 2. Vannevar Bush built the first __electronic___computer in 1930. 3. Babbage's analytical engine was designed to ___process___ data. 4. J.von Neumann invented a machine that was able to__process___ not only data but also __texts___. 5. Neumann__came up with___ the idea of storing data in a __memory___ . 6. Computers use two conditions for__numeric___symbols. 7. The invention of___interface___ _devices__made computers possible to control and __generate___electronic signals. 8. Due to__cash___ __memorycomputers could perform__operations much faster. 

We decided to have a special celebration of Mother's Day. We thought it a fine idea. It made us realise how much Mother had done for us for years, and all the efforts and sacrifices that she had made for our sake. 
So we decided that we'd make it a great day, a holiday for all the family, and do everything we could to make Mother happy. Father decided to take a holiday from his office, so as to help in celebrating the day, and my sister Ann and I stayed home from college classes, and Mary and my brother Will stayed home from High School. 
It was our plan to make it a day just like Christmas or any big holiday, and so we decided to decorate the house with flowers. We asked Mother to do it, because she always does it. 
The two girls thought it would be a nice thing to dress in our best for such a big occasion, and so they both got new hats. Father had bought silk ties for himself and us boys. We were going to get Mother a new hat too, but it turned out that she liked her old hat better than a new one. 
After breakfast we decided that we would hire a motor car and take Mother for a beautiful drive away into the country. But on the very morning of the day we changed the plan a little bit. We all felt that it would be nicer to have a definite purpose. It turned out that Father had just got a new rod the day before, and he said that Mother could use it if she wanted to: in fact, he said it was practically for her, only Mother said she would rather watch him fish than fish herself. 
So we got everything arranged for the trip. Mother cut up some sandwiches and packed all up in a basket for us. 
When the car came to the door, it turned out that we couldn't all get in. Father said that he could stay at home and work in the garden. The girls said that Mother had only to say the word and they’d gladly stay t home and work. 
In the end it was decided that Mother would stay at home and have a lovely restful day round the house. It turned out anyway that Mother didn't care for fishing and also it was just a little bit cold and fresh out-of-doors, though it was lovely and sunny, and Father was afraid that Mother might take cold if she came. 
We had the loveliest day. Father and the boys fished, the girls met quite a lot of people. We all had a splendid time. 
It was quite late when we got back. We sat down to dinner. It was grand. When it was over all of us wanted to help clear the things up and wash the dishes, only Mother said that she would really much rather do it. 
When we all kissed Mother before going to bed, she said it had been the most wonderful day in her life and I think there were tears in her eyes.