Contextual reference

Look back at the text and find out what the words in bold typeface refer to.

1. His work is (I. 11)................................

2. which requires many (l. 13)...............................

3. if and when they arise (I. 15).............................

4. and report it to (/. 16)...............................

5. as they are being (I. 22)...............................

6. to write them on time (I. 29)...............................

7. The former needs such (I. 33).............................

8. outline solutions to them (/. 52)..............................

9. which have a direct (/. 69)...............................

Understanding words

Refer back to the text and find synonyms for the following words.

1. deal with (I. 13)...............................

2. a fault in operation (I. 15)...............................

3. communicate (I. 50)...............................

4. orally (I. 51)...............................

5. alteration (I. 59)...............................

Now refer back to the text and find antonyms for the following words.

6. irresponsibility (I. 11)................................

7. cheap (I. 11)................................

8. incapable (I. 50)..............................

9. failure (I. 63)...............................

10. lazy (I. 73)..............................

Word forms

First choose the appropriate form of the words to complete the sentences. Then check the differences of meaning in your dictionary.

1. mixture, mix, mixed, mixing, mixer

a. I always get............................................. up between COBOL and

BASIC. This results in syntax errors in my programs.

b. The hexadecimal number system is a................................................ of

numbers and letters.

2. supervision, supervise, supervised, supervisory, supervisor

a. The............................................ is a program which is kept in the

memory of a computer to control multiprogramming, timesharing, and input/output functions.

b. The systems analyst insisted on................................................ the junior

programmers for the first three months of their work.

c. The project succeeded because of the careful
by the data processing manager.

3. training, train, trained, training, trainer, trainee

a. We have three new.............................................. in our computer centre.

b. It took him three years of............................................... to become an

efficient programmer.

c.............................................. in computer programming is offered by

various educational institutions in the evening.

d. It took me two weeks to............................................... myself to use the

word processor. Now I can edit letters using my micro.

4. modification, modify, modified

a. There are numerous problems in updating the existing payroll

system due to............................................. that were made to the file

structure.

b. Lately, a lot of programs were................................................ to improve

their efficiency.

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