Computer and Video Games
Nowadays a lot of people play video or computer games regularly. Some modern teenagers think that people A not start to become popular until the 1970s and 1980s. One of the B games was Spacewar. It C by students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1962. The object of the game was to destroy your opponent's spaceship. In 1989 Nintendo released the first Game Boy. It became one of the D all over the world. In the mid-1990s developments in networking technology and graphics E it possible to create "massively multiplayer" online games, such as Ultima Online and Everquest.
Table of Options:
| Letter | Option 1 | Option 2 | Option 3 | Option 4 |
|---|
| A | has | at first | was created | more popular |
| B | 1) has | 2) ones | 3) firstly | 4) have had |
| C | 1) was created | 2) is created | 3) has created | 4) was creating |
| D | 1) more popular | 2) most popular | 3) many popular | 4) much popular |
| E | 1) make | 2) making | 3) made | 4) will make |
Explanation:
- A: The sentence requires a verb that indicates the beginning of popularity. 'has' fits grammatically and contextually, suggesting that the games' popularity has not started yet.
- B: The context describes a specific game, 'Spacewar', as one of the games. 'ones' refers to an unspecified number or quantity.
- C: The sentence describes the creation of Spacewar. 'was created' is the correct passive voice past tense verb.
- D: The sentence discusses the impact of the Game Boy. 'most popular' indicates the highest degree of popularity, fitting the context of it becoming a significant game.
- E: The sentence talks about developments enabling the creation of online games. 'made' is the correct past participle of 'make' to complete the phrase 'made it possible'.
Final Answer Table:
| Letter | Selected Option |
|---|
| A | 1 |
| B | 2 |
| C | 1 |
| D | 2 |
| E | 3 |