4. The party was great because the DJ played lots of ______ favourites!

old-school       out of school       old boy       old class

5. Campaigners are claiming the ______ of hospital services is putting more lives at risk.

capabilities       simplistic       nostalgia       downgrading

答案 1. 阅读课文并回答问题。

1. Why did people originally play computer games in an arcade?

It was the only affordable way to play them and because of the technology involved, the gaming machines were too big to fit in to your home.

2. What do the graphics on modern games have that old games did not?

Modern games have graphics detail and definition.

3. Which words used in the article means 'coming from a particular place'?

Emanating.

4. Why are some manufacturers bringing back old games in new style casing?

To persuade those unsure about using older games, to give them a try.

5. True or false: Developers of the old games only had small offices to work in.

False. We don't know about the size of their office but we know that developers had so little processing and storage space to work with – a maximum of 4MB on some games.

2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处 。

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