Uzbekistan State World Languages University The English language faculty Mid-term Test on Reading and Writing Skills for Year II

D. Fill in the blanks with the words from the list. Use each word only once.

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Although it has only a short history, the Internet has had a great impact on modern society. The concept of the Internet came from military research in the 1960s. The military wanted to 10. ______code___________ its research and control centers through connections to many locations by computers. As more and more people began using the system during the 1980s, privacy and security became an issue due to the threat of 11. _______hackers__________ and viruses. In the 1990s, the development of the Internet 12._accelerated________________ rapidly thanks to the World Wide Web and the invention of the first computer 13._______acces__________ for web pages. Soon after, fiber optic