Boy breaks mi5 computer system

Max White is only ten years old, but he has a honor of being the youngest person that has ever fooled the Security Services of MI5. Max, who is eleven, next month, created havoc with MI5’s computer system and nearly caused a national emergency. Max just thought he was having fun playing a computer game. Max was just six years old when his father bought him his first computer, which he used to play children’s games on, but he quickly moved on to more exciting activities.

Max, whose father is the Chief Inspector on the Metropolitan Police, had soon infiltrated all his father’s confidential files. Max was too young to understand the seriousness of what he was doing. Early in the morning he would creep into his father’s office, closing the door gently behind him, and turn on the computer. He realized that different codes gave him access to certain files, and he soon discovered files that even his father was unaware of. Keith Hamilton, who is the Government Section Chief of MI5, monitored the progress of this unknown spy.

He wondered what sort of super intelligence could break the codes which they thought were indecipherable. But what he couldn’t understand was why the spy made no attempt to close all the files behind him, thus making it obvious – that espionage was taking place.

The reason became apparent when they discovered their so-called secret agent. Max didn’t know how to close down – the files, only how to open them. This incident has been an expensive lesson for MI5, Who have had to change their whole computer system. Max doesn’t really understand why everyone is making such a fuss, but he has promised to stick to Super Mario and Nintendo from now on.

Exercise 6. Make up your own questions according to the text (4 questions).

GRAMMAR COMMENT

Continuous verb forms [4, p. 51,63,81]

Continuous verb forms
Present Continuous AM/ARE/IS DOING now, at this time	Past Continuous WAS/WERE DOING the whole evening yesterday from five till six yesterday all day yesterday at six o'clock yesterday when he came	Future Continuous WILL BE DOING the whole evening tomorrow. from five till six tomorrow. all day tomorrow. at six o'clock tomorrow.
He is making a report before the students now.	When I saw her she was buying an English book.	The student will be preparing for his exam from five till six tomorrow.

Complete the sentence with the right form of the verb in Present Continuous, Past Continuous or Future Continuous.

1. I (to write) an English exercise now.

2. I (to write) an English exercise at this time yesterday.

3. What you (to do) at six o'clock tomor­row?

4. My friends (not to do) their home­work at seven o'clock yesterday.

5. You (to eat) ice-cream now? 8. You (to eat) ice-cream when I rang you up yesterday?

Translate the sentences using Continuous Tenses.

At 7 o’clock we’ll be having barbecue, you are welcome to join.

I was sleeping when someone knocked at the door.

Why are you laughing?

Were you sleeping when I called?

At 6 I won’t be sleeping yet.

Are you using this dictionary?

Exercise 7. Match the two halves of the sentence.

The World Wide Web was born in 1992, changing…. But cable Internet makes it possible to move…. Maybe the most valuable information is best read in…. More photographs, more information, more depth. But then, there is information that will be…. Cell phones, or mobiles, are indispensable for people going to the country….

around the world with a lap-top, without having to find a place to switch to. I with no telephone lines, if they want urgent communication. the way we communicate (email), spend our money (online gambling, stores), and do business (e-commerce). found only on the Internet; a journal, a diary, or photographs books, or viewed on video, or heard on audio cassettes.

Exercise 8. What are your arguments for and against the computing? Write a list of arguments.

FOR It is possible to keep (store) and change all work made by you. It is possible to store (keep) photos, books, encyclopedias, dictionaries in a computer……

AGAINST Many children become nervous when they play violent games on a computer. Computer distracts from school lessons……

1. Choose the right variant: I’m not sure I’ll recognize Eve. I haven’t seen her for ages. – She _____ a dark blue pullover and jeans.

1. will wear

2. wears

3. will be wearing

4. is wearing

1. Choose the right variant: When I_____ to the house I_____ an old lady. She_____ on the bench.

1. came\ see\ was knitting

2. came\ saw\ was knitting

3. come\ saw\ was knitting

4. came\ seen\ knitting

1. Choose the right variant: not having knowledge about something

1. to be busy

2. to be unaware of

3. to be mad about

4. to be fond of

4. Hewlett Packard is known as one of the most reputable ………….. in the electronic and computer industry.

a) option

b) suppliers

c) transaction

d) bankrupt