SECTION 4. READING COMPREHENSION IX. Choose the best answer from A, B, C or D to fill in each numbered blank in the following passage. (20 points)

Many of the things we do _______(1)_______ on receiving information from other people. Catching a train, making a phone call and going to the cinema all involve information _______(2)_______stored, processed and communicated. In the past this information had to be kept on paper _______(3)_______, for example, books, newspapers and timetables. Now more and more information is put _______(4)_______ computers. Computers play an important role in our everyday lives, sometimes without us even realizing it. _______(5)_______ the use of computers in both shops and offices. Big shops have to deal with very large _______(6)______ of information. They have to make sure that there are enough goods on the shelves for customers to buy, they need to be able to reorder before _______(7)_______ run out, to decide which things are selling well and go on. All these processes are performed quickly and efficiently by computers. A lot of office work in the past involved information on paper. Once it had been dealt with by people, the paper was _______(8)_______ for future reference. This way of working was never ______(9)_______ easy or fast. A computer system is much more ______(10)______.