Engleski B - 2016./17. Jesenski rok - Task 5

Task 5
Questions 21-25
Read the text below.
For questions 21-25, choose the answer (A, B or C) which best completes each sentence.Mark your answer on the answer sheet.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
The Abacus
The abacus was used (0) $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ ancient times to perform basic arithmetic operations.Businessmen have used it for centuries to perform basic calculations for their routinebusiness.
Nowadays the abacus is also used as a toy by children. They see it quite often and arefamiliar with it. When children are asked to learn to calculate on their abacus, they feel likethey are playing and (21) $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ this way they learn a lot. They like its shape; it makes them feelgood and they are not (22) $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ while learning.
The use of the abacus (23) $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ a teaching tool has become rare in the past few years. It isstill used in some Asian and Latin American countries but (24) $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ to the constantly changingtechnology of the world it (25) $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ old-fashioned. Even now with electronic calculators, theabacus stands as an important tool for simple arithmetic.
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