2 Read the text and choose the correct answer, A, B or C. Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace was born in London, in 1815. She was the first computer programmer more than 130 years 0 _____ modern computers arrived. 1 _____ she was young, her mother wanted her to study mathematics. 2 _____ the age of seventeen, she was an excellent mathematician. 3 _____ she was at a party, she met Charles Babbage, whose invention was the first simple computer. She became fascinated by the machine, which he called the Analytical Engine. 4 _____ possible, she began to think of ways to use the engine to solve mathematical problems. This is why people say she was the first programmer. She continued to work with Babbage 5 _____ her death at the age of thirty-seven. 0 A while B before C by 1 A When B During C Until 2 A While B By C During 3 A When B Until C During 4 A After B Before C As soon as 5 A until B during C before

Here are the correct answers to the text:

0. B (before)

1. A (When)

2. B (By)

3. A (When)

4. C (As soon as)

5. A (until)

The completed text reads:

Ada Lovelace was born in London, in 1815. She was the first computer programmer more than 130 years before modern computers arrived. When she was young, her mother wanted her to study mathematics. By the age of seventeen, she was an excellent mathematician. When she was at a party, she met Charles Babbage, whose invention was the first simple computer. She became fascinated by the machine, which he called the Analytical Engine. As soon as possible, she began to think of ways to use the engine to solve mathematical problems. This is why people say she was the first programmer. She continued to work with Babbage until her death at the age of thirty-seven.