Fifty years ago computers were very big. They used a lot of energy. They were very 1 and few people could buy them. They were so 2 that many people couldn ’ t use it. Now computers are becoming smaller and smaller. They are very easy 3 . Scientists make them 4 to use and more and more people have computers because computers are becoming cheaper and cheaper. Computers can do much 5 work than we humans ( 人类 ). A computer can take the place of ( 代替 ) many people. Sometimes many people need a long time to do some work, while a computer can do it in a few seconds ( 几秒内 ). So computers work very 6 . Also, computers can do some 7 work that people can ’ t deal with ( 处理 ). In our daily life, we can 8 ourselves by listening to music or watching movies online. We can also find some information for our work and 9 . Computers make our life easier. For example, we can shop and chat face to face online. We can even 10 jobs on the Internet. Now we are living in the “computer age” . People are using computers in every part of their life.