Directions: Please listen to the recording and fill in the blanks. The home computer industry has been growing rapidly in the United States for the last ten years. Computers used to be large,(1)________ machines that were very difficult to use. But scientists and (2)__________ have been making them smaller and cheaper while at the same time they have been made easier to use. As a result, their (3)__________ has been increasing as more and more people have been buying computers for their homes and (4)__________. Computers have been designed to (5)_______________ and process problems. Some have voices that speak with the (6)__________. Stores use computers to keep records of their stock and to send bills to their customers. Officers use computers to type letters, record business and communicate with other offices. People have been using computers in their homes to (7)_________ of expenses and turn (8)_________ on and off. One new important use for computers is for (9)____________. Many new games have been (10)__________ to be played on the computers. People of all ages have been playing these games. They have been going to places where the computer games can be played for a small cost. People also have been buying home computers to play computer games at home.