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Part II

GADGETS

Read the following text and fill in the gaps. Use the words from the boxes below.

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A gadget is a small technological (1) __________ (such as a device or an appliance) that has a particular function, but is often thought of as a novelty (= new thing). Gadgets are considered to be more unusually or cleverly designed than (2) __________ technological objects at the time of their (3) __________ .

The origins of the word "gadget" trace back to the 19th century. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, there is anecdotal evidence for the use of "gadget" as a placeholder name for a technical item whose precise name one can't remember since the 1850s. The etymology of the word is still being (4)__________ . A widely circulated story holds that the word gadget was "invented" when ‘Gaget, Gauthier & Cie’, the company behind the construction of the Statue of Liberty (1886), made a small-scale version of the (5) __________ and named it after their firm; however this contradicts the evidence that the word was already used before in nautical circles, and the fact that it did not become popular, at least in the USA, until after World War I. Other sources cite a derivation from the French ‘gâchette’ which has been applied to various pieces of a firing mechanism, or the French ‘gagée’, a small (6) __________ or accessory.

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Today, the term is widely used in a variety of (7) __________ and activities. It can refer to tools and toys, also to "smartphones", GPS navigation devices, key finders, USB toys, and radio controlled cars, etc. Some of them need (8) __________ (that may be included or may not be (9)__________ ) and some can be used on their own. Most of them are designed to (10) __________ people. Some of them are (11) __________ for children, some - for grown-ups, and some are (12) __________ specially for sick people to use. Gadgets may be cheap or cost much money.

In the (13) __________ industry, "gadget" refers to computer programs that provide (14) __________ without needing an independent application to be launched for each one, but instead run in an environment that manages multiple gadgets. There are several implementations based on existing software development techniques, like JavaScript, form input, and various image formats. The earliest documented use of the term gadget in context of software (15) __________ was in 1985 by the developers of AmigaOS, the operating system of the Amiga computers (intuition.library and also later gadtools.library). It means what other technological traditions call GUI widget—a control element in graphical user interface. This naming convention remains in continuing use (as of 2008) since then.

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Read the following text.
1. Fill in the gaps (a - g) in the text with the words from the box below.

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Match the names of gadgets from the box below with the gaps (1 - 15) in the text.

‘Ears’ ‘ Springs ’ ‘Top-Secret Gadget Phone ’ ‘Tie’ ‘Helicopter’ ‘ Respirator ’ ‘ Skates ’ ‘ Binoculars ’ ‘Radar’ ‘Legs/Arms/Neck’ ‘Brella’ ‘Hands’ ‘Flower’ ‘Periscope’ ‘ Siren ’

‘Inspector Gadget’ is a (a) __________ animated television series developed in joint-venture between France, Canada, the United States, Taiwan and Japan about a clumsy, simple-witted detective named Inspector Gadget, who is a human being with various bionic (b) __________ built into his body. Gadget's arch-nemesis is Dr. Claw, the leader of an evil organization, known as "M.A.D." This was the first syndicated cartoon show from DIC Entertainment. It originally ran from 1983 to 1986 and remained in syndication into the late 1990s.

The series was a co-production between DIC Entertainment (now Cookie Jar Entertainment) in France (the main headquarters did not move to the US before 1987) and Nelvana in Canada; the animation work was outsourced to foreign studios such as Tokyo Movie Shinsha in Japan and Cuckoo's Nest Studio in Taiwan.

In 1999, it was (c) __________ into a live-action Disney film starring Matthew Broderick as the main (d) __________ and Rupert Everett as Doctor Claw.

The most commonly used gadgets are:

Gadget (1) ‘__________’: This lowers down out of his hat and over his eyes. It helps to watch objects at distance.
Gadget (2) ‘ __________’: A hand holding an umbrella that comes out of his hat. It can be used as a parachute.
Gadget ‘Coat’: His trench coat inflates when he pulls one of its buttons and enables him to float — in water or in the sky.
Gadget (3) ‘ __________’: Propeller blades come out of his hat and enable him to fly. Gadget has a second, "Spare" unit available in the event of failure.
Gadget ‘Cuffs’: A handcuff comes out of his forearm just above his hand.
Gadget (4) ‘__________’: Several mechanical objects can pop out of Gadget's hat. They sometimes hold various objects including a camera, a motorized fan, a spotlight, a can opener, and other useful things. Of course, there are times when they will also be holding something useless or unhelpful to the situation.
Gadget (5) ‘__________’: These parts of his body can telescope and extend to great lengths. Embedded into his left hand is a crank that can be used to retract the arm.
(6) ‘__________’: A telephone in his hand. The earpiece is in his thumb, while the mouthpiece is in his little finger. This is one of the few gadgets that is not voice activated; Instead, Chief Quimby activates it by calling Gadget. (There is also a regular telephone inside Gadget’s hat.)
Gadget (7) ‘__________’: Rollers come out of the bottom of his shoes and let him move quickly on the road. He is often very clumsy and struggles to keep his balance on the road.
Gadget (8) ‘__________’: This thing comes out of his hat, enabling him to bounce (= to jump), usually when falling head first and hitting his head against the ground. His legs can also extend with springs, which he uses often for jumping and landing.

In addition there are some other gadgets that are used by Inspector Gadget for the benefit of his mission:

Gadget (9) ‘__________’: A mechanical hand holding a big sunflower emerges from his hat and can either spray water or sleep gas towards an enemy.
Gadget (10) ‘__________’: Metal cones that deploy from his head, around his ears, allowing him to hear better.
Gadget ‘Lanyard’: A mechanical lanyard extends from his belt buckle allowing him to attach himself to various objects.
Gadget ‘Flaps’: Mechanical Flaps extend from his waist allowing him to glide smoothly, often used in conjunction with the above allowing him to attach to various forms of transport and escape precarious situations.
Gadget ‘Hat Doff’: When Gadget greets a lady, instead of doffing his hat, a mechanical hand emerges from his hat, in the hand is another hat; from this other hat emerges a second mechanical hand, which is also holding a hat. This gadget was only seen once in the film.
Gadget (11) ‘__________’: His hat opens and this thing emerges to see over high objects or when underwater. It also helps to deflect vision.
Gadget (12) ‘__________’: This thing on the Inspector’s neck becomes a lasso.
Gadget ‘Magnets’: Magnets come out of the bottom of his shoes. More often than not, the magnets end up sticking to any metallic object with a magnetic attraction, just like Captain Planet's "magnetic" personality. It is sometimes useful when attempting to avoid slipping on slippery surfaces.
Gadget ‘Mallet’: A wooden hammer held in a robotic hand that also comes out of his hat.
Gadget ‘Parachute’: A relatively small, red parachute which was used only once. He usually relies on the 'Brella.
Gadget (13) ‘__________’: A self-contained breathing mask and the only gadget that Gadget has to physically reach for and pull on as he said his "Go-Go-Gadget" command for it.
Gadget ‘Refridge-a-Gadget’: A gloved hand holding an unmarked aerosol can appears out of his hat and sprays a substance that immediately reduces the surrounding area to subzero temperatures. This gadget was only used in Gadget's Gadgets.
Gadget (14) ‘__________’: A police light and sound emerge from the top of his hat, it is used in the starting credits.
Gadget ‘Skis’: a pair of skis that extend out of the front and back of his shoes.
Gadget ‘Teeth’: Gadget's teeth deploy from his mouth and fly about.
Gadget ‘Wind Sail’: A huge wind sail emerges from his hat, which, when combined with Gadget ‘Skis’, allows him to wind sail down a snowy track.
Gadget (15) ‘__________’: It emerges from his hat and ‘feels’ the objects around.
Gadget ‘Pulley’: A mechanical hand holding a pulley on a handle emerges from Gadget's hat to allow him to travel down a gondola cable.
‘Finger’ Gadgets: There are several gadgets inside his fingers, accessed by taking the end off his finger to expose the gadget. These include a flashlight, skeleton key, laser, pen, screwdriver, drill bit, snow gun, corkscrew, water pistol, and whistle.

The Inspector can (e) __________ each of his gadgets by calling its name, "Go-Go-Gadget Arms!" (for example), but there are times when gadgets appear to be activated by reflex rather than being called. The Inspector also activates some of his (f) __________ (such as a third hand in his hat, and his extending neck) by simply thinking about it, which is accompanied by a "thinking" or "computer is busy" (g) __________ sound effect.

Part III

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