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B. Read the news report and answer the following questions.
Computer whizz kid eyes record books
A six-year-old boy from Bangladesh is hoping to become the world's youngest computer expert.
Wasik Farhan-Roopkotha turned six in January 2012. He is hoping his skills will be recognised / by Microsoft and Guinness World Records.
Wasik started to show a talent for computers since early childhood. Before the age of four, he mastered playing video games and typing in Microsoft Word.
His mother Cynthia Farhan-Risha said, "I knew he was very different since his birth. I couldn't believe my eyes when he began computing as a seven-monthold child.
At his local primary school, Wasik was above the average level. So his parents decided that he should be taught at home.
According to his mother, Wasik's English is still limited. However, he has a few words to say in Bengali.
"I really enjoy playing on the computer and learning new skills," Wasik told the BBC.
"My ambition is to be a computer expert at a big computer firm in the future."
Wasik is a computer-nerd. But he still enjoys mixing with other children, playing football and listening to music. However, computers are his main passion. Farhan-Risha hopes that Wasik will be mentioned in Guinness World Records. They have not yet listed anyone as the youngest computer programmer in the world.
Guinness World Records said, "We do not monitor such a record in our database at the moment. But Wasik's family is welcome to make a claim on our website."(adapted from The Daily Star.)
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B. Complete the following sentences with words/phrases form the box.There are more words than necessary.
Wasik is a British national (a) a Bangladeshi citizen. He was bom in Bangladesh and then his parents emigrated to the UK. He is a minor boy of six. But he is gifted with an extraordinary talent. He was sent to the local primary school. (b) , he was above the level of the average students.(C) , his parents decided that he should be taught at home. He is fond of friends and music. But his main passion is computer. He,(d) , claims the recognition as the youngest computer expert of the world. And (e) , the Guinness authority has asked his family to make a formal claim.