In order to realize his dream, Bill Gates, ri...

In order to realize his dream, Bill Gates, richest man in the world, gave up studying in Harvard University, that is the most famous in the world. He set up a company and researching the computer software. An old saying go, “Interest is the best teacher.” I quite agree with this idea. I began to be crazy about English when I was a little girl. I got extreme interested in foreign cultures or customs. To meet me curiosity, I read in English stories every day. It seemed to be the best “meal” of a day. As a result, I always did very well in English exam. Interest is the key of success.

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The world’s richest man might seem to have it all, but Bill Gates has one regret. The self-made billionaire said he felt stupid for not knowing any foreign languages.

Speaking in his third Ask Me Anything question-and-answer session for online forum Reddit(红迪网), the Microsoft founder said that he wished he spoke French,　 Arabic or Chinese.

He said, “I took Latin and Greek in high school and got A’s and I guess it helps my vocabulary. I keep hoping to get time to study one of these—probably French because it is the easiest. I did Duolingo for a while but didn’t keep it up. ”

Gates, who is worth $79.3billion, praised Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for surprising an audience in Beijing when he spoke fluent Chinese.“Mark Zuckerberg amazingly learned Chinese and did a Q&A with Chinese students—unbelievable, isn’t it? ” he said.

This isn’t the first time for Gates to admit his regret over language. He also showed his habits at home and personal insights.

Last February, Gates said he likes to do the dishes himself—to his own special standards every night and also told the interviewer that his wife, Melinda,　 would likely want Samuel L. Jackson to play her husband in a biopic(传记片).

He also admitted that he would pick up a $100 bill if he found it on the street.

As he took the top spot on Forbes 28th Annual Billionaires list last year for the fourth time, he said he is pretty basic when it comes to spending on clothes and food, but that he enjoys investing in shoes and racquets(球拍)when he plays tennis.

When asked a life lesson he had to learn the hard way, the billionaire said staying up too late is a habit he is still trying to break. “Don’t stay up too late even if the book is really exciting.You will regret it in the morning. I am still working on this problem, ” he said.

1.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.Bill Gates is also the founder of Facebook.

B.Bill Gates topped the list of Forbes 28 times.

C.Bill Gates was good at learning languages in high school.

D.Bill Gates’ wife wanted Samuel to play a game with Gates.

2.What advice did Bill Gates give?

A.Avoid staying up too late.

B.Be a good language learner.

C.Do the dishes yourself at home.

D.Pick up the $100 bill in the street.

3.The underlined part in Paragraph 8 may actually mean that 　　 .

A.it is important to lay a good foundation of life

B.food and clothing are basic needs for people’s life

C.he doesn’t spend much money on food and clothes

D.he never cares about buying food and clothing

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A.An Interview with Bill Gates

B.How Bill Gates Succeeded

C.Bill Gates’ Regret

D.The Richest Billionaire

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Bill Gates was born on October 28th, 1955. He and his two sisters grew up in Seattle. Their father, William H. Gates II, was a Seattle lawyer. Mary Gates, their late mother, was a school teacher.

Gates attended public elementary school before moving on to the private Lakeside School in North Seattle. It was at Lakeside that Gates began his career in personal computer soft  ware, programming computers at age 13.

In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer, who is now Microsoft's president. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version (版本) of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer---the MITS Astair. In his junior year, Gates dropped out of Harvard to devote his energies full-time to Microsoft, a company he had started in 1975 with his boyhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by a belief that the personal computer would be a valuable tool on every office desk-top and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers.

Gates' foresight has led to the success of Microsoft and the software industry. He plays an important role in the technical development of new products. Much of his time is devoted to meeting with customers and staying in touch with Microsoft employees around the world through e-mail.

In the dozen years since Microsoft went public, Gates has donated more than $ 800 million to charities, including $ 200 million to the Gates Library Foundation to help libraries in North America make use of new technologies and the Information Age.

1.Where did Bill Gates begin his career in personal computer software?

A．At public elementary school.               B．At the private Lakeside School.

C．At Harvard University.                    D．At Microsoft Company.

2.Why did he drop out of Harvard?

A．To change school.                       B．To spend all his energies to Microsoft.

C．To find a full-time job.                    D．To earn money.

3.How does Gates spend much of his time?

A．Meeting with people.

B．Travelling around the world.

C．E-mailing some friends.

D．Meeting with customers and e-mailing Microsoft employees.

4.What does the underlined word “donated” in the last paragraph mean?

A．gave.             B．earned.           C．made.            D．received.

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MONTREAL--He may be the world’s richest man, but that didn’t prevent Bill Gates from falling for an April Fool’s day joke by two Quebec radio comics (喜剧演员) pretending to be Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien.

Montreal French-language station CKMF--FM said last Wednesday that staffers (工作人员) Marcantoine Audet and Sebastien Trudel had a 10-minute telephone chat with Microsoft Corp boss Gates on April 1.

The broadcast was aired on their nightly show last Tuesday and repeated last Wednesday.

“We were happy. We had been calling Microsoft persistently (坚持不懈地) for four weeks,” Trudel said.

Trudel said he and his colleague had already fooled Canadian pop singer Celine Dion and Formula One (一级方程赛车) driver Jacques Villeneuve on their show.

“This time, we wanted to give ourselves a challenge with somebody more difficult to reach,” Ttudel said.

He said he was surprised that Gates’s assistants did not check to see if it was really the prime minister’s office on the line.

Trudel said they imitated (模仿) Chretien’s heavily accented English, talking about the economy, asking about Microsoft’s Windows operating system and inviting the multibillionaire to visit a well-known Montreal strip joint (运动服合资企业).

The radio host said that Gates was not amused by the fake interview.

“He did not seem angry but he did not find it so funny,” the comic said.

1.Bill Gates was fooled mainly because ______.

2.We can conclude from the passage that the two comics ______.

3.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

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Bill Gates doesn’t pretend he lives in an equal household. When it _________parenting his three children, the billionaire admits his wife Melinda has done more than her________of the work raising the kids.

Gates spent two years taking math and computer science courses, but never ________his degree.“My eldest daughter graduates from Stanford in June, so I’m________she won't fall into my footsteps.”Gates joked.

Gates said he and his wife have been quite cautious about the________they've used to' raise their three children. He says the couple ________ a 1970s “Love and Logic” parenting model. The core idea of the philosophy is centered on the idea that taking emotional control, essentially reducing emotional________ like shouting or blaming kids, is________for parents.

“One of the greatest benefits of________“Love and Logic” is that it helps us learn how to keep a tighter control on our emotions and on our________.”Gates said.

Gates admits he and his wife haven’ at ________the approach. “Can you get rid of the emotion? You can’t________ do it.”he said.

Besides, the “Love and Logic” model also________the importance of not relying on rewards for kids, but instead showing unconditional love and praising kids for who they are, not what they do (or don’t)________，like a poor test score or a(n)________grade.

“Many highly successful people________Lwith grades as children.” Gates said，“What’s most important is that our________develop good character, curiosity and problem-solving skills.”

The model is a bit like the Socratic method，________it pushes parents to focus on asking questions of their kids and getting them to think about how to ________their own problems,________ feeding them answers.

1.A. leads to　　 B. devotes to　　 C. refers to　　 D. comes to

2.A. power　　 B. share　　 C. sight　　 D. reach

3.A. purchased　　 B. finished　　 C. missed　　 D. lost

4.A. optimistic　　 B. sorry　　 C. pessimistic　　 D. normal

5.A. idea　　 B. theory　　 C. model　　 D. practice

6.A. adapted　　 B. evaluated　　 C. disliked　　 D. followed

7.A. reactions　　 B. displays　　 C. apartments　　 D. mistakes

8.A. familiar　　 B. expensive　　 C. useful　　 D. meaningless

9.A. repairing　　 B. facing　　 C. lacking　　 D. applying

10.A. tongues　　 B. minds　　 C. hands　　 D. gesture

11.A. holding out　　 B. carrying out　　 C. tying out　　 D. letting out

12.A. gradually　　 B. roughly　　 C. commonly　　 D. totally

13.A. covers　　 B. hides　　 C. stresses　　 D. costs

14.A. show　　 B. earn　　 C. achieve　　 D. love

15.A. harmful　　 B. bad　　 C. various　　 D. impressive

16.A. struggled　　 B. grew　　 C. smiled　　 D. cried

17.A. children　　 B. staff　　 C. teachers　　 D. parents

18.A. what　　 B. when　　 C. why　　 D. where

19.A. guide　　 B. solve　　 C. raise　　 D. overcome

20.A. thanks to　　 B. but for　　 C. instead of　　 D. or rather

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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What did the man want to do when his car got stuck in a no-parking area?

A. Leave the police a note.　　 B. Call the police station.

C. Get someone to pull the car away.

2.Why did the man go to the bank?

A. Because he had to pay the fine there.

B. Because he wanted to get small change.

C. Because he intended to call the traffic police.

3.How did the man feel about the police officer’s final decision?

A. Angry.　　 B. Sad.　　 C. Happy.

4.What was the police officer’s attitude to the letter from the man?

A. He felt it foolish that the man made up such a story.　　 B. He believed the man came across many misfortunes.　　 C. He took pity on the unlucky man who had a bad day.

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Every father should realize the important part _______ in his child’s education.

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Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his vast fortune, largely to the cause of global health, during the course of his lifetime. With an estimated (估计) worth of more than $40 billion, according to Forbes, the project will be no small feat (功绩) for Gates. Having already provided the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $24 billion to address global health issues, Gates said that eventually his entire fortune will be put towards the cause except “a few percent left for the kids”.

So what has made the richest man in the world to channel his resources so heavily into one interest? Gates believes that “the equality of opportunity” in which Americans take such pride needs to extend to other nations around the world. Improving the health of the population, he says, has proven to be an essential (实质的) method in helping poor countries to be financially successful. “National borders allow inequalities,” said Gates: “We all need to take a more global view, rather than just saying my country is doing well. We have to step up these health issues, knowing how few resources are going into them.”

Gates said that both his parents set an example for him as a child. His father, William H. Gates, was the head of the local Planned Parenthood, and his mother, Mary, volunteered for the United Way. As he gathered his fortune, Gates knew he would eventually want to give back as well, but he didn’t expect to devote himself whole-heartedly to one project until he was about 60.

However, Gates, 47, began to question his ability to wait that long. “It seemed there was a real time urgency (紧迫),” Gates said. “I started to think, how many lives could I save before then?”

1... Bill Gates will give away his vast fortune to ___.

A. improve the health of population in America alone

B. improve the health of population all over the world

C. avoid leaving his children too much money

D. spare the American government the burden of health care

2... Bill Gates believes that one important way of developing poor countries is ___.

A. to set up more foundations for them           B. to aid them with natural resources

C. to put more effort into the health issues in them    D. to help them take a more global view

3..  It can be learned from the text that Bill Gates thinks ___.

A. Americans should care about people in other countries

B. Americans should treat fellow citizens well

C. Americans should devote themselves to certain projects

D. Americans can be world-famous by giving away vast fortune

4... Bill Gates gave away his vast fortune earlier than he had expected because of ___.

A. his weakening health condition                B. his parents’ suggestions

C. his great success in business             D. his concern for suffering people

5..  The underlined word “channel” probably has a similar meaning as it is used in sentence “___”.

A. Try to channel your abilities into something useful

B. We ought to channel this street so that water can flow away easily

C. Ships must follow the channel into the port   D. Which channel will you be broadcasting tonight

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Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his vast fortune , largely to the cause of global health , during the course of his lifetime . With an estimated（估计）worth of more than $ 40 billion , according to Forbes , the project will be no small feat （功绩）for Gates . Having already provided the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $ 24 billion to address global health issues , Gates said that eventually his entire fortune will be put towards the cause except “a few percent left for the kids.”

So what has made the richest man in the world to channel his resources so heavily into one interest ? Gates believes that “the equality of opportunity” in which Americans take such pride needs to extend to other nations around the world . Improving the health of the populations , he says , has proven to be an essential method in helping poor countries to be financially successful . “National borders allow inequalities ,” said Gates : “We all need to take a more global view , rather than just saying my country is doing well . We have to step up these health issues , knowing how few resources are going into them .”

Gates said that both his parents set an example for him as a child . His father , William H. Gates , was the head of the local Planned Parenthood , and his mother , Mary , volunteered for the United Way . As he gathered his fortune , Gates knew he would eventually want to give back as well , but he didn’t expect to devote himself whole-heartedly to one project until he was about 60.

However , Gates , 47 , began to question his ability to wait that long . “It seemed there was a real time urgency,” Gates said . “I started to think , How many lives could I save before then ?”

1.Bill Gates believes that one important way of developing poor countries is ________ .

2.It can be learned from the text that Bill Gates thinks ________ .

3.Bill Gates gave away his vast fortune earlier than he had expected because of ________ .

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As I was sitting in a coffee shop in a town, a man entered and sat beside me.

He _____ his order saying, “Two cups of coffee, one on the wall.” I heard this order with ______ and observed that he was served with one cup of coffee but he ______ two. The waiter ______ a piece of paper on the wall saying A Cup of Coffee.

____ I was still there, two other men entered and ______ three cups of coffee, two on the table and one on the wall. The waiter did the ______; he pasted a piece of paper on the wall saying, A Cup of Coffee.

It seemed that this gesture was a ______ in this town.

The next day while I was ______ my coffee in the same coffee shop, a man _____ entered. As he seated himself, he looked at the _____ and said, one cup of coffee from the wall. The waiter served the poorly-dressed man with ______. The man had his coffee without paying. The waiter took _____ a piece of paper from the wall and threw _____ in the dust bin.

I was deeply moved by the great ______ for the needy shown by this town. Coffee is not a necessity of life. ______, when we take pleasure in any blessing, maybe we need to think about those who cannot ______ to have it.

I also admire the waiter, who is playing a _____ role to get the communication going between the affording and the ______ with a smile on his face. The poorly-dressed man entered the coffee shop without having to ______ his self-pride. He simply looked at the wall, placed an order for himself, and enjoyed his coffee with dignity.

1.A. prepared　　 B. approved　　 C. placed　　 D. commanded

2.A. curiosity　　 B. agreement　　 C. shock　　 D. satisfaction

3.A. left for　　 B. packed for　　 C. paid for　　 D. applied for

4.A. read　　 B. wrote　　 C. drew　　 D. posted

5.A. While　　 B. Since　　 C. Because　　 D. Although

6.A. begged　　 B. ordered　　 C. demanded　　 D. required

7.A. special　　 B. familiar　　 C. different　　 D. same

8.A. habit　　 B. performance　　 C. behavior　　 D. practice

9.A. enjoying　　 B. making　　 C. mixing　　 D. preparing

10.A. in ruins　　 B. in relief　　 C. in rags　　 D. in trouble

11.A. door　　 B. wall　　 C. counter　　 D. waiter

12.A. shame　　 B. dignity　　 C. pleasure　　 D. disappointment

13.A. in　　 B. off　　 C. on　　 D. up

14.A. one　　 B. each　　 C. it　　 D. this

15.A. pride　　 B. sympathy　　 C. respect　　 D. ignorance

16.A. Thus　　 B. Therefore　　 C. However　　 D. Instead

17.A. admit　　 B. afford　　 C. support　　 D. subscribe

18.A. strict　　 B. mean　　 C. stubborn　　 D. generous

19.A. rich　　 B. sick　　 C. needy　　 D. elderly

20.A. lower　　 B. limit　　 C. save　　 D. spare

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