Bill Gates has a nice house on a hill by Lake...

Bill Gates has a nice house on a hill by Lake Washington. Inside the house there are seven bedrooms, 24 bathrooms, six kitchens and six fireplaces. It even has a theatre, a library, an exercise room and a swimming pool. You can say the house is very big. However, it doesn’t look so big, because a large part of it is in the hills.

The house is famous for many reasons. One is its large size, and another is its amazing electronic systems (电子系统). Before a visitor goes into the house, he/she gets a chip (芯片) at the gate. The chip sends information about the visitor to the electronic systems in the house. When the visitor goes into the house, lights are on automatically (自动地). When the visitor goes into a room, the temperature (温度) will change to make the visitor comfortable. When the visitor goes from one room to another, he/she can hear music.

Bill Gates began to build his house in 1990. It took him about 7 years to build it.

1.Bill Gates’ house doesn’t look very big because ________.

A. the house is in a forest　　　　 B. the house is very modern

C. the house is very small　　　　 D. a large part of the house is in the hills

2.Bill Gates’ house is very famous. The writer gives ________ reasons.

A. one　　             　　　　 B. two　　          C. four　　         D. five

3.The visitor will get ________ at the gate of Bill Gates’ house.

A. a map of the house　　　　     　　 B. a model house　　      C. a system　　     D. a chip

4.Bill Gates finished building his house in ________.

A. 1990　　         　　　　     　　 B. 1997　 　          C. 1996　　     　　 D. 1998

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Bill Gates’ dream home　　　　 B. Bill Gates’ house

C. Bill Gates and his house　　　　 D. Bill Gates’ family

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Bill Gates was born on October 28th, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington. Bill Gates was named William Henry after his father and grandfather. He was a very clever boy. His favourite subject at school were science and maths.

When he was 13 years old, Bill started to play with computers. At that time, computers were very large machines. Once he was interested in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent lots of time doing unusual things with it. In the end, they worked out a software programme with the old machine. Bill sold it for 4, 200 dollars when he was only 17.

In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University. At Harvard, he developed the BASIC language for the first microcomputer （微型计算机）. In his third year, he left Harvard to work for a company called Microsoft. Bill began this company in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought that the computer would be a very important tool in every office and in every home, so they began developing software for personal computers. They improved the software to make it easier for people to use computer.

1.He developed the BASIC language for the first microcomputer______.

A. in Seattle　 　 B. in Washington

C. in New York　　 D. at Harvard

2.When did he begin Microsoft Company with his friend?______

A. He was 13 years old.　　　　　 B. He was 17 years old.

C. He was 18 years old.　　　　　 D. He was 20 years old.

3.Why did they develop software for personal computer?______

A. They thought the computer would be a very important tool.

B. They wanted to make it easier for people to use computers.

C. They wanted to get much more money.

D. They were interested in it.

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Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington in the US. He was a very clever boy. His favorite subjects at school were science and math. When he was 13, he started to play with computers. At that time, computers were large machines（机器）. Once he was very interested in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent lots of time doing unusual things with it. In the end, they worked out a software program（软件程序） with the old machine. Bill sold it for $4,200 when he was only 17.

In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University(哈佛大学). In his third school year, he left Harvard to work for a company called Microsoft（微软）. Bill began his company（公司） in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing(发展) the software for personal computers. They improved(改进) the software to make it easier for people to use computers.

1.Bill Gates grew up in _______.

A. Canada       B. Australia      C. America      D. Germany

2.What subjects did Bill like best at school?

A. Science and math         B. Languages and art

C. Math and languages       D. Music and P.E

3.Bill’s company worked hard at _______.

A. making large machines             B. playing computer games

C. mending old machines              D. developing software

4.Bill started to play with computers ______.

A. in 1955        B. in 1968      C. in 1973        D. in 1975

5.The underlined word “personal” means _______.

A.个人的         B.公众的       C.大型的         D.昂贵的

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1.Mandela is from ________.

A.South Africa B.Italy C.the USA D.Shanghai

2.________　　 was born in 1980.

A.Bill Gates B.Nelson Mandela C.Yao Ming D.Florence Nightingale

3.Florence Nightingale died at the age of ________.

A.70 B.90 C.80 D.100

4.The 12th of May every year is Nurses’ Day. It is　 ________　 birthday.

A.Bill Gates’s B.Florence Nightingale’s

C.Nelson Mandela’s D.Yao Ming’s

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Bill Gates is the founder of Modern Nursing.

B.Nelson Mandela was born in Shanghai.

C.Yao Ming played basketball in America.

D.Florence Nightingale was a good businesswoman.

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My dream home is a very big house on the top of a hill. It _____ a swimming pool and a nice garden. There are five floors in it,________I use a lift (电梯) to go up and down._____ the ground floor, there is a big room with a karaoke(卡拉 OK) machine and a big dining room for________. There are twelve tables in it and each table is______enough for ten people. That means I can have 120 friends for dinner at ____ time! There is also a small cinema for us to ____ DVDs. On the first floor, there is a living room and a kitchen. The second floor is ______ my dogs. I can keep five dogs as pets. Now, let's have a look at the ________ floor. There is a computer room on this floor, and I can often play computer games there. There are eight bedrooms on the fourth floor. Each bedroom has a balcony, a TV, a bed and a ________. So everybody can take a shower in his or her own bedroom.

1.A. is B. buys C. builds D. has

2.A. or B. so C. because D. but

3.A. At B. On C. In D. Over

4.A. parties B. meetings C. games D. neighbors

5.A. big B. beautiful C. tidy D. high

6.A. same B. the same C. different D. the different

7.A. look B. see C. watch D. buy

8.A. in B. with C. of D. for

9.A. first B. second C. third D. fourth

10.A. bathroom B. toilet C. balcony D. kitchen

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My dream home is a very big house on the top of a hill. It ______　 a swimming pool and a nice garden. There are five floors in it,_______I use a lift (电梯) to go up and down.

______ the ground floor, there is a big room with a karaoke(卡拉 OK) machine and a big dining room for______. There are twelve tables in it and each table is_______enough for ten people. That means I can have 120 friends for dinner at ________ time! There is also a small cinema for us to _______ DVDs. On the first floor, there is a living room and a kitchen. The second floor is _______　 my dogs. I can keep five dogs as pets. Now, let's have a look at the ______ floor. There is a computer room on this floor, and I can often play computer games there. There are eight bedrooms on the fourth floor. Each bedroom has a balcony, a TV, a bed and a ______. So everybody can take a shower in his or her own bedroom.

1.A. is　　 B. buys　　 C. builds　　 D. has

2.A. or　　 B. so　　 C. because　　 D. but

3.A. At　　 B. On　　 C. In　　 D. Over

4.A. parties　　 B. meetings　　 C. games　　 D. neighbors

5.A. big　　 B. beautiful　　 C. tidy　　 D. high

6.A. same　　 B. the same　　 C. different　　 D. the different

7.A. look　　 B. see　　 C. watch　　 D. buy

8.A. in　　 B. with　　 C. of　　 D. for

9.A. first　　 B. second　　 C. third　　 D. fourth

10.A. bathroom　　 B. toilet　　 C. balcony　　 D. kitchen

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---Oh，how nice! A picture of the White House?

--- Yes.I take it in____________.

A.London　　　　　　 B.Washington D.C.

C.Paris　　　　 　　 D.Tokyo

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Hi! I’m Jason. This is my dream house (梦幻屋). It has a small but nice room. Some pictures are on the wall. There is (有)a bookcase in my room. There is a desk and a chair in it. My schoolbag is on the desk. Oh! Where is my pencil case? It is under the chair. There are some pencils and a ruler in the pencil case. My shoes and a basketball are under the bed. I like my dream house very much.

1.Jason’s room is ____________.

A. not small　　 B. not big　　 C. very new　　 D. very old

2.There __________in his room.

A. is a bookcase and a desk　　 B. are some desks and a chair

C. is a table and some pictures　　 D. are some chairs and a desk

3.Jason’s pencil case is ___________________.

A. on the desk　　 B. on the wall　　 C. under the chair　　 D. under the bed

4.Jason’s ______are under the bed.

A. basketall　　 B. baseball　　 C. socks　　 D. shoes

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Microsoft founder Bill Gates has talked about to be a good parent, saying that 13 is a right age for a child's first mobile phone. The 57-year-old father of three said on the Today show that his children Jennifer and Rory were not allowed phones until their thirteen birthday and his youngest daughter Phoebe is still waiting for one.

“We've made a rule in our family that it's 13 when you get a phone.” He also said as a resulthischild often returned homefromschool complaining, “All the other kids have it, I'm the only without it, it's so embarrassing.”

Asked if he keeps passwords (密码) to his son and daughters’ e-mail and Facebook accounts(帐号) . Mr Gates said that he doesn’t for Jennifer, 16, who he says is “old enough”.

Besides their wealth Mr and Mrs Gates ,who live in Lake Medina, have said they want to raise

their three children as usually as possible. It is said that their kids have to do housework at home after school and aren't given much pocket money.

And in 2010Mr Gates said that he wanted to give most of his $61 billion away rather than hand it down. “That wouldn't be good either for my kids or society,” he said.

Mr Gates left Microsoft in 2008 to put his heart to charity. During the Today interview with host Matt Lauer, he said that helping others made him feel happy as creating software.

“ What you really feel is what you’ve achieved. If a piece of software gets out there and lots of people love it—it lets them get their work down in better ways—that’s exciting.” he replied.

1.How old is Phoebe?

A. Maybe 11years old　　 B. Maybe 13years old

C. Maybe 14years old　　 D. Maybe 15years old

2.What do Mr Gates children think of their not having phones?

A. They feel it interesting .

B. They don’t think it exciting

C. They feel it embarrassing .

D. They think it funny

3.Mr Gates doesn’t keep a password to Jennifer’s email because　　　　 .

A. Jennifer doesn’t like him to do so

B. Jennifer is already sixteen years old

C. he thinks children should be free

D. parents can’t know kid’s password

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Bill’s children like his idear about a child’s first cell phone.

B. Bill Gates is still working for Microsoft.

C. Bill’s children have to do housework after school.

D. Bill’s children are given much pocket money

5.What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Bill Gate’s school life

B. How Bill Gates is working for charity.

C. Bill gate’s work in Microsoft

D. How Mr and Mrs Gates raise their children

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Hi! I’m Alan.This is my dream house(梦幻屋).It has a small but nice room.Some pictures are on the wall.There is (有)a bookcase in my room.There is a desk and a chair in it.My schoolbag is on the desk.Oh!Where is my pencil case?It is under the chair.There are some pencils and a ruler in the pencil case.My shoes and a basketball are under the bed.I like my dream house very much.

1.Alan’s room is ____________.

A.not small　　　　　　　　 B. not big

C.very new　　　　　　 D. very old

2.There __________in his room.

A. is a bookcase and a desk

B. are some desks and a chair

C. is a desk and a picture

D. are some chairs and a desk

3. Alan’s pencil case is ___________________.

A. on the desk　　　　　　 B. on the wall

C.under the chair　　　　 D. under the bed

4. Alan’s　 ______are under the bed.

A. basketball　　　　　　 B. baseball

C.socks　　　　　　　　 　　 D. shoes

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