Steven Jobs, the designer (设计者) of Apple Computer, was not clever when he was in school. At that time, he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates. When he went into college, he didn't change a lot. Then he dropped out (退学). But he was full of new ideas.

After he left college, Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in life.

Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India.

In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage (汽车库). He chose the name "Apple" just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden.

His Apple Computer was such a great success that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.

1.Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he ________.

A. never did his lessons B. was full of new ideas

C. always made troubles with his schoolmates D. dropped out

2.Did George Jobs finish college?

A. Yes, he did. B. No,he didn’t.

C. No,he didn’t go into college. D. We don’t know.

3.Steven Jobs designed his new computer ________.

A. in India B. in the USA C. in an apple tree garden D. by himself

4.Steven Jobs was famous for his ________ all over the world.

A. new ideas B. apple C. video games D. Apple Computer

5.From this passage we know ________.

A. Steven Jobs liked trying new things and making his new ideas become true

B. Steven Jobs liked travelling in India and California

C. Steven Jobs didn't finish his studies in the college because he hated his schoolmates

D. Steven Jobs could only design video games

About five hundred years ago, an earthquake happened in a small village. ______ for them, nothing was destroyed(毁坏)and no one was hurt. But a huge stone ______ from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle of the road.______ the earthquake stopped, many people came to the road and saw the stone. Some of the ______ men tried to lift the stone out of the road. But they couldn't move it. They tried to push it ______ failed. They tried to pull it with ropes but nothing ______.

"Well," they said sadly,"there's nothing we can do about it. We'll have to change the way. "At this time a boy about 12 years old said, "I think I can help you to move the stone away."

"You?" they shouted "What are you talking about?" The men all ______ the boy.

The next morning, some people come into the road. One of them shouted, "The stone is gone." More people ran out to see ______ had happened. It was true. The stone wasn't on the road any more. It wasn't even near the road. The boy walked over to where the stone had been and said, "I buried it."

The people looked very ______. "You see," he said,"I dug a deep hole next to the stone and I dug a small incline(斜坡)up to the stone and the stone rolled (滚)down into the hole ______. Then I covered it with earth."

The villagers shouted, "Clever boy! " And some of them said, "Why didn't we think out this good idea?"

1.A. Unluckily B. Luckily C. Suddenly D. Sadly

2.A. fell B. rose C. raised D. felt

3.A. While B. As C. When D. Before

4.A. weakest B. strongest C. oldest D. cleverest

5.A. and B. or C. but D. so

6.A. did B. worked C. made D. followed

7.A. looked at B. shouted at C. laughed at D. pointed at

8.A. what B. why C. how D. which

9.A. excited B. bored C. interested D. surprised

10.A. myself B. themselves C. itself D. it

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