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Steve Jobs,the designer of Apple Computer,was not clever when he was in school.At that time,he was not a good student and he always made trouble 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,Steve 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.Steve 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(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 Steve Jobs soon became famous all over the world.

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

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

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

2.Steve Jobs designed his new computer ________.

A.in India B.with his friend C.in an apple tree garden D.by himself

3.Steve Jobs was famous for his ________ all over the world.

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

4.From this passage we know ________.

A.if you want to be successful,you need to drop out B.Jobs liked traveling in India and California

C.Jobs was creative and successful D.Jobs could only design video games

Birthdays are celebrated all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from country to country: candles, cakes, and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:

Denmark
A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in the house is having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child’s bed while he is sleeping so he will see them at once when he wakes up.
 

India
Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthday children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolates to everyone in the class. Their best friends help them to do this.
 

Japan
The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Certain birthdays are more important than others. These are the third and seventh birthdays for girls and the fifth for boys.
 

Holland
The birthday child receives an especially large present. The family also put flowers on the birthday child’s chair to make it beautiful.
 

1.When someone is having a birthday in Denmark, you can see_______outside the window.

A.flowers B.presents

C.a flag D.a chair

2.In________flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child.

A.Japan B.Denmark

C.India. D.Holland

3.In________, only birthday children wear colored clothes to school.

A.India B.Holland

C.Denmark D.Japan

4.In Japan, the birthday is more important for boys when they are_________.

A.15 B.7 C.5 D.3

5.The passage is mainly about___________.

A.similar ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries.

B.different ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries.

C.children’s birthdays in western countries.

D.The importance of children’s birthdays.

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