Bill Gates is head of the software company Microsoft and one of the world’s richest men. He was born on October 28, 1955 and grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. He was a very bright boy. Science and math were his two favorite subjects at school. And he dreamed of being a scientist.

Bill first started to play on computers at the age of 13. At that time, a computer was a very large machine. Once he was interested in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent as much time as possible on computers. In the end, they worked out a software program. Bill sold it for 4,200 dollars when he was only 17.
In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University. In 1975, Bill and his partners developed a software program called BASIC. This was not the first program ever created, but its inventors were the first to decide that people who wanted to use it should pay for it. BASIC was a success. Then Bill left Harvard to work for Microsoft, a company he started in 1975 with his boyhood friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing software for personal computers. They improved the software to make it easier for people to use computers. After many years of hard work, Microsoft becomes one of the most successful companies. And Bill Gates also becomes one of the richest businessmen in the world.
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Today, roller-skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, no one had any ideas of roller-skating. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. He liked to make things and play the violin in his free time. Joseph Merlin was a man of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.
One day Merlin was invited to a party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make an amazing entrance at the party. He had an idea. He thought everyone at the party would show much interest if he could skate into the room.
Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skates. Merlin was proud of his invention and dreamed of arrived at the party on wheels while playing the violin.
On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room playing his violin. Everyone was surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. He rolled on and on. Suddenly, he ran into a huge mirror that was hanging on the wall. The mirror fell down, breaking into pieces. Merlin’s idea was so good that nobody forgot his special entrance for a long time. But could he find out a way to stop his roller skates?
【小题1】People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he __________.

A.dreamed day and nightB.liked making things
C.was an interesting manD.was full of strange ideas.
【小题2】Merlin wanted to _________, so he put wheels under his shoes.
A.play the violin wellB.arrive at the party sooner
C.be taller than the othersD.surprise the people at the party
【小题3】What did the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph(段落)?
A.Merlin made a lot of trouble.
B.Roller skates should be improved.
C.The people were angry with Merlin.
D.Merlin was strong enough to break the mirror into pieces.
【小题4】Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Nothing happened to Merlin at the party.
B.Merlin made a surprising entrance that day.
C.No one noticed Merlin when he entered the room.
D.Merlin couldn’t sleep well because he dreamed a lot.

One Friday Mrs. King asked her class to write a story after class. “Use your imagination!” she cried, “You can write your story about anything.” Kenny looked worried. “A story?” he thought, “What could I possible have to write about? I don’t know any stories.” The bell rang and all the kids went home.

The next day, Kenny sat at his desk at home, thinking and thinking. The warm sun was shining through the windows, making him drowsy. And soon he fell fast asleep. As he slept, Kenny began to dream about fantastic things.

First he dreamed that he was a world-famous doctor, saving whole cities and curing diseases. Then he dreamed that he was in a UFO. He was talking to strange but friendly space creatures. Then he dreamed that he had become as small as a mouse by a bad scientist. He had to find a way to stop the plot(阴谋)of the mad scientist!

Kenny dreamed wonderful and exciting things until his little brother woke him up. “What were you dreaming about?” he asked. Kenny told his brother the wonderful dreams. His brother enjoyed the stories. Suddenly, Kenny knew that he had his kinds of stories in his imagination.

1.What did the teacher ask the students to do as homework?

A. To act as a doctor                                               B. To read some stories 

C. To help family members                                        D. To write a story

2. How many dreams did Kenny have?

A. One                              B. Two        C. Three                     D. Four

3.What was Kenny in his first dream?

A. A great doctor                                                            B. A mad scientist 

C. A visitor on a spaceship                                        D. A good student

4. The underlined word “drowsy” means_______.

A. unhappy                          B. sleepy        C. upset                            D. awake

5.The best title for this passage is _______.

A. A strange dream                                       B. Mrs. King's class  

C. Writing a story with imagination                         D. An evil scientist

 

The car was invented (发明) just a century ago. You may know all kinds of cars’ names, but many people don’t know who was the inventor of the first car. The first car was invented not by a German, but by an American. His name was Henry Ford. Henry was born in a poor family. He was the eldest of six children. When he was a boy, he became interested in mending watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings he repaired watches for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able.

At that time there was another interest in the life of the young ford. He dreamed(梦想) to make a machine. It could run without a horse, so named “horseless carriage.” He over-came(克服) a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was finally finished. It was the first car.

Later Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company(福特汽车公司). He was really the first inventor of the car in the world.

1.Who really invented the car first? _____.

A.A German

B.An American

C.Frenchman

D.Japanese

2.From this story we can know the car was invented_____.

A.more than 100 years ago

B.less than 100 years ago

C.just 100 years ago

D.50 years ago

3. Henry Ford must have_____.

A.five brothers and sisters

B.six brothers and sisters

C.five younger brothers

D.three brothers

4. How many dollars did young Ford earn(挣) every week? _____.

A.2.5 dollars

B.3.5 dollars

C.3 dollars

D.4 dollars

5.Which is not true? _____.

A.He repaired watches in the evenings for fun

B.He enjoyed repairing watches and machines when he was very young.

C.He met with a lot of difficulties in the invention.

D.The first car was invented in 1893.

 

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