Bill Gates __36___   on October 28, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington. He was a very   ___37___  boy. His favorite subjects at school were science and maths.  ___38___  he was 13 years old, Bill started to play with computers. At that time, computers ___39___  very large machines. Once(一度) he was very interested  __40___ a very old computer. He and some of his friends __41____ lots of time doing unusual things with it. In the end, they worked .out a software program (软件程) with the old machine. Bill ___42__  it for $ 4200 when he was only 17.
In 1973, Bill ___43___    Harvard University(哈弗大学). In his third year, he left Harvard to work for a company(公司) called Microsoft. Bill began his company in 1975  __44____  his friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing( 开发)the software for personal(个人的) computers: They improved (改进)the software to __45____  it easier for people to use computers.

【小题1】
A.is born B.was bornC.did bornD.born
【小题2】
A.talentedB.luckyC.lovingD.shy
【小题3】
A.AtB.UntilC.WhenD.At the moment
【小题4】
A.isB.areC.wasD.were
【小题5】
A.atB.inC.onD.for
【小题6】
A.tookB.putC.paidD.spent
【小题7】
A.sellB.saleC.soldD.bought
【小题8】
A.wentB.went toC.wantD.wanted
【小题9】
A.andB.withC.forD.by
【小题10】
A.takeB.beginC.makeD.start

Before you can start speaking and writing in English, your brain must get enough correct English sentences. This is obvious(显而易见的).

There are two ways to get correct English sentences: listening and reading. Both are good, but reading is much easier than listening. With the help of a good dictionary, you will be able to understand English texts much more easily than movies. If you just read one book in English, you will see that your English has become much better. English phrases will just come to you without thinking when you are writing or speaking.

This is true for hundreds of words and grammar structures(结构). If you read in English, you can forget about grammar rules. Throw away your grammar book! You needn’t know the rules for the present perfect tense(现在完成时). Instead, read a few books in English, and soon you will feel that “I have seen Paul yesterday” is wrong. The only difference between you and native speakers is that they have heard and read more English sentences than you have.

1.From the first paragraph, we know that ________.

A.English is difficult to learn

B.if you have seen an English sentence, you can speak English

C.before you use English, you must know some English

D.everyone is a born English speaker

2.What is the best way to get correct English sentences according to the passage?

A.Speaking.

B.Writing.

C.Thinking.

D.Reading and listening.

3.In the writer’s opinion, we can grasp English grammar rules _______.

A.by reading English books

B.by reading grammar books

C.by writing and speaking

D.by learning grammar rules

4.The only difference between you and native speakers is that native speakers _______.

A.have parents as their English teachers

B.are born to know grammar rules and phrases

C.read and hear more English than you

D.have a gift in learning English

5.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A.It is important for us to know English words.

B.Reading is important for us to learn English.

C.English grammar is not so important.

D.The best way to learn English is going to England.

 

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