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Susie and I are good friends and we study in the same school but different classes. I usually go to the library to increase my 1.(知识)of the world, unless I have my volleyball practice. Both of us have many 2.(爱好). We enjoy swimming, reading and 3. (听)to music. On Saturdays, we will go for a walk or go to the science museum.
Last Sunday we went to a famous concert at the Victoria Concert Hall. Two girls sat behind us. They 4.(开始)to talk loudly when the concert started. Even we could not hear the music clearly. The old man beside us turned around and looked at them angrily. They stopped talking after that. Anyway I enjoyed 5. (我自己) a lot.
Bill Gates, one of the founders of Microsoft, has many admirers. So does his house.
Gates lives in a mansion(豪宅) which lies in Medina, Washington. It covers over 66,000 square feet and overlooks Lake Washington. In the house, there are 7 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms 6 fireplaces, 6 kitchens and a 1000-square-foot dining room. Nicknamed Xanadu(昵称世外桃源) 2.0, it took seven years to build the house and it is worth about $148 million.
Gates’ background allowed him to design(设计) his house with all kinds of high-tech equipment(设备). Hidden cameras and floor sensors(传感器) are everywhere. But that isn’t all the technology this house has to offer. If you are invited to be a guest at Xanadu 2.0, you will wear a smart chip(芯片). Your details will be sent to the chip and it will help to control the objects for each room you walk into. All of the rooms have their own touch-pads to control every way of the room. Gates managed to bring his technological brilliance(聪明才智) to his house.
Bill Gates’ Mansion | |
The position of the mansion | In Medina, 1. |
The total area(面积) of the mansion | Over sixty-six 2. square feet |
The 3. of the mansion | About $148 million |
Gates’ 4. | Allowing him to design his house with all kinds of high-tech equipment |
The design of his mansion | 5. his technological brilliance |