Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his vast fortune, largely to the cause of global health, during the course of his lifetime. With an estimated (估计) worth of more than $40 billion, according to Forbes, the project will be no small feat (功绩) for Gates. Having already provided the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $24 billion to address global health issues, Gates said that eventually his entire fortune will be put towards the cause except “a few percent left for the kids”.

  So what has made the richest man in the world to channel his resources so heavily into one interest? Gates believes that “the equality of opportunity” in which Americans take such pride needs to extend to other nations around the world. Improving the health of the population, he says, has proven to be an essential (实质的) method in helping poor countries to be financially successful. “National borders allow inequalities,” said Gates: “We all need to take a more global view, rather than just saying my country is doing well. We have to step up these health issues, knowing how few resources are going into them.”

  Gates said that both his parents set an example for him as a child. His father, William H. Gates, was the head of the local Planned Parenthood, and his mother, Mary, volunteered for the United Way. As he gathered his fortune, Gates knew he would eventually want to give back as well, but he didn’t expect to devote himself whole-heartedly to one project until he was about 60.

  However, Gates, 47, began to question his ability to wait that long. “It seemed there was a real time urgency (紧迫),” Gates said. “I started to think, how many lives could I save before then?”

1... Bill Gates will give away his vast fortune to ___.

   A. improve the health of population in America alone

   B. improve the health of population all over the world

   C. avoid leaving his children too much money

   D. spare the American government the burden of health care

2... Bill Gates believes that one important way of developing poor countries is ___.

   A. to set up more foundations for them           B. to aid them with natural resources

   C. to put more effort into the health issues in them    D. to help them take a more global view

3..  It can be learned from the text that Bill Gates thinks ___.

   A. Americans should care about people in other countries

   B. Americans should treat fellow citizens well

   C. Americans should devote themselves to certain projects

   D. Americans can be world-famous by giving away vast fortune

4... Bill Gates gave away his vast fortune earlier than he had expected because of ___.

   A. his weakening health condition                B. his parents’ suggestions

   C. his great success in business             D. his concern for suffering people

5..  The underlined word “channel” probably has a similar meaning as it is used in sentence “___”.

   A. Try to channel your abilities into something useful

   B. We ought to channel this street so that water can flow away easily

   C. Ships must follow the channel into the port   D. Which channel will you be broadcasting tonight

Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.  Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. desperation    B. authorities         C. diligently       D. confusion    E. enrolled

F. violently       G. financial          H. conclusion     I. devoted      J. graduation

Seventeen years ago, when I was in military college, I was known as “the worrying wreck from Virginia Tech”. I worried so ____1_____ that I often became ill. In _____2_____, I poured out my troubles to Professor Baird, professor of business administration. The fifteen minutes that I spent with Professor Baird did more for my health and happiness than all the rest of the four years I spent in college. “Jim,” he said, “you ought to sit down and face the facts. If you _____3_____ half as much time and energy to solving your problems as you do to worrying about them, you wouldn’t have any worries. ”

I figured that I had failed physics because I had no interest in the subject. But now I changed my attitude. I said to myself, “If the college _____4_____ demand that I pass my physics examination before I obtain a degree, who am I to question their wisdom?”

So I ______5____   for physics again. This time I passed because instead of wasting my time in worrying about how hard it was, I studied _____6_____.

I solved my ____7_____ worries by taking on some additional jobs, such as selling punch at the college dances, and by borrowing money from my father, which I paid back soon after ____8______.

As I look back at it now, I can see that my problem was one of _____9_____, a lack of willingness to find the causes of my worry and face them realistically.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his vast fortune, largely to the cause of global health, during the course of his lifetime. With an estimated (估计) worth of more than $40 billion, according to Forbes, the project will be no small feat (功绩) for Gates. Having already provided the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $24 billion to address global health issues, Gates said that eventually his entire fortune will be put towards the cause except “a few percent left for the kids”.
So what has made the richest man in the world to channel his resources so heavily into one interest? Gates believes that “the equality of opportunity” in which Americans take such pride needs to extend to other nations around the world. Improving the health of the population, he says, has proven to be an essential (实质的) method in helping poor countries to be financially successful. “National borders allow inequalities,” said Gates: “We all need to take a more global view, rather than just saying my country is doing well. We have to step up these health issues, knowing how few resources are going into them.”
Gates said that both his parents set an example for him as a child. His father, William H. Gates, was the head of the local Planned Parenthood, and his mother, Mary, volunteered for the United Way. As he gathered his fortune, Gates knew he would eventually want to give back as well, but he didn’t expect to devote himself whole-heartedly to one project until he was about 60.
However, Gates, 47, began to question his ability to wait that long. “It seemed there was a real time urgency (紧迫),” Gates said. “I started to think, how many lives could I save before then?”
【小题1】.. Bill Gates will give away his vast fortune to ___.

A．Americans should care about people in other countries

B．Americans should treat fellow citizens well

C．Americans should devote themselves to certain projects

D． Americans can be world-famous by giving away vast fortune

A．his weakening health condition	B．his parents’ suggestions
C．his great success in business	D．his concern for suffering people

A．Try to channel your abilities into something useful
B．We ought to channel this street so that water can flow away easily
C．Ships must follow the channel into the port	D．Which channel will you be broadcasting tonight

请认真阅读下面对话, 并根据各题所给的首字母的提示, 写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式, 使对话通顺。

W：Hi, Tom, I'd like to know your views about smoking.

M：I agree that smoking can be（1） h______. So can be many other habits.

W：（2） L________ what?

M：Having candies, for instance.

W：How can you compare （3） b________ the two habits?  

M：Nowadays many people die from（4） e _______too much sugar.

  It makes people overweight．But（5） f ______ try to forbid sweets. 

W：Too much sugar is bad! But only the people who have too much.

M：What do you mean?

W：I mean smoking is not only bad for the smoker's （6） h______ but also affects

that of others. They force us to（7）b ___ the poison they blow into the air.          

M：Well, what do you suggest ought to be done?

W：I think smoking should be forbidden in all（8） P ______ places

like hospitals. restaurants and schools．

M：In this way, all the teachers will not be（9）a _____ to smoke at work.

W：That's right. Teachers should set good examples to the students.

I even think that whoever wants to be a teacher or a doctor, he should

be at least a（10）n________ 

Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his vast fortune, largely to the cause of global health, during the course of his lifetime. With an estimated（估计）worth of more than $40 billion, according to Forbes, the project will be no small feat （功绩）for Gates. Having already provided the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $24 billion to address global health issues, Gates said that eventually his entire fortune will be put towards the cause except “a few percent left for the kids”.

So what has made the richest man in the world to channel his resources so heavily into one interest? Gates believes that “the equality of opportunity” in which Americans take such pride needs to extend to other nations around the world. Improving the health of the populations, he says, has proven to be an essential（本质的，实质的）method in helping poor countries to be financially successful.” National borders allow inequalities,” said Gates: “We all need to take a more global view, rather than just saying my country is doing well. We have to step up these health issues, knowing how few resources are going into them.”

Gates said that both his parents set an example for him as a child. His father, William H.Gates, was the head of the local Planned Parenthood, and his mother, Mary, volunteered for the United Way. As he gathered his fortune, Gates knew he would eventually want to give back as well, but he didn’t expect to devote himself whole-heartedly to one project until he was about 60.However, Gates, 47, began to question his ability to wait that long. “It seemed there was a real time urgency（紧急）,” Gates said. “I started to think, how many lives could I save before then?”

1.Bill Gates will give away his vast fortune to _____________.

A. improve the health of population in America alone

B.improve the health of population all over the world

C.avoid leaving his children too much money

D.spare the American government the burden of health care

2.Bill Gates believes that one important way of developing poor countries is _____________.

A.to set up more foundations for them

B.to aid them with natural resources

C.to put more effort into the health issues in them

D.to help them take a more global view

3.It can be learned from the text that Bill Gates thinks _____________.

A. Americans should care about people in other countries

B.Americans should treat fellow citizens well

C.Americans should devote themselves to certain projects

D.Americans can be world-famous by giving away vast fortune

4.Bill Gates gave away his vast fortune earlier than he had expected because of _____________.

A. his weakening health condition

B.his parents’ suggestions

C.his great success in business

D.his concern for suffering people

5.The underlined word “channel” probably has a similar meaning as it is used in sentence “_____________”.

A. Try to channel your abilities into something useful

B.We ought to channel this street so that water can flow away easily

C.Ships must follow the channel into the port

D.Which channel will you be broadcasting tonight