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  Bill Gates is one of the most famous people in the world. His books have been translated into many languages.

  What many people do not know is that he is not the only founder of Microsoft. A lot of honor must go to his partner, Paul Allen.

  Allen and Gates met at Lakeside Preparatory School. They and some other friends became interested in computers. They began skipping(逃)PE lessons to play on the school computers. Their school did a deal with a computer company. It al-lowed Allen and Gates to use the company's computers for free. They even started their first software business while in high school. Computers were their lives.

  After leaving school, Alien worked as a programmer. Gates went to Harvard University, one of the best universities in the world, to study law. The invention of computers was small enough to be used at homes, called personal computers, helped Allen persuade Gates to leave Harvard University and start Microsoft together. They designed software like MS-DOS and BASIC for large companies like IBM. However, they were not satisfied with the software and came up with a new system, called Windows. Allen was one of the main programmers. The equally successful Microsoft Office soon followed.

  Allen fell ill in 1983. He stopped working full-time for Microsoft. He took time off, read, traveled and stayed with his family. Allen and Gates are still close. He is still involved in Microsoft, and as one of the richest men in the world, doesn't regret leaving.

(1) It is generally believed by people that ________.

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A.Bill Gates is the richest person in the world with little education

B.Bill Gates alone founded Microsoft

C.Paul Allen is a close competitor in computers against Bill Gates

D.Paul Allen is also a successful writer besides his achievement in computers

(2) We know from this passage that ________.

[  ]

A.Allen and Gates have known each other for a long time

B.Allen first used a computer at a company

C.Allen and Gates never attended a PE lesson

D.Allen and Gates helped companies with problems for money

(3) Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

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A.Paul Allen invented personal computers.

B.Bill Gates joined Microsoft after he finished his law degree at Harvard University.

C.Paul Allen lost all of his interest in computers after he fell ill.

D.Bill Gates and Paul Allen started Microsoft at the same time.

(4) The best title for this passage is“________”.

[  ]

A.The Other Half of Microsoft

B.Bill Gates

C.How Microsoft Started

D.Microsoft and Its History

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In the city of Fujisawa, Japan, lives a woman named Atsuko Saeki. When she was a teenager, she  41 of going to the United States. Most of what she knew about American  42 was from the textbooks she had read. "I had a  43 in mind: Daddy watching TV in the living room, Mummy  44 cakes and their teenage daughter off to the cinema with her boyfriend."

Atsuko  45 to attend college in California. When she arrived, however, she found it was not her  46 world. "People were struggling with problems and often seemed  47 ," she said. "I felt very alone."

One of her hardest  48 was PE. "We played volleyball." she said.

"The other students were  49 it, but I wasn't."

One afternoon, the instructor asked Atsuko to  50 the ball to her teammates so they could knock it  51 the net. NO problem for most people, but it terrified Atsuko. She was afraid of losing face  52 she failed.

A young man on her team  53 what she was going through." He walked up to me and ? 54 , 'Come on. You can do that'".

"You will never understand how those words of  55 made me feel. Four words: You can do that. I felt like crying with happiness."

She made it through the class. Perhaps she thanked the young man; she is not 56 .

Six years have passed. Atsuko is back in Japan, working as a salesclerk. "I have

57 forgotten the words." she said. "When things are not going so well, I think of them."

She is sure the young man had no idea how much his kindness  58 to her. "He probably doesn't even remember it," she said. That may be the lesson. Whenever you say something to a person cruel or kind----you have no idea how long the words will  59 . She's all the way over in Japan, but still she hears those four  60 words: You can do that.

41. A. learned     B. spoke     C. dreamed      D. heard

42. A. way      B. life      C. education        D. spirit

43. A. photo    B. painting   C. picture       D. drawing

44. A. baking     B. frying    C. steaming      D. boiling

45. A. hoped     B. arranged   C. liked         D. attempted

46. A. described  B. imagined C. created          D. discovered

47. A. tense     B. cheerful   C. relaxed        D. deserted

48. A. times     B. question   C. classes        D. projects.

49. A. curious about  B. good at  C. slow at    D. nervous about

50. A. kick     B. pass     C. carry      D. hit

51. A. through      B. into     C. over      D. past

52. A. after B. if      C. because          D. until

53. A. believed     B. considered       C. wondered    D. sensed

54. A. warned     B. sighed         C. ordered            D. whispered

55. A. excitement   B. encouragement    C. persuasion   D. suggestion

56. A. interested      B. doubtful       C. puzzled       D. sure

57. A. never       B. already        C. seldom        D. almost

58. A. happened     B. applied        C. seemed       D. meant

59. A. continue    B. stay         C. exist         D. live

60. A. merciful      B. bitter       C. simple        D. easy

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Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped to silently watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could  1  play basketball.?

I like playing basketball though I’m not good at it. I’ve had a basketball  2  I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one  3  when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.?

At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes. The girls were  4  allowed to play volleyball or badminton.?

My parents did not  5  me play basketball at home. “Basketball is not fit for girls,” they said.  6  I went to play basketball with my friends, boys  7  at me on the court as if I were an alien.?

I was feeling  8  and had lost hope of playing basketball.  9 , something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They  10  me to get back on the court.?

One of them told me with a smile,” Go your own  11 , let others talk.” This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about  12  with me almost every day.?

I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion  13  to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can,  14  for me, even the sky is boundless(无限的).?

Basketball has become an important part of my  15  I am interested in it. I watch matches and enjoy playing almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also  16  a lot.?

I’ve heard the NBA star Tracy McGrath say,” Nothing is impossible.” It is from an advertisement on TV. I have  17  to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an ? 18 ?.After that, just be confident and  19  going. Never give up and you’ll make it sooner or later.?

I love the motto of the Bait can  20  my strong feelings for basketball, “I love this game!”?

1. A. ever    B. often?  C. never      D. always?

2. A. when   B. before?    C. after      D. since?

3. A. struggled B. cared?   C. enjoyed   D. joined??

4. A. only   B. almost? C. hardly   D. not?

5. A. encourage    B. agree?   C. let     D. permit?

6. A. Still      B. Yet?      C. Just      D. Even??

7. A. looked   B. glared?    C. glanced   D. stared?

8. A. up      B. down?   C. excited   D. satisfied?

9. A. Unluckily    B. Naturally?  C. Unexpectedly D. Clearly?

10. A. encouraged B. forbade?   C. ensured   D. explored?

11. A. effort     B. way?    C. business    D. direction??

12. A. basketball   B. sports?    C. interests   D. dreams?

13. A. stuck     B. referred? C. turned   D. returned??

14. A. but     B. though?    C. and     D. however?

15. A. wish      B. life?     C. work      D. study?

16. A. experience   B. grow?   C. learn      D. play?

17. A. come      B. turned?    C. refused   D. happened?

18. A. idea      B. aim?    C. opinion   D. effort?

19. A. insist     B. remain?    C. keep      D. last?

20.A. inform   B. express?   C. ignore   D. connect?

 

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