Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington. He was a very clever boy. His favorite subjects at school were science and math. When he was 13, he started to play with computers. At that time, computers were large machines. Once he was very interested in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent lots of time doing unusual things with it. In the end, they worked out a software program with the old machine. Bill sold it for $4,200 when he was only 17.

In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University(哈佛大学). In his third school year, he left Harvard to work for a company called Microsoft. Bill began his company in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing(发展) the software for personalcomputers. They improved(改进) the software to make it easier for people to use computers.

1.Bill Gates grew up in _______.

2.What subjects did Bill like best at school?

3.Bill’s company worked hard at _______.

4.Bill started to play with computers ______.

5.The word “personal” means _______.

Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington in the US. He was a very clever boy. His favorite subjects at school were science and math. When he was 13, he started to play with computers. At that time, computers were large machines（机器）. Once he was very interested in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent lots of time doing unusual things with it. In the end, they worked out a software program（软件程序） with the old machine. Bill sold it for $4,200 when he was only 17.

In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University(哈佛大学). In his third school year, he left Harvard to work for a company called Microsoft（微软）. Bill began his company（公司） in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing(发展) the software for personal computers. They improved(改进) the software to make it easier for people to use computers.

1.Bill Gates grew up in _______.

     A. Canada       B. Australia      C. America      D. Germany

2.What subjects did Bill like best at school?

     A. Science and math         B. Languages and art  

C. Math and languages       D. Music and P.E

3.Bill’s company worked hard at _______.

      A. making large machines             B. playing computer games

      C. mending old machines              D. developing software

4.Bill started to play with computers ______.

       A. in 1955        B. in 1968      C. in 1973        D. in 1975

5.The underlined word “personal” means _______.

       A.个人的         B.公众的       C.大型的         D.昂贵的

1根据短文内容完成下列句子，每空一词。

Mike and Peter are good friends. They are students. They go to school five days a week. Mike's birthday is in the eleventh month of a year. Peter's birthday is October 1st. That's National Day. Mike likes playing basketball, but Peter likes playing soccer. Mike often wears sports shoes to play basketball. He likes white sports shoes. Mike's birthday is coming. Peter goes to a sports store with his friend, Bill. They have a

look at basketballs and sports shoes. At last, they buy a pair of white sports shoes for Mike. When Mike sees the shoes, he is very happy.

1.Peter's birthday is_______         

2.Mike likes_______         in          sports shoes.

3.Peter goes to a_______          with _______

4.Peter and his friend         a pair of sports shoes         Mike.

5.        Mike sees the shoes, he is very

根据短文内容完成下列句子，每空一词。

Mike and Peter are good friends. They are students. They go to school five days a week. Mike’s birthday is in the eleventh month of a year. Peter’s birthday is October 1st. That’s National Day. Mike likes playing basketball, but Peter likes playing soccer. Mike often wears sports shoes to play basketball. He likes white sports shoes. Mike’s birthday is coming. Peter goes to a sports store with his friend, Bill. They have a
look at basketballs and sports shoes. At last, they buy a pair of white sports shoes for Mike. When Mike sees the shoes, he is very happy.
【小题1】Peter’s birthday is_______        
【小题2】Mike likes_______        in          sports shoes.
【小题3】Peter goes to a_______          with _______
【小题4】Peter and his friend         a pair of sports shoes         Mike.
【小题5】        Mike sees the shoes, he is very