Many people like to travel by plane because it is fast, but I don’t like it because an airport is usually far from the city.

You have to get there early and wait for hours for the plane to take off and it is often late. You can’t open the windows. You can’t choose the food. Planes are fast, but they still take hours to go out of the airport and into the city.

I like traveling by train. I think trains are safe. Railway stations are usually in cities. When you are late for a train, you can catch another one. You can walk around in the train and open the windows. You can see many interesting things on your way. I know it takes a little more time. I also like cars. You can start your journey when you want to, and you don’t need to get to a railway station or a bus stop. Also you can carry many things with you in a car. But sometimes there are too many cars on the road.

1.Why do many people like to travel by plane?

A.Because it is fast. B.Because it is safe.

C.Because you can walk around in the plane. D.Because it is cheap.

2.Which is not the good thing about the train?

A.It is safe. B.It takes a little more time.

C.You can open the windows. D.You can walk around in the train.

3.If you want to take a lot of things with you, what do you take to go out?

A.A bus. B.A car. C.A train. D.A bike.

4.What is the bad thing about the car?

A.You needn’t go to a station. B.You can start your journey when you want to.

C.There are too many cars on the road. D.You needn’t go to a bus station.

5.What does the writer think of the plane, the train and the car?

A.He thinks it takes a lot of time to go to and get out of the airport.

B.He likes to take a train because it takes a little more time.

C.He likes to take a car because he has a car.

D.He likes to take a plane because it’s fast.

Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington. Bill Gates was named William Henry after his father and grandfather. He was a very clever boy. His favourite subjects at school were science and maths. When people asked him what he wanted to be in the future, he always said, ‘A scientist.’

When he was 13 years old, . At that time, computers were very large machines. Once he was 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 dollars when he was only 17.

In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University. At Harvard, he developed the BASIC language for the first microcomputer. In his third year, he left Harvard to work for a company called Microsoft. Bill began this company in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought that the computers are difficult to use. They improved the software to make it easier for people to use computers.

In 1999, Bill wrote a book called Business @ the Speed of Thought. In the book he told people how computer technology could solve business problems in new ways. It was one on the bestsellers of the New York Time list.

Bill married Melinda French on January 1, 1994. They have two children—a daughter and a son. Bill enjoys reading very much. He also enjoys playing golf and bridge .

1.Which of the following can be put in the blank in the second paragraph?

A.Bill worked hard at science and math.

B.Bill set up his own company.

C.Bill started to play with computers.

D.Bill began to learn to play bridge.

2.What’s the correct order of the following events?

①Bill got married with Melinda.

②Bill developed the BASIC language.

③Bill wrote a book called Business @ the Speed of Thought.

④Bill showed great interest in an old computer and completed a programme.

A.④②①③ B.④①③② C.②①③④ D.②①④③

3.According to the passage, which is True ?

A.Bill sold his book for 4,200 dollars.

B.Paul Allen helped Bill finish his book.

C.The BASIC language can help people speak clearly.

D.Bill’s book can help people work out business problems.

4.What does the underlined word in the last paragraph refer to?

A.a kind of building. B.a kind of tool.

C.a kind of card game. D.a kind of book.

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