Steve Jobs (乔布斯) died last month at the age of 56, after fighting against cancer(癌症). Millions of
people around the world felt sad. He was a businessman, but he was the "Michael Jackson" of
businessman. His Apple products(产品) were like songs that touched people's hearts and c__1__ their
lives.
     Jobs was not an inventor, but he made Apple products have great style and easy for people to use.
Apple products s__2__cool! The iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad were always the coolest products on the
market.
     Steve Jobs was also a good e__3__ of "The American Dream". He grew up in a working class
family in California. He didn't have a good e__4__. Instead, he left the college early and started Apple in
his home. But his success was soon f__5__ by bad news.
     Jobs was s__6__ working as CEO of the company in 1985, but that setback(挫折) did not stop him.
Jobs b__7__ a new computer company and also started Pixar.It produced the films Toy Story and
Finding Nemo. Later, Jobs was brought back to s__8__  Apple-and he did it!
     Jobs is a great role model for young people. He had a dream and he took chances (even foolish
chances) to realize that dream. He suffered (遭受)setbacks in business and in his h__9__, but nothing
could stop him m__10__ his dream come true. In the end, he left some words for the young: "Stay
hungry, stay foolish!"
1.______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______
6.______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______

     George Stephenson (乔治·史蒂芬孙) was born in 1781 in a poor family. He had to start work
when he was only eight. When George was fourteen, he became his father's' helper. He spent a lot
of time learning about engines (发动机). And on holidays he often took one to pieces and studied each
piece carefully. Soon he became a very good worker though he could not read or write. He began to
learn the English letters when he was seventeen years old. Every day after he did twelve hours of hard
work, he walked a long way to have lessons from a young school teacher. On his eighteenth birthday,
he wrote his own name for the first time in his life. George in vented many things in his life. The train
was the greatest one among them. Today when we watch or take trains from one place to another,
we'll think of this great man-George Stephenson.

l. In which year did George Stephenson start to help his father?

A. In 1781.    
B. In 1789.
C. In 1795.    
D. In 1798.

2. He learned about the engine _____. 

A. through reading and writing
B. by taking it to pieces and studying each piece carefully
C. at lessons from a young teacher
D. by asking a lot of questions

3. He spent a lot of time learning about engines and soon he became _____.

A. a great man    
B. a good maker  
C. a good worker  
D. a good student

4. _____ was invented by George Stephenson.

A. The train    
B. The telephone    
C. The car    
D. The computer

5. From the passage we know George Stephenson was one of the greatest _____ in the world.

A. workers      
B. writers      
C. learners      
D. inventors