56. Why did he drop out of Harvard?

A. To change school.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. To spend all his energies to Microsoft.

C. To find a full-time job.　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. To earn money.

55. Where did Bill Gates begin his career in personal computer software?

A. At public elementary school.　　　　　　　　　　 B. At the private Lakeside School.

C. At Harvard University.　　　　　　　　　　　 D. At Microsoft Company.

54. By bidding for the expo and the Olympics, we are sure that ______.

A. China will beat rivals from Russia, Mexico, Poland and South Korea

B. China will become a super country in the United Nations

C. China will build a famous tower like Eiffel Tower as the symbol of the capital

D. China will develop more quickly than before and will benefit a lot from them

B

Bill Gates was born on October 28th, 1955. He and his two sisters grew up in Seattle. Their father, William H. Gates II, was a Seattle lawyer. Mary Gates, their late mother, was a school teacher.

Gates attended public elementary school before moving on to the private Lakeside School in North Seattle. It was at Lakeside that Gates began his career in personal computer soft- ware, programming computers at age 13.

In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer, who is now Microsoft's president. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version (版本) of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer---the MITS Astair. In his junior year, Gates dropped out of Harvard to devote his energies full-time to Microsoft, a company he had started in 1975 with his boyhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by a belief that the personal computer would be a valuable tool on every office desk-top and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers.

Gates' foresight has led to the success of Microsoft and the software industry. He plays an important role in the technical development of new products. Much of his time is devoted to meeting with customers and staying in touch with Microsoft employees around the world through e-mail.

In the dozen years since Microsoft went public, Gates has donated more than $ 800 million to charities (慈善机构), including $ 200 million to the Gates Library Foundation to help libraries in North America make use of new technologies and the Information Age.

53. As we know, in general, the Word Expo is usually held every ______ years, while the Olympics is usually held every ______ years.

A. 4；5　　　　　 　　 B. 5；4 　　　　　　　　 C. 4；4　　　　　 　 D. 5；5

52. The winning of bidding for the World Expo 2010 and the 2008 Olympic Games implies ______.

A. China is beginning to play a more important part on the international stage.

B. China has played the most important role in the international affairs.

C. China has become a developed country for many years.

D. China is the first Asian country to win the expo bid in history.

51. What does the underlined word “rivals” probably mean in the 1^st paragraph?

A. players. 　　　　B. enemies.　　 　 　C. competitors.　　　 D. supporters.

28．He is expected to ______ the business after his father retires.

A．took up　　 　 B. took down　　 　　　　　　　 C. took over　　 　　　　 D. took control

29. A lesson from the terrible drought(干旱) that hit some parts of southwestern China this year is that more anti-drought projects ______ built in the past years.

　 A. should be　　　　　　　　　　 B. ought to have been

C. should not have been　　　　　　　　　 D. must be

27．This book _______ into many different languages.

A．is reported to translate　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B．has reported to have been translated

C．is reported to have been translated D．reports to have translated

26．Tom_______ to his office in bad weather because he thinks walking is good for his health.

A．used to walk　 B. is used to walking　 　 C. used walking　 　D. is used for walking