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

A. 根据首字母提示和汉语提示写出单词。（10分）
Mr Smith usually gets up late on the w     【小题1】    . After he gets d    【小题2】   ,
he e   【小题3】    for an hour. He thinks it’s very     【小题4】      （重要的）to do sports. Then he has breakfast      【小题5】     (迅速地). He likes talking with other p   【小题6】     , so he often goes to the park to talk with his friends in the afternoon. But sometimes he has to go to the hospital, because he has some bad    【小题7】   （牙齿）in his mouth. It’s t   【小题8】   (非常讨厌的)!  Mr Smith likes singing, too. He wants to be a     【小题9】  （音乐家）. He hopes his dream can come t  【小题10】 one day.

Life doesn't always give us the joys we want. We don't always g__【小题1】___ our hopes and dreams, and we don't always get our own way. But don't g__【小题2】__up hope, because you can make a d__【小题3】__, one situation and one person at a time. Look for the beauty a_【小题4】__ you, in nature, in others, in yourself, and b_【小题5】_ in the love of friends, family, and humankind. You can find love in a s_【小题6】_ or a helping hand, in a thoughtful gesture or a kind word. It is all around, if you just look for it. Give love, for in giving it you will f___【小题7】___the power in life along with the joy, happiness, patience, and understanding. Believe in the goodness of o_【小题8】__ and remember that anger and depression can be countered by love and hope. Even when you feel as though there isn't a lot you can do to change unhappiness or p__【小题9】___, you can always do a little and a little at a time eventually(最终可能) makes a b__【小题10】__ difference.

短文填空（10分）请认真阅读短文，根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使文章通顺。

There are many things that you should be c___1._ with when you are at home. Read the following ways to p___2.__ yourself.

1.  Keep the door locked when you are a___3._ at home. Many people think it’s the best way to protect themselves.

2.  Keep a list of phone numbers to call for h___4._, such as 110.or a neighbour’s  number.

3.  Be careful with the electrical appliances. If you don’t know h___5._ to use them, ask your parents. Make a safety check b_6._  you go to bed.

Look t_7._ the keyhole when you hear the doorbell. If there are strangers, ask “Who is that?” with the door locked and say “come here later.” D__8.__ tell them your parents are o___9.__ . Say “Mum is having a shower.” or “Dad is having a sleep.” To ignore（忽视） the doorbell is not a good idea b___10.__ sometimes bad people ring doorbells to see if anyone is at home.