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　　Bill Gates was born on October 28,1955．He was n　1　 William Henry after his father and grandfather. He was a very clever boy. At school, his favourite s　2　

were science and maths. When people asked him w　3　 he wanted to be in the future, he always said, “A s　4　.”

　　When he was 13 years old, Bill started to play with computers. At that time, computer was a very large machine. Once he was i　5　 in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent lots of time d　6　 unusual things with it. In the end, they worked out a software program(软件程序). Bill sold it for 4,200 dollars when he was only 17.

　　In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University. There he developed the BASIC language for the first microcomputer(微机). But he didn't f　7　 his studies in Harvard. In his third year, he left Harvard to work for Microsoft(微软). Bill began this company in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought computer would be an i　8　

tool(工具) in every office and in every home, so they began d　9　 software for personal computers. They made it much e　10　 for people to use computers than before.

　　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.

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Do you know Sweden？It l　　　　(1)in the north of Europe. It is the fourth largest country in Europe with an area of 450,000 square kilometers and a p　　　　(2) of about 8.5 million. Over one third of them live in the three largest cities, namely Stockholm, Goteborg and Malmo.
More than half of Sweden is c　　　　 (3) with trees. It is one of the r　　　　(4) countries in the world. About 100 years ago Sweden became industrialized（工业化）. Today less than one third of the people are f 　　　　 (5).
Sweden is the country where the world-famous Nobel Prizes are awarded. Many people who have been to Stockholm, the c　　　　(6) of Sweden, must have visited the places where Nobel Prizes are awarded.
The first language of Sweden is Swedish. English is the first f　　　　(7)language in schools. Many middle-school students can s　　　　(8) two to three languages. Most of the Swedish people, men and women, o　　　　(9) and young, can speak English. So there is no p　　　　(10) speaking with them in English. 

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Nearly all American students in colleges and universities p 1 for their education. There are many costs. First of all, there is tuition. At some schools, the tuition is very h 2 , ten thousand dollars a year or more. At o 3 schools, it may only be a few hundred dollars a year. At some colleges, tuition is free. There are other costs, too. Many students l 4 their homes to go to school in other cities. They may l 5 in dormitories or apartments, and they must pay for it. Finally, students must b 6 text books for their courses. Going to college or university can be a g 7 expense. Some families start saving money for their children's education w 8 their children are small. Many students work to make money for tuition. They can also get loans f 9 the government. They pay the money b 10 to the government when they finish their education.

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