As a teenager in 1972, Bill Gates boasted that he would be a millionaire by the time he was 20. While he did not quite achieve that goal, only 15 years later, he was a millionaire. And by 1992, as head of the Microsoft company, he became the richest man in America with assets（资产）of nearly US $ 6.3 billion.

Born in Seattle, Washington on 28, October, 1956, Gates was named William Henry after his father and grandfather. From the beginning, he was an extremely energetic and intelligent child. He had read the entire world book encyclopedia（百科全书）by the age of nine. His favorite subjects at school were science and math and his favorite pastime was "thinking".

Gates first started to play with computers at the age of 13. Before long he became an expert at working the school's computer. After his graduation from secondary school, Gates was accepted by the three top universities in the USA-Princeton, Harvard and Yale. He chose Harvard and began classes there the next autunm, majoring maths. But he was still obsessed（占据心里）with computers and spent as much time in the computer laboratories as he did in the lecture halls.

By 1975, Gates and a partner, Paul Allen, had developed a software program called BASIC. This was not the first program ever created, but its inventors were the first to decide that people who wanted to use it should pay for it.

BASIC was a success because until it came along, there had been no efficient way of getting computers to carry out instructions. Although he had not completed his degree, Gates left university and went to work full time for the new company he had formed called Microsoft.

His next project was the software program that made him famous and very rich. It was called DOS, short for Disk Operating System, and it was purchased by IBM in 1980. Today it is the operating system used in more than 14 million personal computers around the world.

As chief executive officer（首席行政长官）of Microsoft, Gates is known as a bright man, but one who is not easily satisfied. He is quick to criticize his staff and hates to be questioned about decisions he has made. He was regarded as a loner and unfashionable boring computer nut until his marriage to Microsoft manager Melinda French on New Year's Day 1994. Yet to many people now, Gates, is a person who is, in spite of his great wealth, humble（谦恭）and ordinary. He spends his money carefully. He eats in fast food restaurants and flies economy class. And when praised for Microsoft's great success, he has been heard to say, "All we do is put software in a box and if people see it in the stores and like it, they buy it."

1.When he was a teenager, Bill Gates wanted to be a ______.

A．teacher           B．doctor            C．businessman       D．professor

2.When Gates went to Harvard, he ______.

A．was only interested in maths

B．spent most of his time in computer laboratories

C．developed the first computer software program

D．divided his time between his maths studies and the computer laboratories

3.Before the development of BASIC, ______.

A．no one was interested in computer software

B．software programs were not considered commercial projects

C．software programs were very expensive

D．no one wanted to pay for computer software

4.When the writer says "He was regarded as a loner and unfashionable boring computer nut", he means ______.

A．Bill was so strong-minded that no one could change his mind

B．The only thing that could interest Bill in his life was computer

C．Bill was such a boring young man that nobody would like to talk to him

D．Bill couldn't work out the boring computer programs

5.Most people think that Bill Gates is ______.

A．a crazy person                         B．a person obsessed with making money

C．someone who spends money freely         D．a quite common, normal person

It was a cold winter morning. Half asleep at the train station, I stared into the distance,   36   for the train to take me to my   37   in Boston. The word was quiet. The very few people on the street kept to themselves,   38   their steaming cups of coffee.

Reaching into my pocket as the   39  was approaching, my numb hand searched for the $ 20 bill to pay my fare. The pocket was   40  ! I searched through my bag and then I felt   41  . Unless the money dropped from the sky, I’d be   42   there.

“What’s the matter?” A short, elderly man stood before me.

“Oh, nothing…. Well, I   43   my money and now I can’t pay for the ticket. I’m going to   44   my match class, and the train is leaving.”

“Here, use this.”

The man held a $ 20 bill. I looked up,   45  . People just didn’t do that anymore. Everyone worried about their own   46  , rarely stopping to think about others, especially teenage strangers.

“Thank you, but no, I can’t.”

“  47  it – go!” The man pushed me   48   the train.  I bought a round – trip ticket, and he refused the change I   49  to give him back. I did not know what to say – a million thoughts raced through my mind, yet I stood   50  .

For the train ride I was silent. I began to see the world through   51  eyes. That man made a difference with such a simple   52  .

A week later I was at the train station again, with an extra $ 20   53  I saw the man. And there he was.

“excuse me, sir, I believe I owe you this.” I   54  the money into his hand.

Failing to refuse, he said, “Just remember to do the same for someone in your shoes someday.” I smiled, content.

The elderly man is my hero. For many, heroes are famous, but my hero is a   55  stranger who taught me a lesson in life. I will never forget his kindness.

A．watching           B．looking      C．reaching   D．arranging

A．home             B．class          C．office           D．factory

A．serving           B．carrying        C．minding    D．making

A．chance           B．crowd           C．driver       D．train

A．deep              B．empty           C．messy       D．tight

A．hopeless           B．useless          C．relieved    D．dissatisfied

A．blocked           B．drawn           C．stuck     D．tied

A．wasted            B．counted        C．spent     D．lost

A．miss              B．skip         C．fail        D．stop

A．frightened         B．disturbed        C．surprised   D．concerned

A．problems           B．complaints       C．positions   D．challenges

A．Seize             B．Get           C．Catch       D．Take

A．in                B．beyond         C．toward      D．on

A．offered            B．managed       C．happened  D．attempted

A．unconsciously       B．silently         C．seriously   D．uncomfortably

A．curious            B．changed         C．bright       D．widened

A．task               B．act            C．example    D．performance

A．so that             B．even if          C．now that   D．in case

A．dropped           B．pushed          C．pressed     D．placed

A．giving            B．encouraging     C．promising D．respecting

It was a cold winter morning. Half asleep at the train station, I stared into the distance,   36   for the train to take me to my   37   in Boston. The word was quiet. The very few people on the street kept to themselves,   38   their steaming cups of coffee.

Reaching into my pocket as the   39  was approaching, my numb hand searched for the $ 20 bill to pay my fare. The pocket was   40  ! I searched through my bag and then I felt   41  . Unless the money dropped from the sky, I’d be   42   there.

“What’s the matter?” A short, elderly man stood before me.

“Oh, nothing…. Well, I   43   my money and now I can’t pay for the ticket. I’m going to   44   my match class, and the train is leaving.”

“Here, use this.”

The man held a $ 20 bill. I looked up,   45  . People just didn’t do that anymore. Everyone worried about their own   46  , rarely stopping to think about others, especially teenage strangers.

“Thank you, but no, I can’t.”

“  47  it – go!” The man pushed me   48   the train.  I bought a round – trip ticket, and he refused the change I   49  to give him back. I did not know what to say – a million thoughts raced through my mind, yet I stood   50  .

For the train ride I was silent. I began to see the world through   51  eyes. That man made a difference with such a simple   52  .

A week later I was at the train station again, with an extra $ 20   53  I saw the man. And there he was.

“excuse me, sir, I believe I owe you this.” I   54  the money into his hand.

Failing to refuse, he said, “Just remember to do the same for someone in your shoes someday.” I smiled, content.

The elderly man is my hero. For many, heroes are famous, but my hero is a   55  stranger who taught me a lesson in life. I will never forget his kindness.

1.A．watching             B．looking         C．reaching    D．arranging

2.A．home              B．class          C．office     D．factory

3.A．serving             B．carrying         C．minding      D．making

4.A．chance            B．crowd             C．driver          D．train

5.A．deep                B．empty             C．messy         D．tight

6.A．hopeless            B．useless           C．relieved      D．dissatisfied

7.A．blocked             B．drawn             C．stuck     D．tied

8.A．wasted            B．counted         C．spent     D．lost

9.A．miss                B．skip           C．fail          D．stop

10.A．frightened        B．disturbed         C．surprised   D．concerned

11.A．problems          B．complaints         C．positions    D．challenges

12.A．Seize             B．Get            C．Catch        D．Take

13.A．in                 B．beyond           C．toward       D．on

14.A．offered            B．managed       C．happened  D．attempted

15.A．unconsciously       B．silently           C．seriously    D．uncomfortably

16.A．curious            B．changed          C．bright         D．widened

17.A．task               B．act             C．example     D．performance

18.A．so that            B．even if            C．now that    D．in case

19.A．dropped           B．pushed           C．pressed      D．placed

20.A．giving             B．encouraging       C．promising  D．respecting

It was a cold winter morning. Half asleep at the train station, I stared into the distance, 　41 　for the train to take me to my 　42　 in Boston. The world was quiet. The very few people on the street kept to themselves, 43　 their steaming cups of coffee.

Reaching into my pocket as the 44 was getting close, my hand searched for the $ 20 bill to pay my fare. The pocket was 45 ! I searched through my bag and then I felt 46 . Unless the money dropped from the sky, I’d be 47 there. “What’s the matter?” A short, elderly man stood before me. “Oh, nothing…. Well, I 48 　my money and now I can’t pay for the ticket. I’m going to 49 　my match class, and the train is leaving.”

“Here, use this.” The man held a $ 20 bill. I looked up, 5 0 . People just didn’t do that anymore. Everyone worried about their own 51 , rarely stopping to think about others, especially teenage strangers. “Thank you, but no, I can’t.”

“ 52 it – go!” The man pushed me 53 the train. I bought a round – trip ticket, and he refused the change I 54 to give him back. I did not know what to say – a million thoughts raced through my mind, yet I stood 　55 .

For the train ride I was wordless. I began to see the world through 56 eyes. That man made a difference with such a simple 57 .

A week later I was at the train station again, with an extra 20$ 58 I saw the man. And there he was. “Excuse me, sir, I believe I owe you this.” I 59 the money into his hand. Failing to refuse, he said, “Just remember to do the same for someone in your shoes someday.” I smiled, content.

The elderly man is my hero. For many, heroes are famous, but my hero is a 　60 stranger who taught me a lesson in life. I will never forget his kindness.

41．A．watching 　　 B．looking　　　　 C. reaching　　　　 　 　 D．arranging

42．A．home 　　　　 B．class　　　 　　　 C．office 　　　　　　　 D．factory

43．A．serving　 　　　 B．carrying 　　 　 C．minding　　　　　　 D．making

44．A．chance　　 　　 B．crowd　　 　　　 C．driver 　　　　　　　 D．train

45．A．deep 　　　　 B．empty　　 　　　 C．messy 　　　　　　 D．tight

46．A．hopeless　　　 B．useless　　　　 C. relieved 　　　　　 D．dissatisfied

47．A．blocked　 　　 B．drawn　　 　　　 C．stuck 　　　　　　　 D．tied

48．A．wasted　　 　　 B．counted　　　　 C．spent 　　　　　　　 D．lost

49．A．miss 　　　　 B．skip 　　 　　　 C．fail　 　　　　　　　 D．stop

50．A．frightened　　 B．disturbed 　　　 C. surprised　 　　　　　 D．concerned

51．A．problems　　 B．complaints　　 　 C. positions　 　　　　　 D．challenges

52．A．Bring 　　 B．Get 　　　　　 C．Catch　　　 　　　　　　　 D．Take

53．A．in　　 　　　　 B．beyond　 　　　 C．toward　　 　　　　　 D．on

54．A．offered　　 　　 B．managed 　　　 C. happened　 　　　　　 D．attempted

55. A. nervously　　 B．silently　　　　 C. seriously　　　　　　 D．uncomfortably

56．A．curious　　　 B．changed　　　　 C．bright　　　 　　　　 D．widened

57．A．task　 　　　　 B．act　 　　　　　 C．example　 　　　　　 D．performance

58．A．so that　　 　　 B．even if　　　 　　 C．now that　 　　　　　 D．in case

59．A．dropped　 　　 B．pushed　 　　　 C．pressed　　 　　　　　 D．threw

60．A．giving　　　 　　 B．encouraging　 　 C. promising　　　　　 D．respecting

She handed me a five dollar bill through the car window, then turned and walked away. I don’t know her name, nor where she was going ,but I know I will never forget that stranger who generously saved me from a lot of frustration（挫折） and prevented me from walking a mile or more to my destination.
That day My husband, Leo, and I were already a half hour late for an important conference . We had taken the wrong fork in the expressway, and found ourselves stuck in traffic that was blocked for four miles due to a serious accident.
Just then, one tapped on the window on the passenger side. It was a short, medium-built woman, who was all bundled up in jacket and scarf, wearing jeans and boots. Surprised, I was reluctant, at first, to roll the window down. What could she possibly want? I lowered the window just enough to hear what the woman had to say. Through the window, she shoved a five dollar bill. “I don’t have change,” she said, “but here is an extra five dollar bill. Use it to pay for your parking spot.” I was floored! Was this woman, whom I’d never seen before, actually giving me this much money? Yes, that was exactly what she was doing! She wouldn’t take the check I offered her for the cash. She just walked away.
【小题1】What kept the author and her husband from arriving on time?