Read the following text about Bill Gate, the co-founder of Microsoft, and choose the best answer

Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft, the world’s largest PC software company. He is

among the richest people in the world. Bill Gates’ interest in computers started when he was a

teenager. After high school, he was accepted to several top colleges in the USA: Harvard, Yale,

and Princeton. He chose to go to Harvard to study law. At Harvard, he focused more on his

interest in computer than on coursework. He often relaxed by playing video games in Harvard’s

computer lab. He left Harvard before graduating because he wanted to open a software

company with his friend Paul Allen. However, he later said, “I don’t think dropping out is a

good idea.” In 2007, he received an honorary degree from Harvard. He began his speech by

saying this to his father in the audience. “I’ve been waiting more than 30 years to say this:

Dad, I always told you I’d come back and get my degree.” Bill Gates is no longer working full

time for Microsoft. He is now, with his wife, running The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

which aims to improve healthcare, reduce poverty, and promote education around the world.

1. When did Bill Gates first develop his interest in computers?

A. during his teenage year

B. when he went to university

C. when he was at nursery school

2. What did he study at Harvard University?

A. computer science               B. business                              C. law

3. What did he often do to relax while at Harvard?

A. play sports                          B. play video games               C. go to parties

4. What did he receive from Harvard in 2007?

A. an honorary degree            B. a job                                   C. a company

I.          Choose the word that best fits the blank space in the following passage. (1.5 pts)

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was born on May the 14th, 1984. He is the creator of the social media site Facebook. He was a star student at school, winning (23)_____________ in astronomy, maths and physics. Zuckerberg excelled in everything he did in his youth. He was captain of the school fencing team, spoke many languages and was a highly (24)____________ computer programmer. He studied Psychology and Computer Science at Harvard University. Mark and his friends (25)______________ a site that allowed users to create their own profiles, upload photos and (26)_______________ with others. They ran the site – first called The Facebook – out of a dorm room at Havard until June 2004. (27)_____________ the end of 2004, Facebook (28)______________ by more than 1 million people.

1.      points                                 prizes                           matches                       compliments

2.      skills                                  skillful                         skillfully                      skill

3.      did                         worked                        sold                              developed

4.      call                         cooperate                     look for                        communicate

5.      By                          In                                 During                         On

6.      used                                   is used                         was used                      uses

When Henry Gates III was born on October 28, 1955. Almost everyone knows that he is one of the world’s richest people and perhaps the most successul businessman ever. He is the co-founder of Microsoft and successully made it into the world’s biggest software company. Moreover, he is renowed as a generous and kind man who started his own charity with his wife. They named it “Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation”, also known as the “Gates Foundation”.

            The main purpose of the foundation are to improve healthcare and reduce poverty globally. In America, it also helps to open up educational opportunities  and provide access to information technology. So far, the Gates Foundation has received many awards. President Barack Obama honored Bill and Melinda Gates with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 22, 2016. “Time” magazine voted Gates as one of the biggest influences of the 20^th century.

1. When was William Henry Gates III born?

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2. What is the name of Bill and Melinda’s charity foundation?

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3. What are the main purposes of the foundation on global scale?

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4. What does the foundation help in America?

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5. When did President Barack Obama honor Bill and Melinda Gates with a medal?

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Bill Gates was born on October 28th 1955 in Seattle, Washington. As the principal (found)……………… of Microsoft, Bill Gates is one of the most (influence)……………………..and richest people on the planet. Recent estimates of his (wealthy)…………………………..put it at USD 84.2 billion (Jan 2017). This is the equivalent of the combined GDP of several African economies. In recent years, he has retired from working full time at Microsoft, and has instead concentrated on working with his charitable (found)…………………………… “The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation”.

Bill Gates was born on October 28th 1955 in Seattle, Washington. As the principal (found)……………… of Microsoft, Bill Gates is one of the most (influence)……………………..and richest people on the planet. Recent estimates of his (wealthy)…………………………..put it at USD 84.2 billion (Jan 2017). This is the equivalent of the combined GDP of several African economies. In recent years, he has retired from working full time at Microsoft, and has instead concentrated on working with his charitable (found)…………………………… “The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation”.