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　　Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington. Bill Gates was named William Henry after his  father and grandfather. He  was  a very clever boy. His favourite  subjects   at   school   were  science  and maths. When people asked him what he wanted to be in the future, he always said, "A scientist. "
　　When he was 13 years old, Bill started to play with computers. At that time, computers were very large ma?chines. Once he was 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(电脑软件程序 ) with the old machine. Bill sold it for 4, 200 dollars when he was only 17.
　　In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University. At Harvard, he developed the BASIC language for the 'first microcomputer(微型计算机). In his third year, he left Harvard to work for a company called Microsoft(微软公司). Bill began this company in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought that the computer would be a very important tool in every office and in every home, so they began developing software for personal computers. They improved the software to make it easier for people to use computers.
　　In 1999, Bill wrote a book called Business @ the Speed of Thought. In the book he told people how computer tech-nology(技术) could solve business problems in new ways. It was one on the bestsellers of the New York Times list.
　　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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　　(    )81. What were Bill Gates' favourite subjects?
　　A. Science and technology.
　　B. Maths and business.
　　C. Science and maths.
　　D. Business and computer.
　　(    ) 82. Where did he develop the BASIC language for the first microcomputer?
　　A. At harvard.   B. In Seattle.   C. In New York.   D. In Washington.
　　(    )83. Whom did he begin his company with in 1975?
　　A. His father.   B. His grandfather.   C. Paul Allen.   D. Melinda French. .
　　(    ) 84. When did he write the book Business @ the Speed of Thought?
　　A. In 1973.    B. In 1975.    C. In 1994.    D. In 1999.
　　(    ) 85. Bill Gates' hobbies(爱好)are         .
　　A. making software and writing books
　　C. reading , playing golf and bridge
　　D. doing unusual things and developing the BASIC language
　　. D. playing with computers and working out soft?ware programmes
　　C
　　Life in the 21st century will be different from life in the 20th century, because many changes will take place in the new century, but what will the changes be?
　　The population is growing fast. There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. Computers will be much smaller and more use?ful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in school.
　　People will work fewer hours than they did in the 20th century, and they will have more free time for sports, watching TV and travelling. Travelling will be much cheaper and easier. And many more people will go to other countries for holidays.
　　There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more ex?pensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day, instead they eat more vegetables and fruit. Maybe people will be healthier.
　　Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots(机器人). Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.
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　　(      ) 86. People may not have as much      as they did in the 20th century.
　　A. fruit    B. milk    C. bread   D. meat
　　(    )87.  In the 21st century people don't have to.
　　A. travelB. work fastC. work long hoursD. eat meat
　　(     )88. Travelling will bethen.
　　A. less interesting
　　B. more difficult
　　C. more expensive
　　D. much cheaper and easier
　　(     )89. In the 21st century there will be.
　　A. more cows and sheep
　　B. more people
　　C. fewer people
　　D. less buildings and houses
　　(       ) 90. Every family will have at least one       in the ;21st century.
　　A. computer            B. TV set    C.VCD                  D. robot