Bill Gates was born on October 28th, 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 subject at school were science and maths.

When he was 13 years old, Bill started to play with computers. At that time, computers were very large machines. 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 programme 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 （微型計算機）. In his third year, he left Harvard to work for a company called Microsoft. 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 computer.

1.He developed the BASIC language for the first microcomputer______.

A. in Seattle B. in Washington

C. in New York D. at Harvard

2.When did he begin Microsoft Company with his friend?______

A. He was 13 years old. B. He was 17 years old.

C. He was 18 years old. D. He was 20 years old.

3.Why did they develop software for personal computer?______

A. They thought the computer would be a very important tool.

B. They wanted to make it easier for people to use computers.

C. They wanted to get much more money.

D. They were interested in it.

句型轉(zhuǎn)換，每空一詞(共5小題，每小題1分)

1.Lucy did her homework at home.（改為否定句）

Lucy ___________ ___________ her homework at home.

2.He found some meat in the fridge.（改為一般疑問句)

___________ he __________ any meat in the fridge?

3.She stayed there for a week.（對劃線部分提問）

___________ ___________ did she stay there?

4. Liza was late for school because she was ill. （對劃線部分提問）

___________ ___________ Lisa late for school?

5.He could play the piano at the age of five. (改為同義句)

He could play the piano __________ he __________ five.

There is report in today’s newspaper. It’s about sports meeting that will be held in Fuzhou.

A. a, the B. a , a C. the , a

The bus was_____ people, so we had to wait for the next one.

A. fill with B. full C. full of

—Oh，I’ve left my bag in the room .

—Don’t worry . I’ll _________it for you .

A. bring B. fetch C. take

When people want to relax themselves，they prefer________TV or listen to music rather than __________newspapers .

A、watching，read

B、to watch，read

C、to watch，reading

補全對話。 （共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）

閱讀下面對話，從方框中選擇適當?shù)木渥友a全對話（其中有兩項是多余的）。

Susan： Hi, Mike. Haven’t seen you for weeks! How are you doing ?

Mike: Can’t complain. I’m busy with my experiments in the lab, but after work I often play some sports.

Susan： 1.

Mike : Like tennis, running and golf.

Susan ：Golf? That’s also my favorite game.

Mike : Oh, really?

Susan ： 2.

Mike : I usually play about once a month. What about you, Susan?

Susan ：I play every Sunday.

Mike : Even when it rains?

Susan ：Yes, even when it rains. I never miss a game on Sunday.

Mike : 3.

Susan ：The Country Club. Do you know it?

Mike : 4.

Susan ：That’s great! So you know the place.

Mike : Yes, of course. You’re going to play next Sunday, I suppose .

Susan ：Let me see…

Mike : 5.

Susan ：Oh, I’d love to. What time shall we meet?

Mike : Let’s meet at the clubhouse at 1:30 in the afternoon.

Susan ：Good. See you then.

America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon. They don’t feel hurt. If the same two people meet again, even years later, they pick up the friendship .This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand .Friendships between us develop more slowly but may become lifelong feelings, extending(延伸)deeply into both families.

There is another difficult point for us to understand .Although Americans treat friends warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to them if it requires a great deal of time. But in China, we are usually generous with our time. We, as hosts, will appear at an airport even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take day off from our work to act as guides to our friends. It is opposite in America, Americans can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily plans. They will probably expect the visitors to get themselves from the airport to the hotels. And they expect the visitors will phone them from there. Once the visitors arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real.

For Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to restaurants, except for business matters. Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. So accept their hospitality(好客)at home and enjoy your visit in America!

1.The underlined phrase “pick up” in Paragraph 1 may mean “_______”.

keep out B. give up

C.pay no attention to D. continue

2.Which of the following is the typical (典型的)way of American hospitality?

A. Treating friends at home.

B. Taking days off to be with friends.

C. Meeting friends at the airport at midnight.

D. Sharing everything they have.

3. Which of the following statements is True according to the passage?

A. Americans are always generous with their time.

B. Americans don’t feel hurt if their friendships disappear soon.

C .Chinese friendships develop more slowly but will never disappear.

D. Chinese friendships are more sincere than American friendships.

4. The way that Americans and Chinese treat friendship are different, how many differences are mentioned in the passage?

A Two B. Three C. Four D. Five

5.This passage is most probably written for _______.

A. American students

B. Chinese students

C .Chinese visitors to America

D. American visitors to China

詞匯（共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分）

用方框中所給詞的適當形式填空。

1.There’s no doubt that the island ________to China .

2.The government is trying to make sure the students take school buses_______ .

3.Mountain Wuyi has a ___________of 2185 metres .

4.The water in the big bottle ____________into ice a moment ago .

5.In the___________ parts of the country . People often eat rice .

--Attention please, everybody! Please ________. Mr Green will begin his report at once.

A. take a walk B. take place

C. take part D. take a seat