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　　Bill Gates is head of the software company Microsoft and one of the world’s richest men．He was born on October 28, 1955 and grew up in Seattle with his two sisters．He was a very bright boy．Science and math were his two favorite subjects at school．And he dreamed of being a scientist．

　　Bill first started to play on computers at the age of 13．At that time, a computer was a very large machine．Once he was interested in a very old computer．He and some of his friends spent as much time as possible on computers．In the end, they worked out a software program．Bill sold it for 4,200 dollars when he was only 17．

　　In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University．In 1975, Bill and his partners 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．Then Bill left Harvard to work for Microsoft, a company he started in 1975 with his boyhood friend Paul Allen．They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon．So they began developing software for personal computers．They improved the software to make it easier for people to use computers．After many years of hard work, Microsoft becomes one of the most successful companies．And Bill Gates also becomes one of the richest businessmen in the world．

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　　　　1　　．A blind man climbed Mt．Qomolangma! Can you believe it?I’m still surprised at this．

　　Eric Weihenmeyer has been blind since he was 13．　　2　　．After he became blind, he started mountain climbing．

　　Most mountain climbers need to use their eyes to climb mountains．How can Eric do this without the use of his eyes?Well, Eric climbs by feeling with his hands and listening to the sounds around him．Eric also always climbs with friends．They wear special jackets with bells and he follows this sound, too．

　　　　3　　, Eric decided to climb Mt．Qomolangma．Mountain climbing experts were very shocked when they heard this．Mt．Qomolangma is a very difficult mountain to climb．Many people try but don’t succeed．The experts said he couldn’t do it, but Eric wasn’t worried．

　　　　4　　．They started the challenging climb．They climbed for 48 tiring days．On the last day of the climb, they didn’t start until 9 p. m．Climbing in the dark was challenging for Eric’s friends, but it wasn’t for Eric．Due to his blindness, he has been climbing that way his whole life．In the end, they reached the top of Mt．Qomolangma．Though they were completely exhausted, they were very proud of themselves．Instead of feeling tired, they were happy．

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　　Liz was excited．She was going to Asia with her mom．Neither of them had ever travelled out of the United States before．They were going to fly to Hong Kong．　　1　　, they would travel to Shanghai and Beijing．

　　"Beijing is inland．　　2　　．I forget the name of the port．Anyway, we're going to see the Great Wall, the Tiananmen Square, and the Forbidden City．It's going to be so cool!" she told her neighbor Jane．

　　From China, they would go to Japan．From Japan, they would catch a flight back to Los Angeles．

　　"　　3　�。�It's only going to cost us ＄2, 800 each, IF we don’t shop a lot, " she laughed．

　　"I hope your trip is more fun than mine was, " said Jane．"I travelled to the Bahamas on a large ship．　　4　�。�I stayed in bed for almost three days．"

　　"We've heard about those, " said Liz．"I’m sure Mom and I will have a happy holiday．"

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　　Not everyone has a chance to be a detective(偵探), but I got one when I was thirteen years old．It happened in 1988．

　　One afternoon, I was walking down the street when I saw my father’s new car．　　1　　, but to my surprise, I saw a young woman driving instead．“She has stolen my father’s car, ” I thought．So I quickly stopped a taxi and got in．I said to the driver, “Follow that new car in front, ” and I told him why．

　　　　2　　, so I asked him to call the police．Soon we heard the sound of a police car．The police told the woman to stop the car using a loudspeaker(喇叭)．The taxi came to a stop, too．I got out right then and said to the woman, “This is not your car．It’s my father’s car．”

　　The woman smiled and said, “Oh, You’re Mr Johnson’s younger son, right? I’ve seen your photo in your father’s office．”

　　Before I could say another word, the woman explained that she was my father’s new assistant(店員)．My father had asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it repaired．　　3　　．After hearing this, we called my father and he told us what she said was right．The police and taxi driver laughed．　　4　　．It was both the first and last time I worked as a detective．

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　　Last summer I had an awful car accident and I had to spend two months in hospital．I hope my sad experience will be a lesson to all drivers, especially those who think it is safe to drink and drive．

　　　　1　　 I had a lot of wine with my friends．I thought I could drive home that night, but thirty minutes later, I was losing control of myself, yet I still went on because I really wanted to go to bed．　　2　　 The last thing I remember was trying to get out of the car with blood pouring down my head and broken glass all over my body．I remember trying to get out but my legs were stuck and I could hardly move．Luckily, I was wearing a seat belt(安全帶)．　　3　　 The next thing I remember was lying on a hospital bed．It seemed I only broke my leg．

　　　　4　　 I hope that people both young and old will drive more safely in the future．

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　　Bill Gates is a very important person in the computer industry．He has been chief officer of Microsoft Company for several years．He is also the richest person in the United States．How did he do it?

　　He learned a lot from his parents．While Bill was going to school, his father went to college, got a degree, and became a successful lawyer．　　1　　．His mother was a very busy teacher, but she also loved going to parties．From this, he learned something else：if you want to work hard and play hard, you have to make a schedule．

　　　　2　�。�While most of his friends were playing, Bill read all of the World Book Encyclopedia and finished it when he was 8 years old．　　3　�。�He used to play a lot of sports－swimming， water-skiing, tennis．When Bill got older, he spent more and more time working and playing on a computer．

　　Before he was twenty, Bill developed the world’s first computer language for the personal computer．　　4　�。�He thought that every home was going to have a computer, and every computer would need software－h(huán)is software．He said, “ I’m going to make my first million dollars on software by the time I’m 25．” And he did!

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Mr Jones went to a restaurant one day．He left his coat near the door．There was nothing in the pockets of the coat when he left it there．But when he took his coat after his meal, he found the pockets full of jewellery(珠寶)! 　　1　　．

There was a waiter near the door, so Mr Jones said to him, “somebody has made a mistake．He has put some jewellery in my coat．Take it, and when he comes back, give it to him．”　　2　　．Suddenly a young man came in with a coat just like Mr Jones’．“I am sorry, ” he said, “I made a mistake．I took your coat and you have got mine．Please give me my coat and jewellery．” Mr Jones answered,“　　3　�。�He will give it to you．”

Mr Jones called the manager of the restaurant, but the manager said, “We have no waiters here．We only have waitresses．”“　　4　　!” shouted the young man．

A．He felt very surprised

B．I gave the jewellery to the waiter

C．The waiter took it and went away

D．He was quite happy when he found it

E．You gave the jewellery to a thief(小偷)

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　　One of the most well-known directors of our time is Stephen Spielberg．He was born in Cincinnati on December 18, 1946．His father was an electrical engineer and his mother was a pianist．His sister, Anne Spielberg, became a screenwriter who wrote many famous films．

　　Stephen had always wanted to be a director ever since he was a young boy．When he was just 13 years old, he made a 40-minute film．It won a local competition．Three years later, he produced a film called Firelight, which made a profit of one hundred dollars at the cinema in his hometown．Many of the ideas from this film were later used for one of his most famous films called Close Encounters of the Third Kind．

　　When he was 18 years old, he wanted to go to film school so that he could improve his skills and become an even better director．Unfortunately, he was unsuccessful in getting accepted at film school．So he went to a university in California to study English．Even though he had failed to get into the school he wanted to go to, he didn't let this stop him following his dream of becoming a great director．

　　Stephen Spielberg has directed many films since his first major film in 1976．He now owns many different businesses, most of which are in the film industry．

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－Excuse me．Who is your best pen pal, Jack?

－I have many pen pals．Mary is my favorite?

－1．________

－She is very beautiful, and she has long curly blond hair．

－2．________

－She comes from the USA．

－3．________

－She speaks English and Chinese．And she speaks Chinese very well．

－Really?How great!Is she a student?

－Sure．We are studying in the same grade, grade eight．

－4．________

－She says she wants to be a teacher．And she wants to work in China as an

English teacher．

－Maybe she can help me a lot with my English．Today it is very hot．5．________

－I think it is not hot in USA．Mary often tells me it is warm there．

－Thank you for telling me so much about your pen pal．

－You are welcome．