BillGatesisoneofthemostfamouspeopleintheworld.Hisbookshavebeentranslatedintomanylanguages.
WhatmanypeopledonotknowisthatheisnottheonlyfounderofMicrosoft.AlotofhonormustgotohispartnerPaulAllen.
AllenandGatesmetatLakesidePreparatorySchool.Theyandsomeotherfriendsbecameinterestedincomputers.Theybeganskipping(逃)PElessonstoplayontheschoolcomputers.Theirschooldidadealwithacomputercompany.Ital-lowedAllenandGatestousethecompany'scomputersforfree.Theyevenstartedtheirfirstsoftwarebusinesswhileinhighschool.Computersweretheirlives.
AfterleavingschoolAlienworkedasaprogrammer.GateswenttoHarvardUniversityoneofthebestuniversitiesintheworldtostudylaw.TheinventionofcomputerswassmallenoughtobeusedathomescalledpersonalcomputershelpedAllenpersuadeGatestoleaveHarvardUniversityandstartMicrosofttogether.TheydesignedsoftwarelikeMS-DOSandBASICforlargecompanieslikeIBM.HowevertheywerenotsatisfiedwiththesoftwareandcameupwithanewsystemcalledWindows.Allenwasoneofthemainprogrammers.TheequallysuccessfulMicrosoftOfficesoonfollowed.
Allenfellillin1983.Hestoppedworkingfull-timeforMicrosoft.Hetooktimeoffreadtraveledandstayedwithhisfamily.AllenandGatesarestillclose.HeisstillinvolvedinMicrosoftandasoneoftherichestmenintheworlddoesn'tregretleaving.
(1)Itisgenerallybelievedbypeoplethat________.
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A.BillGatesistherichestpersonintheworldwithlittleeducation
B.BillGatesalonefoundedMicrosoft
C.PaulAllenisaclosecompetitorincomputersagainstBillGates
D.PaulAllenisalsoasuccessfulwriterbesideshisachievementincomputers
(2)Weknowfromthispassagethat________.
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A.AllenandGateshaveknowneachotherforalongtime
B.Allenfirstusedacomputeratacompany
C.AllenandGatesneverattendedaPElesson
D.AllenandGateshelpedcompanieswithproblemsformoney
(3)WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
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A.PaulAlleninventedpersonalcomputers.
B.BillGatesjoinedM