Bill Gates is one of the world’s richest men. ____小題1:______.This figure, however, depends upon the value at any time of his computer software company, Microsoft.
Gates established（建立） this company with Paul Allen in 1975 while he was still a student at Harvard University. ____小題2:_____, and that every family would need software. Software is the name given to the programs we use on a computer. The computer itself---the keyboard, monitor and processor（處理器）---are called hardware.
Gates was born on October 28, 1955 and was already writing computer programs while still at school. _____小題3:_____.Rick, which is about world domination（統(tǒng)治）, and that he wants Microsoft to dominate （支配）the computer software industry.
In 1994 Gates married Melinda French, an employee at Microsoft. _____小題4:_____Although Melinda no longer works at Microsoft, she spends a lot of time doing charity work and is a member of the board at Duke University from where she graduated with a degree in business.
Apart from Microsoft, Gates is interested in very fast cars and in the charitable organization he has established---the William H. Gates Foundation---in memory of his grandfather. He has already given more than US $ 200 million to this charity, which distributes money to organizations interested in education and the development of new technology.
As president of Microsoft, Gates spends most of his time in meetings with the different teams working on the company’s many programs. _____小題5:_____. Anybody who wants to contact Bill Gates can do so on the Internet at
ask bill @ microsoft.com.
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| A．They have one child. |
| B．At that time he believed it would not be long before every home had a computer |
| C．He also sends out hundreds of e-mails a day |
| D．In the 8th grade, he wrote a simple mathematical program and a computer version（觀點） of his favorite board game, |
E. It is estimated（估計） that he earns about US $ 30 million a day.
