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READING COMPREHENSION:

Choose the correct answer:

1 At the age of 13, Bill Gates

A founded Traf-O-Data.

B developed software for the first microcomputers.

C wrote his first software program.

D left Harvard.

 

2 Bill Gates left Harvard

A to work for IBM.

B as a result of the BASIC project success.

C to start a charitable foundation.

D because he didn’t get on well with a professor.

 

3 In what way did Bill Gates manipulate IBM?

A he bought a large amount of its stock.

B he started making IBM-compatible PCs.

C IBM depended on him to supply it with important software.

D he distributed MS-DOS for free.

 

4 What evidence suggests that Bill Gates was the richest man in the world?

A His company’s worth had reached tens of billions of dollars.

B He stayed out of the public eye.

C He donated $60 billion to the Warren Buffett foundation.

D There was a documentary about him.

 

5 The reason why he intially maintained a low profile concerning his charitable work

A had nothing to do with his work.

B was his bad reputation as a businessman.

C his dedication primarily to his work.

D complications in his personal life.

 

6 Between 1995 and 1996 Bill Gates focused all his business activity on

A developing software applications for Internet.

B improving MS-DOS so it would be compatible with all PCs.

C rehabilitating his image as a public figure.

D launching his charity foundation.

 

7 Which projects or organizations did the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation NOT fund?

A Global Health Programs.

B Pacific Northwest.

C North American Libraries

D United Nations Organisation

 

8 Why does Bill Gates think that “Success is a lousy teacher”?

A It encourages a complacent attitude to smart people.

B It makes smart people feel bored.

C It makes rich people even richer.

D It causes ambitious people to lose focus.

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