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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