The Apple computer is very popular in the world, but the designer of the Apple Computer, Steve Jobs, was not quite successful in his early years. He was not among the best students at school, and from time to time he got into trouble with either his schoolmates or his teachers. But he was full of new ideas, of which few people saw the value. Things remained the same when he went up to college and he dropped out(退学)half way.
Steve Jobs worked first as a video game designer at Atari. He worked there only a few months and then he set out to tour India. He hoped that the trip would give him more ideas and give him a change in life for the better.
After he returned from India, he began to live on a farm in California. And then, in 1975, Steve Jobs set about making a new type of computer. Along with his friend Stephen Wozniak, he designed the Apple Computer in his bedroom and built it in his garage(车库). He gave the name “Apple” because it reminded him of a happy summer he once spent on an orchard(果园) in Oregon.
His Apple Computer was so successful that Steve Jobs soon became worldwide famous. But unluckily, he died of illness in 2011.
1. Steve Jobs ______ when he was at school.
A . was an outstanding student
B. wasn’t the best student
C. didn’t learn anything
D. was the worst student
2. The underlined word “value” means_____.
A. chance B. importance C. hope D. difference
3.Steve Jobs _____.
A. received excellent college education
B. didn’t go to college at all
C. didn’t finish his college education
D. didn’t go to school
4.Steve Jobs named his computer “Apple” because _____.
A. apple was his favorite
B. he wanted to remember the happy time on the orchard
C. the computer was designed on the orchard
D. the computer was like an apple
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My son Joey was born with club feet(畸形足). The doctors told us that he would be able to walk, but would never________ very well. By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he had a ________when you saw him walk.
In seventh grade he ________to go out for the cross-country(越野赛)team. Every day he worked harder and ran ________ than any of the others. ________the whole team runs, only the top seven runners score for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would ________be on the team, so he didn’t know.
He went on running four to five miles a day, every day ― even the day he had a high ________. I was ________ , so I went to see him after school. I found him running alone. I asked him how he ________ .
“Okay,” he said. He had another two miles to go. Yet he looked straight ahead and ________ running. We never told him he ________ run miles with a high fever. So he didn’t ________ .
Two weeks later, the ________of the team runners were called. Joey was Number Six on the list. Joey was on the team! He was in seventh grade ― the other ________ team members were in eighth grade. We never told him he couldn’t do it. So he didn’t know. He just ________ it!
1.A. run B. walk C. speak D. work
2.A. rest B. secret C. change D. problem
3.A. asked B. decided C. expected D. failed
4. A. more B. less C. faster D. later
5.A. Because B. Since C. Although D. When
6.A. just B. always C. never D. also
7.A. fever B. cold C. cough D. stomachache
8.A. disappointed B. surprised C. interested D. worried
9.A. succeeded B. studied C. worked D. felt
10.A. stopped B. kept C. finished D. missed
11.A. wouldn’t B. couldn’t C. needn’t D. might not
12.A. know B. understand C. listen D. think
13.A. attentions B. numbers C. names D. meetings
14.A. six B. seven C. eight D. nine
15.A. caught B. went C. got D. did
Let’s wait _______ see how the two countries will deal with the problems.
A. so B. or C. but D. And
--Why did Miss Wang look so worried when we saw her?
--Because she wondered _______.
A. where did the other students go
B. what her students have done during the trip
C. when would the students come
D. whether her students had won the match
I like the musicians write their own lyrics.
A. whom B. who C. which D. Whose
--Attention, please. The plane has to be _______ because of the heavy rain.
--Oh, bad luck! We have to wait now.
A. put on B. put off C. put up D. put away
