Steven Paul Jobs was born on 24 February 1955 in San Francisco, California, to Abdulfattah Jandali and Joanne who gave him up for adoption. He was taken in by Paul and Clara Jobs, and grew up with them in Mountain View, California.
He attended Homestead High School in Cupertino California and went to Reed College in Portland Oregon in 1972 but dropped out after only one semester, staying on to "drop in" on courses that interested him. He took a job with video game manufacturer Atari to raise enough money for a trip to India and returned from there a Buddhist.
Back in Cupertino he returned to Atari where his old friend Steve Wozniak was still working. Wozniak was building his own computer and in 1976 Jobs pre-sold 50 of the as-yet unmade computers to a local store and managed to buy the components on credit solely on the strength of the order, enabling them to build the Apple I without any funding at all.
The Apple II followed in 1977 and the company Apple Computer was formed shortly afterwards. By the time production of the Apple II ended in 1993 it had sold over 6 million units. In 1985 Jobs was fired from Apple and immediately founded another computer company.
In the meantime, in 1986, Jobs bought The Computer Graphics Group from Lucasfilm. The group was responsible for making high-end computer graphics hardware but under its new name, Pixar, it began to produce innovative computer animations.Their first title under the Pixar name, Luxo Jr. (1986) won critical and popular acclaim and in 1991 Pixar signed an agreement with Disney, with whom it already had a relationship, to produce a series of feature films, beginning with Toy Story (1995).
In 1996 Apple bought NeXT and Jobs returned to Apple, becoming its CEO. In 2003, Jobs was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and underwent surgery in 2004. He died on 5 October 2011.
1. Apple II was built in…
A. 1976.
B. 1977.
C. 1993.
D. 1995.
2. Steve Jobs resigned from his position because…
A. Apple fired him.
B. he signed an agreement with Disney.
C. he won critical and popular acclaim.
D. his health condition became worse.
3. What did Steve do when he was fired from Apple?
A. Returning to Atari
B. Founding NeXT
C. Signing an agreement with Disney
D. Producing a series of feature films
Luis Lionel Andres Messi, born June 24, 1987, is an Argentina football player for F.0 Barcelona. He is not very tall, mainly, due to the a g problem he had when he was younger. His eyes are brown. He never has short hair.
Lionel Messi started playing football at a very early age in his hometown's Newell's Old Boys. From the age of 11, he suffered from a hormone deficiency and as Lionel's parents were unable to pay for the treatment in Argentina, they decided to move to Barcelona, Spain.
In the 2003-2004 season, When he was still only 16 years old, Messi made his first team debut in a friendly with Porto marked the opening of the new Dragao stadium. The following championship-winning season, Messi made his first appearance in an official match on October 16, 2004, in Barcelona's derby win against at the Olympic Stadium (0-1). And now, in 2010, 2011, and 2012 he are best player in the world with collect 3 Ballon D'Or.
4. According to the text, Messi's parents moved to Barcelona ...
A. Because they were very poor in Argentina
B. Because they wanted Messi to be successful in soccer
C. So that Messi could learn in the best soccer club
D. To get Messi's health problem cured
E. To find the best treatment to cure Messi's health problem
5. What is the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. He hasn't really attractive face, but he's a very good football player.
B. Lionel Messi is a good player for FC. Barcelona.
C. His best characteristics are on the foot has competitiveness.
D. He appears to be a quite good and modest person.
E. He has long black hair and brown eyes
6. “ ... appearance in an official match on..” The closest meaning of underlined word is ....
A. Health
B. Competition
C. Award
D. Treatment
E. World
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born in Tottenham, England in 1988. She started singing when she was only four. She moved to several cities during her childhood, including Brighton at the age of nine, Brixton at the age of eleven, and finally West Norwood which is the subject of her first single “Hometown Glory”.
She went to BRIT School for Performing Arts & Technology and graduated in 2006. It was the beginning of her career. She made her rule in 2008 after releasing her single “Chasing Pavements ”.She received many awards and even got a signed deal with Columbia Records and XL Recordings to break into the US.
7. What is the text about?
A. The award nomination of the best singer in British.
B. The successful story of a British singer.
C. The steps to get an International contract deal.
D. The happiness of a British singer.
8. Where did she get the inspiration for her first record?
A. Tottenham
B. Brighton
C. Brixton
D. West Norwood
9. The synonym of the word “award” is...
A. Reward
B. Punishment
C. Contribution
D. Suggestion
David Suzuki is internationally known as an environmental activist and scientist. Although he is known for his radio broadcasts in Canada, he has become an international celebrity through the television show “ The Nature of Things”. Suzuki also co-founded the David Suzuki Foundation for the promotion of living in balance with the natural world.
David Suzuki was born on March 24,1936 in Vancouver,Canada from the spouse kaoru carr and Setsu Suzuki. Suzuki and his twin sister Marcia were grandchildren of Japanese immigrants who came to Canada in the early part of the 20th century. Because of his ancestry, Suzuki along with his family, was sent to an interment camp in British Columbia during the second World War.
When Suzuki and his family left the camps, they were forced by the government to move east of the Rockies. They chose Islington, Leamingyon, and London as their homes. It was during this time that Suzuki first became aware of his interest in nature.
Once the family settled in Leamingtonm, Suzuki attended Mill Street Elementary School followed by London Central Secondary School in London with the family’s last move. After finishing preliminary education, Suzuki left Canada to Study at Amherst College in Massachusetts where he earned hi sBA followed by his Ph.D in Zoology from the University of Chicago. He graduates in 1961 and began his career by studying genetics. British Columbia. He worked as a professor for almost forty years.
10.When did David Suzuki graduate from the University of Chicago ?
A .In 1936.
B. In 1940.
C. In 1961.
D. In 1963.
11.Suzuki was interested in nature when.....
A. His family to the east of Rockies.
B. He left University Chicago.
C. He worked as a professor.
D. He settled in Canada.
Cristiano Ronaldo was born on February 5, 1985, in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. Manchester United paid £12 million to sign him in 2003 - a record fee for a player of his age. In the 2004 FA Cup Final, he scored Manchester's first three goals and helped them capture the championship. In 2008, he set a franchise record for goals scored. In 2009, Real Madrid paid a record $131 million for his service.
It was through his dad's work as an equipment manager at a boy's club that Ronaldo was first introduced to the game of soccer. By the time he was 10 years old, he was already recognized as a phenomenon - a kid who ate, slept and drank the game. "All he wanted to do as a boy was playing football," his godfather, Fernao Sousa, recalled for British reporters, adding, "He loved the game so much that he'd miss meals or escape out his bedroom window with a ball when he was supposed to be doing his homework."
By his early teens, Ronaldo's talent and legend had grown considerably. After a stint with Nacional da liha da Madeira, he signed with Sporting Portugal in 2001. That same year, at the tender age of 16, Ronaldo turned heads with a impressing performance against Manchester United, wowing even his opponents with his footwork and deft skill. He made such an impression that a number of United players asked their manager to try and sign the young player. It wasn't long before the club paid Ronaldo's team more than £12 million for his services - a record fee for a player of his age.
12.What was Ronaldo action for MU in year 2004?
A. Signed new contract
B. Scored goals to Real Madrid
C. Won FA Cup Championship
D. Got payment of $131 million for his service
E. Paid $12 million
13.We can learn from paragraph 2 that...
A. Ronaldo was a talented football player
B. Ronaldo was a very energetic football player
C. Ronaldo gained his success by his early teens
D. Ronaldo was a legendary young football player
E. Ronaldo became the youngest player in Manchester
14. “After a stint with Nacional da liha da Madeira, he signed with Sporting Portugal in 2001.” (Paragraph 3)
The word “signed ” can be replaced by...
A. Participated
B. Went
C. Followed
D. Joined
E. Wrote
Larry Page, born as Lawrence Page, is an American entrepreneur and computer scientist who, along with Sergey Brin, co-founded Google Inc., the search engine giant that offers a wide range of internet products and services. Google began as an online search firm and gradually expanded its operations to other internet related areas.
As the son of computer professionals, Page’s fascination with computers began at an early age. As a child, he showed keen interest in technology, business and innovation. His childhood home was full of computers and science magazines, and that increased his fascination for technology at an early age. He was also interested in business and innovation, and by the age of 12 he realized that he wanted to start a company.He graduated from East Lansing High School in 1991 and pursued a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from the University of Michigan. Later, he enrolled for his Master of Science in computer science from Stanford University.
While studying Computer Science at Stanford University, he met Sergey Brin with whose assistance he created a search engine that returned results based on relevancy. Page and Brin launched the company under the name ‘Google Inc’ in 1998. They both served as the co-presidents until 2001 when Eric Schmidt was appointed as Chairman and CEO of Google.
15. Why does the writer compose the text?
A. To lunch a famous program on the internet
B. To introduce a social media networking
C. To inform about American computer programs
D. To tell the success story of an entrepreneur
16. Where did Page interest in technology?
A. From campuses
B. From classroom
C. From home
D. From Google
17.“ .... was appointed as Chairman... “ (Paragraph 2 ). The word “appointed” is closest in meaning to ?
A. Chosen
B. Given
C. Taken
D. Prepared
Jack Ma Yun ( born 10 September 1964) is a Chinese business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder and executive chairman of the Alibaba Group, a multinational technology conglomerate. as of January 2019, he is one of China's richest men with a net worth of US$36.2 billion, as well as one of the wealthiest people in the world. Ma's primary ideology was for an open and market driven economy
When he was young, Ma applied for 30 different jobs and got rejected by all. In 1994, Ma heard about the Internet. In early 1995, he went to the US with his friends, who helped introduce him to the Internet. In April 1995, Ma, his wife Cathy and a friend raised US$20,000 and started their first company. Their company was dedicated to creating websites for companies and he named it "China Pages". Within three years, the company had made 5,000,000 Chinese Yuan which at the time was equivalent to US$800,000.
In 1999, he quit and returned to Hangzhou with his team to found Alibaba, a China-based business-to-business marketplace site in his apartment with a group of 18 friends.He started a new round of venture development with 500,000 yuan.In October 1999 and January 2000, Alibaba twice won a total of a $25 million foreign venture capital investment.
Ma announced on 10 September 2018 that he will step down as executive chairman of Alibaba Group Holding in the coming year. Ma resigned from the position of the CEO of Alibaba Group and reportedly decided to eventually resign as chairman to focus on philanthropy.
18. What is the intention of the author writing this text?
A. To tell about Jack Ma’s biography
B. To describe Jack Ma’ childhood life
C. To explain Jack Ma’ family background
D. To inform some of Jack Ma’s experiments.
19. What did Jack Ma’ do after he quit and returned to Hangzhou?
A. He skipped the last few years of high school
B. He went to the US with his friends.
C. He passed the entrance exam to Swiss Institute
D. He made Alibaba with his friends
20. From the text, we can conclude that Jack Ma is...
A. a nice young man
B. a brave suceess man
C. an unemployed old man
D. a successfull employee
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