At his early age, Bill Gates was well ahead of his classmates in maths and science．He needed to go to a school suitable for him．His parents decided to send him to Lakeside－an all-boys' school which was Seattle's best school．Lakeside allowed students to have their own interests, to whatever degree they wished．The school Was proud of making conditions that would encourage all its students to reach their full potential(潛能)．It was the right school for someone like Bill Gates．
In 1968, the school made a decision that would change thirteen-year-old Bill Gates' life．It encouraged the students to learn computer．Bill Gates was immediately attracted, so was his best friend at the time．Whenever they had free time, and sometimes when they didn't, they would ran over to the computer room to use the machine．The students became so single-minded that they soon caught up with their teachers in knowledge about computing．At fourteen, Bill was already writing short programs for the computer to perform．Early programs such as Tic-Tac-Toe(三連棋), or Noughts and Crosses(兒童游戲)were written in what was to become Bill's second language, BASIC．
(1)
What do you know about Bill Gates at his early age?
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A．
He was famous in maths and science．
B．
He was interested in maths and science．
C．
He was top in maths and science．
D．
He got doctor's degree in science．
(2)
Lakeside was different from other schools mainly in that ________．
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A．
the students could have their own interests
B．
it owned all kinds of physics labs
C．
the school was strict with the students
D．
no women teachers have ever taught there
(3)
What was the decision made by Lakeside to change Bill Gates' life?
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A．
To encourage students to learn computer．
B．
To encourage students to learn foreign languages．
C．
To encourage students to learn maths．
D．
To encourage students to learn science．
(4)
In the passage,“Tic-Tac-Toe”is most likely to be the name of a computer ________．
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A．
room
B．
book
C．
lesson
D．
program
(5)
Which of the following is best supported by the writer?
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A．
Bill never studied hard before he went to Lakeside．
B．
Bill was considered quite unusual in his childhood．
C．
Bill was the kind of boy who had no interest of his own．
D．
Bill was far ahead of his teachers in every subject．
