Progress Test 7
Progress Test 7
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15 a small piece of equipment that you use for storing
information or photos: a m s
6 Put the words in order to make indirect
questions.
16 a computer program which stops a computer from
1 mobile phone / is / you / where / Do / know / my ?
working normally: a v
Do you know where my mobile phone is?
15 2 idea / coming / to / any / Have / if / John / the /
meeting / is / you ?
5 Read the biography of Bill Gates. Fill in the gaps
with a, an, the or – (= no article).
3 you / we / up / station / Do / should / him / from /
Bill Gates pick / think / the ?
Bill Gates is 1 the man who
created Microsoft, 2 4 message / me / you / left / has / a / me / Harry /
worldwide leader in Could / whether / tell ?
computer software. Born
in 1955, Gates grew up
in 3 Seattle with his
5 the / arrive / what / to / you / next / know / is /
two sisters and their
father, who was 4 time / Do / train / going ?
lawyer. Gates went to 5 small elementary
school near his home and then went on to
6
well-known Lakeside School, where he 6 when / you / back / tell / from / Sarah / Can / will /
discovered his interest in 7 software. He be / lunch / me ?
began programming 8
computers at
9
age of 13.
In 1973 Gates went to Harvard University. While 10
at Harvard, Gates developed 10 new type
of 11
programming language called BASIC. 7 Tick the correct sentences. Change the incorrect
Gates left Harvard before 12 end of his sentences.
course to give his time totally to Microsoft, at
which was 13 name he had given to 1 Ali is absolutely brilliant in chess.
14
company he’d started in 1975 with his
2 I’ll make the shopping if you do the cleaning.
friend Paul Allen.
3 I don’t know what is called in English.
In 1999 Gates wrote Business @ the Speed of
Thought. This was 15 first book he wrote 4 What do you think I should do?
and it showed how computer technology could 5 We’ll go swimming if it doesn’t rain.
solve 16 business problems in new ways.
6 That’s the more expensive camera in the shop.
Gates and his wife, Melinda, now run 17
organisation called the Bill and Melinda Gates 7 I like going to the cinema by myself.
Foundation. 18 aim of this organisation 8 It’s stuff for clean computers.
is to provide money for health and education
9 I’ll believe it when I’ll see it.
projects around 19 world. These projects
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