高二英语练习.doc

(1)  In the United States, there were 222 people __1___ (report) to be billionaires(亿万富翁) in 2003. The __2__ of these is Bill Gates, worth at least $ 41 billion, who made his money __3___starting the company Microsoft. Mr. Gates was only 21 years old __4___ he first helped to set up the company in 1976. He was a billionaire ___5___ the time he was 31.   __6__, there are still some other people who have made lots of money at even __7__ (young) ages. Other young people who have struck it rich include Jackie Coogan and Shirley Temple. ___8____ of these child actors made over a million dollars ___9____ (act) in movies before they were 14. But ___10___ youngest billionaire is Albert von Thurn und Taxis of Germany, who, in 2001, inherited (继承) a billion dollars when he turned 18!

(2) Finishing their shopping at the mall, a couple discovered that their new car__1___ (steal) .They filed a report__2__ the police station and a detective drove them __3__ to the parking lot to look for evidence. To their ____4____ (amaze), the car had been returned ___5____ there was a note in it that said: “I apologize for taking your car. My wife was having a baby and I had to rush her to the ____6_____. Please forget the inconvenience. There are two tickets ____7____ tonight's Mania Twain concert.” Their faith in humanity restored. The couple attended ____8____ concert. But when they returned home, they immediately found ____9______their house had been ransacked (洗劫). On the bathroom mirror was ____10_____ note: “I have to put my kid through college somehow, don't I?”