Bill Gates is considered as one of the greatest men in the world．Bill Gates was born on October 28，1955．He grew up in Seattle，Washington．Bill Gates was named William Henry after his father and grandfather．He was a very clever boy．His favourite subjects at school were science and maths．When people asked him what he wanted to be in the future，he always said，"A scientist．"
When he was 13 years old，Bill started to play with computers．At that time，computers were very large machines．Once he was interested in a very old computer．He and some of his friends spent lots of time doing unusual things with it．In the end，they worked out a software program with the old machine．Bill sold it for 4 200 dollars when he was only 17．
In 1973，Bill went to Harvard University．At Harvard，he developed the BASIC language for the first microcomputer．In his third year，he left Harvard to work for a company called Microsoft （微軟公司）．Bill began this company in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen．They thought that the computer would be a very important tool in every office and in every home，so they began developing software for personal computers．They improved the software to make it easier for people to use computers．
In 1999，Bill wrote a book called Business@the Speed of Thought．In the book he told people how computer technology could solve business problems in new ways．It was one of the bestsellers of the New York Times list．
Bill married Melinda French on January 1，1994．They have two children：a daughter and a son．Bill enjoys reading very much．He also enjoys playing golf and bridge．

（1）What did Bill Gates like best as a boy？

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A．Science and technology．
B．Maths and business．
C．Science and maths．
D．Business and computer．
（2）When did Bill Gates develop the BASIC language for the first microcomputer？

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A．At middle school．
B．After middle school．
C．At college．
D．After college．
（3）Whom did Bill Gates begin his company with in 1975？

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A．His father．
B．His grandfather．
C．Paul Allen．
D．Melinda French．