大学英语词汇文章（15）

A) empire

B) impactc) effectD) evolutionE) charityF) passion

G) mushroomedH) reserves

I) retains

J) employingK) engagingL) modernizingM) commercialN) ignorant

o) unconscious 把以上单词填入以下文章当中
Bill Gates is known around the world for the founding ofMicrosoft. And, most people are quite aware that his 1fromcomputer hacker to the world’s richest man was due in large partto his partner Paul Allen. But, while Gates’ fame has 20 sincethe beginning of Microsoft, Allen has remained less famous. Manyga around the world have followed the life of Gates, but are _ 3 ofwhat has happened to Allen. In fact, as most in the Northwest can tellyou, Allen has made quite a(n)_ 4 on the region and the world.In 2000, he retired from Microsoft, but the company – 5 _ him asa permanent advisor to top executives. Not all of Allen’s interestsinvolve6 _ success. Allen has given four hundred millionSJEn dollars inba7 to the University of Washington for science andtechnology research. He created the Experience Music Project inSeattle, _ 8 _ famous architet Frank Gehry to design the building.This is not his only contribution to the arts. Allen is very involvedwith 9 _ Hollywood’s movie technology. His film studio is themost advanced in the world. He has also built a sports__ 10 , buyingboth a basketball and a football team as well as helping to support alocal stadium, and he owns a sports magazine. Oh, let’s not forget,Allen is the seventh richest man in the entire world. Not bad.

Bill Gates is known around the world for the founding of Microsoft. And, most people are quite aware that his evolution from computer hacker to the world’s richest man was due in large part to his partner Paul Allen. But, while Gates’ fame has mushroomed since the beginning of Microsoft, Allen has remained less famous. Many around the world have followed the life of Gates, but are ignorant of what has happened to Allen. In fact, as most in the Northwest can tell you, Allen has made quite a(n) impact on the region and the world. In 2000, he retired from Microsoft, but the company retains him as a permanent advisor to top executives. Not all of Allen’s interests involve commercial success. Allen has given four hundred million dollars in charity to the University of Washington for science and technology research. He created the Experience Music Project in Seattle, engaging famous architect Frank Gehry to design the building. This is not his only contribution to the arts. Allen is very involved with modernizing Hollywood’s movie technology. His film studio is the most advanced in the world. He has also built a sports empire, buying both a basketball and a football team as well as helping to support a local stadium, and he owns a sports magazine. Oh, let’s not forget, Allen is the seventh richest man in the entire world. Not bad.

比尔·盖茨因创办微软而闻名于世。大多数人都知道，他从电脑黑客到世界首富的演变，很大程度上要归功于他的合作伙伴保罗·艾伦。不过，虽然盖茨自微软创立以来名声迅速增长，但艾伦一直不那么出名。许多人关注盖茨的生活，却对艾伦的情况一无所知。事实上，西北地区的大多数人都可以告诉你，艾伦对该地区乃至世界产生了巨大的影响。2000年，他从微软退休，但公司仍保留他作为高层管理人员的常任顾问。艾伦的兴趣不仅限于商业成功。他向华盛顿大学捐赠了4亿美元的慈善款项，用于科学和技术研究。他还在西雅图创建了体验音乐项目，聘请著名建筑师弗兰克·盖里设计这座建筑。这并不是他唯一的艺术贡献。艾伦还非常热衷于现代化好莱坞的电影技术。他的电影工作室是世界上最先进的。他还打造了一个体育帝国，购买了一支篮球队和一支足球队，并帮助资助当地的一个体育场，他还拥有一家体育杂志。哦，别忘了，艾伦是全球第七大富豪。不错的成绩。