大学英语四级完形填空训练（附详解）

Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his vast fortune, largely to the cause of global health, during the course of his lifetime. ___1___ an estimated worth of over $40 billion, the ___2___ will be no small feat for Gates. Having already ___3___ the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $24 billion to support the cause of global health, Gates says that eventually his entire ___4___ will be put towards the cause except a few percent left for his kids.

So what has made the ___5___ man in the world to channel his resources so heavily into one ___6___? Gates believes that “the equality of opportunity” in which Americans ___7___ such pride needs to extend to other nations around the world. ___8___ the health of the populations, he says, has proven to be a necessary method in helping poor countries to be financially ___9___. “National borders allow inequalities,” said Gates, “We all ___10___ to take a more global view, ___11___ just saying my country is doing well. We have to ___12___ these health issues, knowing how few resources are going into them. ”

Gates said that both his parents set a(n) ___13___ for him as a child. His father, was the head of the local Planned Parenthood, and his mother volunteered for the United Way. As he ___14___ his fortune, Gates knew he would ___15___ want to give back as well, but he didn’t expect to ___16___ himself whole-heartedly to one project until he was about 60.

___17___, Gates, 47, began to question his ___18___ to wait that long. “It seemed there was a real ___19___ urgency,” Gates said, “I started to think, how many lives can I ___20___ before then?”

1. A. With                 B. For                     C. As                       D. Beyond

2. A. globe                B. project                 C. lifestyle                D. achievement

3. A. settled               B. lent                     C. provided               D. produced

4. A. energy              B. staff                    C. mind                    D. fortune

5. A. favorable           B. richest                C. tallest                    D. worst

6. A. company           B. burden                C. interest                  D. population

7. A. take                  B. make                   C. form                     D. aid

8. A. Fixing               B. Controlling           C. Attacking               D. Improving

9. A. dangerous         B. successful            C. efficient                 D. slow

10. A. hesitate           B. fail                       C. need                      D. lead

11. A. as well as        B. like                      C. or rather                 D. rather than

12. A. step up            B. back off              C. aim at                     D. look out

13. A. example           B. foot                    C. attention                  D. creativity

14. A. lost                 B. forgot                  C. gathered                  D. wasted

15. A. never              B. eventually             C. barely                      D. properly

16. A. lead                 B. give                     C. find                        D. devote

17. A. Anyway           B. However              C. Besides                   D. Then

18. A. ability              B. luck                     C. life                          D. cause

19. A. mental             B. physical                C. time                        D. money

20. A. miss                B. enjoy                    C. kill                          D. save

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