CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs in italics.

CEO- CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

William Henry Gates III was born on October 28, 1955. He is one of the world's richest people and perhaps the 1. most / best successful businessman ever. He cofounded the software 2.giant / gigantic Microsoft and turned it into the worlds largest software company. He is the best-known entrepreneur 3. of / for the PC revolution. He has also written two best-selling books and started his 4. owner / own charity with his wife. Gates was fascinated with electronics from a young 5. era / age. In 1975 he read about a small technology company. He 6. contracted / contacted them to see if they were interested in a computer programme he had written. This led to the 7.creation / creator of Microsoft. Gates later struck a 8. dealt / deal with IBM that put Microsoft's Windows on IBM computers. This deal made Microsoft a major player in the IT industry. Gates was in 9. change / charge at Microsoft from 1975 until 2006. He was an active software developer 10. at / on the beginning. He had a vision that computers could change everyones life. He helped make this vision 11. come / go true and developed many products that are now part of modern life. His management 12. style / stylish has been studied and copied around the world. Gates stepped down as Microsoft CEO in June 2008. He now 13. spends / spent his time with his wife, Melinda, focusing on their charitable foundation. They provide 14. finds / funds for global problems that are ignored by governments and other organizations. Time magazine voted Gates as one of the biggest influences of the 20th Century. Scientists 15. named / naming the Bill Gates flower fly after him.(1)
1. Bill Gates' flower fly (Eristalis gatesi) is a flower fly found only in Costa Rican high montane cloud
forests and named after Bill Gates.[1] Another fly found in similar habitats was named after Gates' associate Paul Allen, called Paul Allen's flower fly

SYNONYM MATCH Match the words from the article on the left with their synonyms on the right. Are your answers the same as other students?
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The world wont care about your self-esteem. You will not make 60000$ a year right out of school. Life is not divided into semesters. Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but LIFE HAS NOT
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