Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Bill Gates is the co-founder of Microsoft, the world’s largest PC software company. He is among the richest people in the world. Bill Gates’ interest in computers started when he was a teenager. Aller high school, he was accepted to (1) ______ top colleges in the USA: Harvard, Yale and Princeton. He chose to go to Harvard to study law. At Harvard, he focused more on his interest in computers (2) ______ on course work. He often relaxed by playing video games in Harvard’s computer lab. He left Harvard before graduating because he wanted to open a software company with his friend Paul Allen However, he later said, “I don’t think dropping out is a good idea.” In 2007, he (3) ______ an honorary degree from Harvard. He began his speech by saying this to his father in the audience. “I’ve been waiting for more than 30 years to say this: Dad. I always told you I’d come back and get my degree.” Bill Gates is no longer working full time (4) ______ Microsoft. He is now, with his wife, running The Bill & Melinda GateFoundation which aims to improve healthcare, reduce poverty and promote (5) ______ around the world.

Aller high school, he was accepted to (1) ______ top colleges in the USA: Harvard, Yale and Princeton.