On Oct. 16, 2018, one of the two co-founders of Microsoft, Paul G. Allen, ___36___ (die)at age 65 fr

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On Oct. 16, 2018, one of the two co-founders of Microsoft, Paul G. Allen, ___36___ (die)at age 65 from cancer.
When ___37___ comes to Microsoft, the first person we think of was Bill Gates, the other co-founder of the firm. ___38___, Allen was just as important to the ___39___ (create)of the company. Allen was, many people say, a much quieter person. He was content with the science side of things, while Gates has the ___40___ (good)head for business.
When the pair started Microsoft in the mid-1970s, they focused on the microcomputer industry. Microcomputers were small computers ___41___ (design)to be used in the home. ___42___ they lacked, though, was an operating system, which is where Microsoft came in. The company’s big break came in 1980, ___43___ Microsoft created the MS-DOS operating system. Later came Windows.
After Allen passed away, Bill Gates made a statement ___44___ (praise)Allen, “Even in high school, before most people knew what a personal computer was, Paul predicted that chips would get super-powerful and would ____45____(eventual)give rise to a whole new industry. ”
【答案】36. died    
37. it    38. However    
39. creation    
40. better    41. designed    
42. What    43. when    
44. to praise    
45. eventually
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