Microsoft founder Bill Gates has talked about to be a good parent, saying that 13 is a right age for a child's first mobile phone. The 57-year-old father of three said on the Today show that his children Jennifer and Rory were not allowed phones until their thirteen birthday and his youngest daughter Phoebe is still waiting for one.
“We've made a rule in our family that it's 13 when you get a phone.” He also said as a resulthischild often returned homefromschool complaining, “All the other kids have it, I'm the only without it, it's so embarrassing.”
Asked if he keeps passwords (密码) to his son and daughters’ e-mail and Facebook accounts(帐号) . Mr Gates said that he doesn’t for Jennifer, 16, who he says is “old enough”.
Besides their wealth Mr and Mrs Gates ,who live in Lake Medina, have said they want to raise
their three children as usually as possible. It is said that their kids have to do housework at home after school and aren't given much pocket money.
And in 2010Mr Gates said that he wanted to give most of his $61 billion away rather than hand it down. “That wouldn't be good either for my kids or society,” he said.
Mr Gates left Microsoft in 2008 to put his heart to charity. During the Today interview with host Matt Lauer, he said that helping others made him feel happy as creating software.
“ What you really feel is what you’ve achieved. If a piece of software gets out there and lots of people love it—it lets them get their work down in better ways—that’s exciting.” he replied.
How old is Phoebe?
A.Maybe 11years old | B.Maybe 13years old |
C.Maybe 14years old | D.Maybe 15years old |
What do Mr Gates children think of their not having phones?
A.They feel it interesting . |
B.They don’t think it exciting |
C.They feel it embarrassing . |
D.They think it funny |
Mr Gates doesn’t keep a password to Jennifer’s email because .
A.Jennifer doesn’t like him to do so |
B.Jennifer is already sixteen years old |
C.he thinks children should be free |
D.parents can’t know kid’s password |
Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Bill’s children like his idear about a child’s first cell phone. |
B.Bill Gates is still working for Microsoft. |
C.Bill’s children have to do housework after school. |
D.Bill’s children are given much pocket money |
What’s the passage mainly about?
A.Bill Gate’s school life |
B.How Bill Gates is working for charity. |
C.Bill gate’s work in Microsoft |
D.How Mr and Mrs Gates raise their children |