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Bill
Gates, the biggest billionaire and donor
Microsoft
Corp co - founder and chairman Bill
Gates' software empire has made him
the richest person in the world. Gates'
net worth was US $ 36.4 billion in 1998.
A year later, his net worth jumped 40
per cent to US $ 51 billion.
Bill
Gates and his wife Melinda donated US
$ 300 million more to charitable causes
in the past year than did the US Government,
according to a newspaper published on
December 24. The Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation made 60 separate grants from
November 1, 1999 to October 30, 2000,
totaling US $ 1.44 billion. This compares
with US $ 5 billion given by all industrialized
countries.
"The
world hasn't been allocating its resources
properly in global health." Gates
says. "Rich governments should
be doing more."
Only
seven health workers are employed at
his foundation. He has endowed the foundation
with US$21.8 billion, earmarking over
US $ 2 billion for global health since
late 1997.
Poor
child
The shocking
truth about the world's children
In Latin
America, more than 100 million children
work and live in the street.
Each day, 34,000 children die of
hunger and preventable diseases. Ever
year,
the deaths of six million children
under five are directly or indirectly
caused by malnutrition (营养不良). Of the
190 million working children in the
10—14 year age group, three quarters
work six days a week or more.
In developing countries, one out
of every four children between the ages
of 5 and 14 years is working.
in the past ten years, two million
children have been killed in wars. An
estimated six million have been seriously
injured.
Each year, 8,000 children are killed
or maimed(致残) by landmines(地雷) .
Of the 130 million children who are
not able to attend primary school, two
thirds are girls.
In Australia, the rate at which babies
die is 5.8 per 1,000 births. In Africa,
the rate is 91 for the same number of
births.
Some tips for studying
before the test
Tests are a way for
you and your teacher to measure how
well you have learned the material covered
by the class. Think of them as a challenge(挑战)!
Here are some tips for studying before
the test.
1. Be sure to find out
ahead of time:
what material the test
will cover what type of test it will
be( multiple choice, true or false,
short answer, essay) how the test will
be graded, how much the test will count
toward the final grade.
2. Study in a place
that is free of distractions(分心). Have
ready all the things you will need,
such as paper, pens, or a calculator.
3. Study at a time when
you are alert and not hungry or sleepy.
4. Don't wait until
the last minute to study! Short daily
study sessions are better than one long
session the night before the test.
5. Set a goal for each study period.
If you are to be tested on three chapters,
set up four study sessions, one for
each chapter and one for a review of
the main ideas in all three chapters.
6. Repetition is key! Read and reread
your class notes and the related chapters
in the textbook.
7. While you are reviewing your notes,
cover them up periodically and summarize
them out loud. Pretend that you are
explaining the material to someone else.
8. Create your own study aids. Make
an outline from your notes or just the
main ideas.
Make a timeline of important
dates or the order of events. Make flashcards
for studying vocabulary or events and
important dates. Make up your own quiz
or test based on your notes and have
a friend, parent or brother & sister
test you.
9. Do any practice exams or study
sheets provided by the teacher. These
will help you focus your study session
and give you confidence.
10. Get help from the teacher if
you do not understand something.
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