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 Directions: Listen to the following passage and fill the missing words in the blanks.

Bill Gates—
Chairman of Microsoft
Jack Welch—
Ex-CEO of General Electric
Michael Jordan—
Basketball Player
Celine Dion—
Popular Singer
Ronaldo—
Football Player

Success can be reached in different ways by people in different careers.

Bill Gates began at age 13 to 1.   computers. His vision for personal computing has been central to the success of Microsoft Corporation, the company he 2.   with his childhood friend in 1975.

The former CEO of General Electric, Jack Welch, is a business legend. A famous quote by Mr. Welch is, "Change before you have to." He believes in leading by example and 3.   his employees to do their best everyday.

Michael Jordan said, "I accept 4. , but I can't accept not trying." He is one of the best athletes to ever play team sports. His great smile, athletic 5. , and pleasant personality have made him one of the most famous 6.   in the world. Michael Jordan spent a lot of time playing basketball as a child but in senior middle school he was taken off the team. Instead of 7. , he worked through adversity and became the greatest basketball player yet.

Celine Dion came from 8.   beginnings in a rural French Canadian town in Canada. The youngest of fourteen children, her voice is internationally known on such soundtracks as Beauty and the Beast and Titanic.

Ronaldo is Brazil's greatest 9.   in soccer since Pele. He began his professional 10.  in the season 90-91, playing for the Social Ramos Club. FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) voted him best player of the year in both 1996 and 1997.In 2002,he won the Golden Shoe Award of the FIFA World Cup with 8 goals scored.

 
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