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Môn: TIẾNG ANH – ĐỀ SỐ 300
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
Họ và tên thí sinh:. SBD:
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to identify the underlined part that is not correct. 
Question 01. Even though the extremely bad weather in the mountains, the climbers decided not to cancel their climb. 
A. extremely	B. not to cancel	C. Even though	D. their climb
Question 02. Having finished his term paper before the deadline, it was delivered to the professor before the class. 
A. Having finished 	B. before the	C. it was delivered	D. before
Question 03. Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have been forced to alter their eating habits. 
A. have raised	B. rapidly	C. that	D. their eating habits
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks. 
	A long time ago, when ancient Rome was still an empire, people of that time used similar weights and measures. The standards for these weights and measures were established by the Romans, who kept these standards in a temple in Rome. All standards for measuring weight or distance were the same, whether in Spain or in Syria. But then the Roman Empire fell, and these standards disappeared. Today, standards vary from place to place throughout the world. Tourists who drive from the United States in Canada, for example, are surprised when they buy gasoline for their cars. A gallon of gas costs more than they are accustomed to paying. They complain that prices are much higher in Canada than in the United States. Then they discover that they can drive farther on a Canadian gallon than on a United States gallon. Is it a different kind of gas? No, it is a different kind of gallon. Canada uses the British, or imperial, gallon that is about one-fifth larger than the United States gallon. Four quarts equal a gallon and two pints equal a quart in both countries. But Canada’s quarts and pints are larger than quarts and pints in the United States. The imperial gallon equals 277.42 cubic inches while the gallon in the United States is equal to 231 cubic inches. Measured in ounces, Canada’s large gallon holds 160 fluid ounces, while the smaller United States gallon holds no more than 128 fluid ounces. From these figures, it is easy to see why Americans can drive farther on the Canadian gallon than on the American gallon. Someday, countries may follow the example of the ancient Romans and make weights and measures the same for every nation.
Question 04. Why are American tourists surprised?
A. They didn’t know Canada sold gasoline.
B. They weigh more in Canada than in the United States.
C. The price of a Canadian gallon of gas seems high.
D. Canada has a shortage of gasoline.
Question 05. Canada has a different kind of_________.
A. driver	B. gallon	C. tourist	D. gasoline
Question 06. Which statement does the article lead you to believe?
A. Canada should reduce their price of gasoline.
B. It would be good to use the same measures everywhere.
C. Americans should not travel so much.	
D. No one in Rome ever went to a temple.
Question 07. A gallon of gas in Canada costs more__________.
A. than Americans are used to paying	B. than the imperial British like
C. than the ancient Romans charged	D. than American tourists afford
Question 08. The word empire in the first line refers to_________.
A. a kind of a society	B. a tribe of residents 	C. a country	D. a measurement
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
Question 09. After the flash flood, all the drains were overflowing__________ storm water.
A. for	B. from	C. with 	D. by
Question 10. He may be shy now, but he will soon come out of his__________ when he meets the right girl. 
A. shell 	B. hole	C. shoe	D. shed
Question 11. - Marta: What did you think of the book?
 	- Jones: _____________ the books I’ve read. It was the most interesting.
A. All of	B. All 	C. Of all 	D. From all
Question 12. Her room is very large. She is dreaming of a__________.
A. wooden big round table	B. table big wooden round
C. big round wooden table 	D. round big wooden table
Question 13. Let's have a party to celebrate our third successive win, __________?
A. don't we	B. will we 	C. shall we	D. do we
Question 14. - Anna: “Were you involved in the accident?” 
 - Maria: “Yes. But I wasn’t to__________ for it”
A. blame	B. charge	C. apologize	D. accuse
Question 15. If you __________ to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess now.
A. listen 	B. had listened	C. listened	D. will listen
Question 16. __________ that we all went for a picnic.
A. Such a fine weather was it	B. So fine the weather
C. So fine was the weather	D. It was such a fine weather
Question 17. The fire was caused by an__________ fault in the television.
A. electrician 	B. electrical	C. electricity	D. electric
Question 18. - Janet: “Do you like going to the cinema this evening?”	
 - Susan: “_____________”
A. I feel very bored	B. That would be great
C. I don’t agree, I’m afraid 	D. You’re welcome
Question 19. The old houses were__________ down to make way for a block of flats.
A. hit	B. knocked	C. banged 	D. put 
Question 20. The robber was made__________ where he had hidden the money.
A. confess	B. confessing	C. to confess	D. to confessing
Question 21. He eventually________ his disability to achieve some business success.
A. suffered 	B. overwhelmed	C. destroyed	D. overcame
Question 22: There will be_______ jobs for people because some robots will do the same jobs as people.
A. fewer
B. less
C. much
D. many
Question 23: Ha Noi is cold this time ______. You need ______ warm clothes if you go there. 
A. of the year/ to pack
B. of year – packing
C. of year – pack 
D. of year – to pack
Question 24: Bill and Ted ________ each other straight away and became firm friends.
A. took after
B. held together
C. took to
D. let in
Question 25: ________ what is the most important point of an issue will allow you to make a better decision.
A. Understanding
B. Understand
C. Understood
D. To understand
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 
Question 26. “Mum, please don’t tell dad about my mistake,” the boy said. 
A. The boy begged his mother not to tell his father about his mistake. 
B. The mother was forced to keep her son’s mistake as a secret when he insisted. 
C. The boy earnestly insisted that his mother tell his father about his mistake. 
D. The boy requested his mother not to talk about his mistake any more. 
Question 27. “My company makes a large profit every year. Why don’t you invest more money in it?” my friend said to me. 	
A. My friend instructed me how to put more money into his company. 
B. I was asked to invest more money in my friend’s company. 
C. My friend persuaded me to invest more money in his company. 
D. My friend suggested his investing more money in his company. 
Question 28. “If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill your boy,” the kidnappers told us. 
A. The kidnappers pledged to kill our boy if we did not pay the ransom. 
B. The kidnappers ordered to kill our boy if we did not pay the ransom. 
C. The kidnappers promised to kill our boy if we refused to pay the ransom. 
D. The kidnappers threatened to kill our boy if we refused to pay the ransom. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 29: The holiday was so expensive. We could only afford five days.
A. It was such an expensive holiday that we could only afford five days.
B. The holiday was dirt cheap, so we could afford more than five days.
C. So expensive was a five-day holiday that we could hardly afford it.
D. A five-day holiday wasn’t cheap, so we couldn’t afford it.
Question 30: The basketball team knew they lost the match. They soon started to blame each other.
A. As soon as they blamed each other, the basketball team knew they lost the match.
B. No sooner had the basketball team started to blame each other than they knew they lost the match.
C. Not only did the basketball team lose the match but they blamed each other as well.
D. Hardly had the basketball team known they lost the match when they started to blame each other.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 31. Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.
A. arrive	B. happen	C. clean	D. encounter
Question 32. Unselfishness is the very essence of friendship.
A. important part	B. interesting part	C. romantic part	D. difficult part 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 33. A. appalled	B. composed 	C. forged	D. noticed 
Question 34. A. happy	 	B. hour	C. vehicle	D. honest
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.
	Ask most people for their list of top ten of fears, and you’ll be sure to find (35)________ burgled is fairly high on the list. An informal survey I carried among friends at a party last week revealed that eight of them had had their homes broken into more than twice, and two had been burgled five times. To put the record straight, (36)________ of my friend owns valuable paintings or a sideboard full of family silverware. Three of them are students, in fact. The most typical burglar, it seems, involved the theft of easily transportable items - the television, the video, even food from freezer. This may have something to do with the (37)________ that the average burglar is in his (or her) late teens, and probably wouldn’t know what to do with a Picasso, whereas selling a Walkman or a vacuum cleaner is a much easier matter. They are perhaps not so much professional criminals, as hard-up young people who need a few pounds and some excitement. Not that this makes your house turned upside down and your favorite things stolen any easier to (38)________. In most case, the police have no luck recovering any of the stolen goods. Unless there is any definite evident, they are probably unable to do anything at all. And alarms or special locks don’t seem to help either. The only advice my friends could (39)________ was “Never live on the ground floor” and “Keep two or three fierce dogs”, which reminded me of a case, I read about, where the burglars’ loot included the family’s pet poodle. 
Question 35. A. being	B. been	C. having	D. out
Question 36. A. few	B. all	C. some	D. none
Question 37. A. idea	B. fact 	C. information	D. knowledge
Question 38. A. believe	B. accept	C. attempt	D. do
Question 39. A. get by with	B. come up with	C. put in with	D. bring up with
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 40: Two friends Peter and Linda are talking about pet.
 - Peter: “Well, cats are very good at catching mice around the house.” - Linda: “___________.”
A. Nothing more to say.
B. You can say that again.
C. Yes, I hope so.
D. No, dogs are very good, too.
Question 41: David is talking about Mr. West’s early retirement.
- David: “Mr. West is going to retire next month.” - Kathy: “___________.” 
A. Oh, I have no idea.
B. You don’t say!
C. Right, you’d probably be the next. 
D. Congratulations!
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 42. Advanced students need to be aware of the importance of collocation.
A. Reputation	B. Of great importance	C. Of high level	D. Of low level
Question 43. He was one of the most outstanding performers at the live show last night.
A. humble	B. easy - looking 	C. well- known	D. impressive
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. 
In modern society, receiving systematic college education seems a necessary way for success as a graduate from first-class university may always get more opportunities than others. However, if it is gold, it will shine one day. In this article, we will get to know three most successful people in U.S. who never finished their college education. Following experiences of these successful dropouts may give you some inspiration.
1. Bill Gates
Harvard’s campus paper “Harvard Crimson” called Bill Gates “Harvard’s most successful dropout”, while the rest of the world preferred to name him “the world’s richest man” for more than a decade. Now, even not on the top, he is still among the list of the world’s wealthiest people. Gates entered Harvard in the fall of 1973. Two years later, he dropped out to found Microsoft with friend Paul Allen. And in 2007, he finally received an honorary doctorate from Harvard.
2. Steve Jobs
The iPad, even Buzz Lightyear probably wouldn’t have existed if Steve Jobs stayed in school. Because his family couldn’t afford his college education, Jobs had to drop out of Reed College just after entering for 6 months. Then he found Apple, NeXT Computer and Pixar, which had made great influences on development of modern technique and culture. However, this wizard thought that his brief college education was not worthless.
3. Frank Lloyd Wright
As the America’s most celebrated architect, Wright spent more time on designing colleges rather than attending classes in them. Once spent one year in the University of Wisconsin-Madison, then he left for Chicago and started to learn from Louis Sullivan, the “father of modernism.” Wright’ s splendid resume included more than 500 works, most famous of which are Fallingwater and New York City's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Question 44: What does “dropouts” in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. Hardworking students.
B. Very successful students.
C. Students failing to finish their school education.
D. Students from poor families.
Question 45: Which of the following is right according to Paragraph 1?
A. People graduating from famous universities are more likely to get jobs.
B. Many successful people had the experience of giving up their school education.
C. If one has a lot of gold, he will become very rich one day.
D. We should stop our college education to follow in those successful people’s steps.
Question 46: According to the writer, Bill Gates _________.
A. is richer than any other man in the world
B. is well-known in Harvard University 
C. finally finished his study at Harvard and got a doctorate degree
D. is the only founder of Microsoft
Question 47: Which of the following statements can’t be learned from the last two paragraphs?
A. The reason for Jobs’ dropping his college education is that his parents couldn’t pay for it.
B. Jobs thought his six-month college education gave him no help.
C. Wright’s teacher was a very famous artist.
D. Wright is the designer of New York City’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Question 48: What does the author want to tell us in this passage?
A. Successful people often have unordinary life experience.
B. College education is not so important to one’s success.
C. People from poor families are more likely to give up their college education.
D. Even without college education, one can still achieve success with one’s hard work.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
Question 49. A. evaluate	B. category 	C. investigate	D. exception
Question 50. A. control	B. contrary	C. contour 	D. constant
________THE END_______
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ĐỀ KTCL ÔN THI THPT QUỐC GIA NĂM 2017-2018
Môn: TIẾNG ANH – ĐỀ SỐ 300
Thời gian làm bài: 60 phút, không kể thời gian phát đề
Họ và tên thí sinh:. SBD:
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to identify the underlined part that is not correct. 
Question 01. Even though the extremely bad weather in the mountains, the climbers decided not to cancel their climb. 
A. extremely	B. not to cancel	C. Even though	D. their climb
Question 02. Having finished his term paper before the deadline, it was delivered to the professor before the class. 
A. Having finished 	B. before the	C. it was delivered	D. before
Question 03. Food prices have raised so rapidly in the past few months that some families have been forced to alter their eating habits. 
A. have raised	B. rapidly	C. that	D. their eating habits
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase for each of the blanks. 
	A long time ago, when ancient Rome was still an empire, people of that time used similar weights and measures. The standards for these weights and measures were established by the Romans, who kept these standards in a temple in Rome. All standards for measuring weight or distance were the same, whether in Spain or in Syria. But then the Roman Empire fell, and these standards disappeared. Today, standards vary from place to place throughout the world. Tourists who drive from the United States in Canada, for example, are surprised when they buy gasoline for their cars. A gallon of gas costs more than they are accustomed to paying. They complain that prices are much higher in Canada than in the United States. Then they discover that they can drive farther on a Canadian gallon than on a United States gallon. Is it a different kind of gas? No, it is a different kind of gallon. Canada uses the British, or imperial, gallon that is about one-fifth larger than the United States gallon. Four quarts equal a gallon and two pints equal a quart in both countries. But Canada’s quarts and pints are larger than quarts and pints in the United States. The imperial gallon equals 277.42 cubic inches while the gallon in the United States is equal to 231 cubic inches. Measured in ounces, Canada’s large gallon holds 160 fluid ounces, while the smaller United States gallon holds no more than 128 fluid ounces. From these figures, it is easy to see why Americans can drive farther on the Canadian gallon than on the American gallon. Someday, countries may follow the example of the ancient Romans and make weights and measures the same for every nation.
Question 04. Why are American tourists surprised?
A. They didn’t know Canada sold gasoline.
B. They weigh more in Canada than in the United States.
C. The price of a Canadian gallon of gas seems high.
D. Canada has a shortage of gasoline.
Question 05. Canada has a different kind of_________.
A. driver	B. gallon	C. tourist	D. gasoline
Question 06. Which statement does the article lead you to believe?
A. Canada should reduce their price of gasoline.
B. It would be good to use the same measures everywhere.
C. Americans should not travel so much.	
D. No one in Rome ever went to a temple.
Question 07. A gallon of gas in Canada costs more__________.
A. than Americans are used to paying	B. than the imperial British like
C. than the ancient Romans charged	D. than American tourists afford
Question 08. The word empire in the first line refers to_________.
A. a kind of a society	B. a tribe of residents 	C. a country	D. a measurement
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. 
Question 09. After the flash flood, all the drains were overflowing__________ storm water.
A. for	B. from	C. with 	D. by
Question 10. He may be shy now, but he will soon come out of his__________ when he meets the right girl. 
A. shell 	B. hole	C. shoe	D. shed
Question 11. - Marta: What did you think of the book?
 	- Jones: _____________ the books I’ve read. It was the most interesting.
A. All of	B. All 	C. Of all 	D. From all
Question 12. Her room is very large. She is dreaming of a__________.
A. wooden big round table	B. table big wooden round
C. big round wooden table 	D. round big wooden table
Question 13. Let's have a party to celebrate our third successive win, __________?
A. don't we	B. will we 	C. shall we	D. do we
Question 14. - Anna: “Were you involved in the accident?” 
 - Maria: “Yes. But I wasn’t to__________ for it”
A. blame	B. charge	C. apologize	D. accuse
Question 15. If you __________ to my advice in the first place, you wouldn’t be in this mess now.
A. listen 	B. had listened	C. listened	D. will listen
Question 16. __________ that we all went for a picnic.
A. Such a fine weather was it	B. So fine the weather
C. So fine was the weather	D. It was such a fine weather
Question 17. The fire was caused by an__________ fault in the television.
A. electrician 	B. electrical	C. electricity	D. electric
Question 18. - Janet: “Do you like going to the cinema this evening?”	
 - Susan: “_____________”
A. I feel very bored	B. That would be great
C. I don’t agree, I’m afraid 	D. You’re welcome
Question 19. The old houses were__________ down to make way for a block of flats.
A. hit	B. knocked	C. banged 	D. put 
Question 20. The robber was made__________ where he had hidden the money.
A. confess	B. confessing	C. to confess	D. to confessing
Question 21. He eventually________ his disability to achieve some business success.
A. suffered 	B. overwhelmed	C. destroyed	D. overcame
Question 22: There will be_______ jobs for people because some robots will do the same jobs as people.
A. fewer
B. less
C. much
D. many
Question 23: Ha Noi is cold this time ______. You need ______ warm clothes if you go there. 
A. of the year/ to pack
B. of year – packing
C. of year – pack 
D. of year – to pack
Question 24: Bill and Ted ________ each other straight away and became firm friends.
A. took after
B. held together
C. took to
D. let in
Question 25: ________ what is the most important point of an issue will allow you to make a better decision.
A. Understanding
B. Understand
C. Understood
D. To understand
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions. 
Question 26. “Mum, please don’t tell dad about my mistake,” the boy said. 
A. The boy begged his mother not to tell his father about his mistake. 
B. The mother was forced to keep her son’s mistake as a secret when he insisted. 
C. The boy earnestly insisted that his mother tell his father about his mistake. 
D. The boy requested his mother not to talk about his mistake any more. 
Question 27. “My company makes a large profit every year. Why don’t you invest more money in it?” my friend said to me. 	
A. My friend instructed me how to put more money into his company. 
B. I was asked to invest more money in my friend’s company. 
C. My friend persuaded me to invest more money in his company. 
D. My friend suggested his investing more money in his company. 
Question 28. “If you don’t pay the ransom, we’ll kill your boy,” the kidnappers told us. 
A. The kidnappers pledged to kill our boy if we did not pay the ransom. 
B. The kidnappers ordered to kill our boy if we did not pay the ransom. 
C. The kidnappers promised to kill our boy if we refused to pay the ransom. 
D. The kidnappers threatened to kill our boy if we refused to pay the ransom. 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
Question 29: The holiday was so expensive. We could only afford five days.
A. It was such an expensive holiday that we could only afford five days.
B. The holiday was dirt cheap, so we could afford more than five days.
C. So expensive was a five-day holiday that we could hardly afford it.
D. A five-day holiday wasn’t cheap, so we couldn’t afford it.
Question 30: The basketball team knew they lost the match. They soon started to blame each other.
A. As soon as they blamed each other, the basketball team knew they lost the match.
B. No sooner had the basketball team started to blame each other than they knew they lost the match.
C. Not only did the basketball team lose the match but they blamed each other as well.
D. Hardly had the basketball team known they lost the match when they started to blame each other.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 31. Whenever problems come up, we discuss them frankly and find solutions quickly.
A. arrive	B. happen	C. clean	D. encounter
Question 32. Unselfishness is the very essence of friendship.
A. important part	B. interesting part	C. romantic part	D. difficult part 
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
Question 33. A. appalled	B. composed 	C. forged	D. noticed 
Question 34. A. happy	 	B. hour	C. vehicle	D. honest
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.
	Ask most people for their list of top ten of fears, and you’ll be sure to find (35)________ burgled is fairly high on the list. An informal survey I carried among friends at a party last week revealed that eight of them had had their homes broken into more than twice, and two had been burgled five times. To put the record straight, (36)________ of my friend owns valuable paintings or a sideboard full of family silverware. Three of them are students, in fact. The most typical burglar, it seems, involved the theft of easily transportable items - the television, the video, even food from freezer. This may have something to do with the (37)________ that the average burglar is in his (or her) late teens, and probably wouldn’t know what to do with a Picasso, whereas selling a Walkman or a vacuum cleaner is a much easier matter. They are perhaps not so much professional criminals, as hard-up young people who need a few pounds and some excitement. Not that this makes your house turned upside down and your favorite things stolen any easier to (38)________. In most case, the police have no luck recovering any of the stolen goods. Unless there is any definite evident, they are probably unable to do anything at all. And alarms or special locks don’t seem to help either. The only advice my friends could (39)________ was “Never live on the ground floor” and “Keep two or three fierce dogs”, which reminded me of a case, I read about, where the burglars’ loot included the family’s pet poodle. 
Question 35. A. being	B. been	C. having	D. out
Question 36. A. few	B. all	C. some	D. none
Question 37. A. idea	B. fact 	C. information	D. knowledge
Question 38. A. believe	B. accept	C. attempt	D. do
Question 39. A. get by with	B. come up with	C. put in with	D. bring up with
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
Question 40: Two friends Peter and Linda are talking about pet.
 - Peter: “Well, cats are very good at catching mice around the house.” - Linda: “___________.”
A. Nothing more to say.
B. You can say that again.
C. Yes, I hope so.
D. No, dogs are very good, too.
Question 41: David is talking about Mr. West’s early retirement.
- David: “Mr. West is going to retire next month.” - Kathy: “___________.” 
A. Oh, I have no idea.
B. You don’t say!
C. Right, you’d probably be the next. 
D. Congratulations!
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Question 42. Advanced students need to be aware of the importance of collocation.
A. Reputation	B. Of great importance	C. Of high level	D. Of low level
Question 43. He was one of the most outstanding performers at the live show last night.
A. humble	B. easy - looking 	C. well- known	D. impressive
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions. 
In modern society, receiving systematic college education seems a necessary way for success as a graduate from first-class university may always get more opportunities than others. However, if it is gold, it will shine one day. In this article, we will get to know three most successful people in U.S. who never finished their college education. Following experiences of these successful dropouts may give you some inspiration.
1. Bill Gates
Harvard’s campus paper “Harvard Crimson” called Bill Gates “Harvard’s most successful dropout”, while the rest of the world preferred to name him “the world’s richest man” for more than a decade. Now, even not on the top, he is still among the list of the world’s wealthiest people. Gates entered Harvard in the fall of 1973. Two years later, he dropped out to found Microsoft with friend Paul Allen. And in 2007, he finally received an honorary doctorate from Harvard.
2. Steve Jobs
The iPad, even Buzz Lightyear probably wouldn’t have existed if Steve Jobs stayed in school. Because his family couldn’t afford his college education, Jobs had to drop out of Reed College just after entering for 6 months. Then he