“ Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country.” It’s a famous quote from US president John F, Kennedy’s inaugural(就職) speech in 1961.

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of the social networking site Facebook, must agree with Kennedy. The 33-year-old American donated $100 million to the public schools in New Jersey, US.

Who is this young billionaire? How did he make his fortune?

Thirteen years ago, Zuckerber was a computer geek(怪才) at Harvard University. As a second-year student, he set up a website to put the “face books” --photos of incoming first-year students online. The website, where people were able to share personal information, was a success at once.

Zuckerberg first opened Facebook to high school students and then to everyone. Greeting such as “Have you checked your Facebook page today?” and “Do your ‘friends’ know what you ate for breakfast?” became a part of American life. Now Facebook is the most popular site in the world with 1.7 billion users.” I could have never imagined all of the ways people would use Facebook when we were getting started thirteen years ago,” Zuckerberg wrote in a recent blog.

Zuckerberg’s dream is to make the Internet a more connected place. The mission(任務)could become profitable for Facebook. The more people share information about themselves online, the more money Facebook will make selting advertising. Zuckerberg is already worth $34 billion, according to Forbes.

Yet the billionaire keeps his own life out of the public eye. At the company, it is said that he sits among a sea of desks like hundreds of workers. A visitor to Facebook might not even spot Zuckerberg in T-shirt and jeans. He usually takes one two-week vacation each year with his wife Priscilla Chan, a Chinese American. On the weekends, it is reported that he roasts pig and goat in his backyard for friends and takes Chinese lessons.

The Social Network, a movie based on Zuckerberg’s story, came out in 2010. It became one of the most popular films of that year.

1.At the very beginning, Mark Zuckerber set up the website in order to________.

A. communicate with more people

B. make a lot of money

C. put the photos of first-year students online

D. become a famous person

2.Zuckbergerg donated $100 million to________.

A. Harvard University B. Facebook

C. the public schools in New Jersey D. high school students

3.Zeukerberg founded Facebook_________.

A. when he was a first-year student at Harvard University

B. when he was 33 years old

C. thirteen years ago

D. as soon as he graduated

4.The sentence “Yet the billionaire keeps his own life out of the public eye.” means__________.

A. Zeuckerberg doesn’t want to attract people’s attention.

B. Zeuckerberg doesn’t like to live in public places.

C. Zeuckerberg is afraid to meet people.

D. Zeuckerberg lives in a place far away from people.

5.In his daily life, Zeuckerberg________.

A. like to roast pig and goat for friends on weekends

B. sometimes take Chinese lessons

C. is quite different from other people

D. makes some movies

6.The best title for the passage might be_________.

A. Facebook is a popular website B. Mark Zeuckerberg

C. Mark Zeuckerberg and his wife D. US president, Kennedy

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