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Bill Gates, who co-founded Microsoft and led the company as it became a technology juggernaut, is stepping down from the company

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问题     Bill Gates, who co-founded Microsoft and led the company as it became a technology juggernaut, is stepping down from the company’s board to spend more time on his philanthropic work.
    Gates, who made the【C1】_______Friday afternoon, said in a LinkedIn post that he wants to " dedicate more time to philanthropic priorities【C2】_______global health and development, education, and my increasing engagement in【C3】_______climate change. " He declined to comment beyond the post, his spokeswoman Bridgitt Arnold said.
    Gates【C4】_______Microsoft in 1975 with his high school friend Paul Allen, 【C5】_______died in October 2018. His【C6】_______zeal helped create a company that dominates the personal computing【C7】_______. In the process, Gates amassed a【C8】_______He is the second-wealthiest person in the world, with a total net worth of $102 billion, 【C9】_______only Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
    Gates began moving away from Microsoft in 2000, 【C10】_______he gave up the chief executive post he had long held. Steve Ballmer【C11】_______the role, with Gates serving as chief software architect and chairman. In 2008, he stepped down as chief software architect to spend the bulk of his work time at the Bill and Melinda Gates【C12】_______. He stepped down as Microsoft’s chairman in 2014.
    Gates will【C13】_______to serve as technology adviser to Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella and others at the company. Microsoft is not【C14】_______Gates’s seat on the board. " 【C15】_______Microsoft, stepping down from the board【C16】_______means stepping away from the company," Gates wrote.
    In a statement, Nadella said he【C17】_______continuing to work with Gates. Microsoft declined to make Nadella【C18】_______for further comment.
    Gates will also step away from his one other board position, at Berkshire Hathaway, the company 【C19】_______by his longtime friend Warren Buffett. " Warren and I were the best of friends long【C20】_______I joined and will be long after," Gates wrote.
【C14】
选项 A、filling
B、taking
C、removing
D、emptying
答案A
解析 词义辨析题。空格所在句提到“微软不会_________盖茨在董事会的席位。”选项分别为[A]filling“填补”，[B]taking，take one’s seat“就座”，[C]removing“移动”，[D]emptying“卸空”。代入只有[A]filling符合语意，句子意译为“微软仍然在董事会留给盖茨一席之地”，故排除其他选项。
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