Paragraph Four From childhood Bill Gates was intelligent and competitive. In school, he had excellent records in mathematics and science. It was a very important decision in Bill’s life that his parents sent him to a private school, and it was there that he was introduced to a computer. Bill Gates and his friends formed the ''Programmers Group” in late 1968. In the next year, they got their first opportunity in Information Sciences. 39. The g____ of Bill Gates.
【正确答案】：growth
【题目解析】：本段主要讲述的是比尔盖茨的成长经历，比如在上学期间擅长数学和科学，后来又成立了“编程员小组”，再后来获得了研究信息科学的机会等等。因此填growth。
