Paragraph Four 　From childhood Bill Gates was intelligent and co

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。