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Some influential figures have left their marks in the world of science and technology. Sundar Pichai is the current CEO of Google. At present, Google is the most popular search engine and is a word that has entered the dictionary in its verb form, ‘Googling’. He was not born with a silver spoon in his mouth and the family suffered from poverty. But his story never fails to remind all that with determination and hard work, one can beat the odds.

Although Steve Jobs passed away years ago, he was, and still is, the perfect role model for many entrepreneurs. He was fired from the company of Apple, and then he went on to start up two other successful companies. Later, he returned to Apple where he created the iPhone, a product that many consider to be the most significant invention of this century.

Elon Musk is the founder of SpaceX and Tesla. He used to be a major shareholder and CEO in PayPal, but was forced to leave from his role as CEO due to disagreements with the company leaders. Currently, he has set his sights on ways to reduce global warming, including keeping a lookout for new sources of renewable energy, and has an exciting ambition to establish a human colony in Mars.

Mark Zuckerberg is the founder of Facebook. Many are aware of his enormous success in building the $350-billion company but not many know that he had to journey through a rocky path to get to where he is today. He dropped out of college and had to tide over uncertain times before reaching success.

21. What did Steve Jobs do after being fired from Apple?

A. He gave lectures to young businessmen.

B. He started a company where he created iPhone.

C. He made the most significant invention in the world.

D. He became a successful entrepreneur of two other start-ups.

22. Who is on the frontier of space exploration technology?

A. Elon Musk.                 B. Steve Jobs.                     C. Sundar Pichai.                D. Mark Zuckerberg.

23. What similarity do the four figures share?

A. They were born into poor families.

B. They contributed a lot to renewable energy.

C. They went through hardship before success.

D. They quit college to chase their dreams.