THANKS A MILLION
Percy Ross was bom in 1916 in Michigan. His parents has come to the USA from Latvia and Russia and the family were poor. But Percy soon showed a talent (31)_________ business and made a (32)_______in the fur trade and auction business. Then disaster struck and he lost all his money. But he soon made a fortune again - this time by manufacturing plastic bags. In 1969, he sold his plastic bag company for millions of dollars.
Ross started giving away in 1977: he gave $50,000 to 50 Vietnamese refugees so that they could make a new home in the USA. (33) ________ he held a Christmas party tor 1,050 poor children in the American town of Minneapolis. Ross bought a bike for every one of the 1,050 children at the party.
After these first experiences of giving money away, Ross decided to do it on a (34)________basis. He started a newspaper column called “Thanks a Million”, and later a radio show, in order to (35)_________his money. It took years, but Ross finally succeeded in giving away his entire fortune.
(Source: Solutions - Intermediate)
Điền vào ô 32
A. fortune
B. money
C. budget
D. earnings
ĐÁP ÁN A
To make a fortune (in something). kiếm được nhiều tiền (nhờ cái gì).
Các đáp án còn lại:
B. money (n.): tiền; C. budget (n.): ngân sách;
D. eaming (n.): thu nhập.
But Percy soon showed a talent for business and made a fortune in the fur trade and auction business.
Nhưng Percy nhanh chóng thể hiện tài năng trong kinh doanh và kiếm được rất nhiều tiền trong kinh doanh lông thú và bán đấu giá.