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 31
A. for
B. of
C. On
D. with
ĐÁP ÁN A
A talentfor something. tài năng ở lĩnh vực gì.
= to be gifted.
His parents has come to the USA from Latvia and Russia and the family were poor. But Percy soon showeda talent for business ...
Bố mẹ của ông đã đến Mĩ từ Latvia và Nga và gia đình của ông rất nghèo.
Nhưng Percy nhanh chóng thể hiện tài năng của mình trong kinh doanh ...