Percy Ross was bom in 1916 in Michigan. His parents has come to the USA

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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 33

But

Then

Yet

Though

Giải thích

ĐÁP ÁN B

Then + mệnh đề: Sau đó;

Các đáp án còn lại:

But + mệnh đề: Nhưng; Yet + mệnh đề: Thế nhưng;

Though + mệnh đề: mặc dù;

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. Then he held a Christmas party for 1.050 poor children in the American town of Minneapolis.

Ross bắt đầu ủng hộ tiền từ năm 1977: ông đã quyên góp $50,000 cho 50 người Việt Nam tị nạn dể họ có thể dựng nhà mới ở Mĩ. Sau đó ông cũng tổ chức một bữa tiệc Giáng Sinh cho 1050 trẻ em nghèo người Mĩ ở thành phố Minneapolis.

﻿Percy Ross was bom in 1916 in Michigan. His parents has come to the USA

Percy Ross was bom in 1916 in Michigan. His parents has come to the USA