Special Report
1. Complete the chart for Forbes' 1986 list of the 400 wealthiest people in America.
Rank: First
Name:
Occupation:
Worth: $
Others
Name:
Occupation:
Name:
Occupation:
Name:
Occupation:
Name:
Occupation:
Worth: over $
2. Focusing on Details. Fill in the blanks with specific figures.
(1) The minimum figure needed to get on the list rose from
in 1985 to $
in 1986.
(2) The number of billionaires jumped from
to
.
3. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) Malcolm Forbes
(is/isn't) left out of this list.
(2)
started the list of the wealthiest people in America. He is an
of
magazine.
(3) He started this list
ago.
(4) He started because
thought that people would
.
(5) He has encountered some problems with
in working out the list.
(6) Some of these achieve such wealth through
; others are new wealth.
4. Spot Dictation. Listen to the tape again and fill in the following blanks.
At some point, everybody,
had to be earned the
way. And the
way is, you
a business that can be
beyond the
. It can be
, like John D. Rockefeller did with
. It could be, you know, an organization that can
like Merv Griffin.
5. Choose the best answer (a, b, c, or d) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) As to the worth of Michael Carrier, the figure of a few hundred million dollars on the list is ____________.
(2) When someone writes in and say "You're missed me," ______________. a. he is rather angry about being missed b. he is usually exaggerating c. he is actually serious about it d. he is deliberate misleading the editor of the magazine
6. Complete the following chart.
Youngest on the List
Name:
Age:
years old
Source of wealth: on his
side
Worth: several
dollars
Place:
Oldest on the List
Name:
Age:
years old
Source of wealth: some
and
Worth: /
Place:
Special Report
1. Complete the chart for Forbes' 1986 list of the 400 wealthiest people in America.
Rank: First
Name:
Occupation:
Worth: $
Others
Name:
Occupation:
Name:
Occupation:
Name:
Occupation:
Name:
Occupation:
Worth: over $
2. Focusing on Details. Fill in the blanks with specific figures.
(1) The minimum figure needed to get on the list rose from
in 1985 to $
in 1986.
(2) The number of billionaires jumped from
to
.
3. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) Malcolm Forbes
(is/isn't) left out of this list.
(2)
started the list of the wealthiest people in America. He is an
of
magazine.
(3) He started this list
ago.
(4) He started because
thought that people would
.
(5) He has encountered some problems with
in working out the list.
(6) Some of these achieve such wealth through
; others are new wealth.
4. Spot Dictation. Listen to the tape again and fill in the following blanks.
At some point, everybody,
had to be earned the
way. And the
way is, you
a business that can be
beyond the
. It can be
, like John D. Rockefeller did with
. It could be, you know, an organization that can
like Merv Griffin.
5. Choose the best answer (a, b, c, or d) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) As to the worth of Michael Carrier, the figure of a few hundred million dollars on the list is ____________.
(2) When someone writes in and say "You're missed me," ______________. a. he is rather angry about being missed b. he is usually exaggerating c. he is actually serious about it d. he is deliberate misleading the editor of the magazine
6. Complete the following chart.
Youngest on the List
Name:
Age:
years old
Source of wealth: on his
side
Worth: several
dollars
Place:
Oldest on the List
Name:
Age:
years old
Source of wealth: some
and
Worth: /
Place: