Прочитайте текст. Заполните пропуски в предложениях под номерами В4-В10 соответствующими формами слов, напечатанных заглавными буквами справа от каждого предложения. TEST 16 (part 1) |
A Real Millionaire Next Door
B4 |
Kris and I love our neighborhood. One of our favorite neighbors is John. John is a 70-year-old retired school teacher who lives in a modest ranch house. He has had the same house for over forty years. |
HAVE |
B5 |
John spends his winters in New Zealand helping friends on a dairy farm. His summers are spent fishing in Alaska. Year-round, he rents his house to boarders. For a couple of months each year, he’s home. He leads a very active retirement. |
SPEND |
B6 |
John was working in the yard the other day when I returned from a trip to the book store. |
WORK |
B7 |
‘What books have you bought?’ he asked by way of conversation. ‘Nothing much,’ I said. ‘Just a few books on personal finance.’ ‘That’s great,’ he smiled. I’m glad to see that you are interested in investing.’ |
BUY |
B8 |
‘let me tell you something,’ he added. ‘I was a school teacher and I did not have a big salary. But I saved what I could, and I invested it. I got a little luck, but mostly I just kept putting the money away. |
NOT HAVE |
B9 |
Do You know how much I have now?’ I shook my head. |
KNOW |
B10 |
Over a million dollars,’ he said. ‘And if you get started now, in a few years you will save a lot of money.’ (future) |
SAVE |