Bill Mackston

Bill's Mackston's life today is very different one from (17) ... it used to be. For as (18) ... as anybody could remember, Bill wanted to make money. Even as a young boy at school, he started up small businesses: using tools he (19) ... from his father, he (20) ... bikes that didn't work properly, (21) ... half the price of the bike shop nearby. After he left school, he (22) ... a series of companies, each one more successful than (23) ... last. He (24) ... tens of thounsands of people inseveral countries. He had seven houses, a helicopter, a plane, two boats, twenty cars,... But Bill was actually very lonely, and never knew (25) ... his many friends liked him or his money more. So one day he gave everything (26) ... He just stopped. Now he lives on a very small farm, where he grows vegetables, and sits, and thinks...

17.     A  what                    B  when                    C who                    D  which
18.     A  old                       B  far                        C  much                 D  long
19.     A  borrowed             B  lent                      C  gave                  D  presented
20.     A  fixed                    B  turned                  C  changed            D  stuck
21.     A  telling                  B  charging               C  making              D  numbering
22.     A  went                    B  moved                  C  ran                    D  cotinued
23.     A  its                        B  the                        C  a                       D  this
24.     A  practised             B  included                C  applied             D  employed
25.     A  that                      B  how                       C  if                      D  it
26.     A  over                     B  off                          C  up                    D  out