UNIT 6
MONEY
READING
TEAM ANH 10 NQH
Reading Unit 6
(a.) đóng hộp (n.) căn hộ
Aaron Levie loves tinned spaghetti. He lives in a small apartment.
ở độ tuổi (n.) đồ xa xỉ
At the age of 27, his biggest luxury is his smartphone. (1) If you met
(n.) triệu phú (n.) nhà đồng sáng lập
him, you probably wouldn't realise that he is a multi-millionaire.
(a.) thành công (a.) đáng giá
However, as a co-founder and CEO of Box, a successful IT company, he
is worth about $100 million. He loves his job and works hard. Most
days, he does not leave the office until after midnight.
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ở đại học
Levie and his friend Dylan Smith started Box in 2005 while still at
(n.) dữ liệu
university. It offered a better way of storing data, cloud storage.
(v.) lưu trữ
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(n.) thu nhập
Like most new businesses, Box did not bring in much income at the
tìm kiếm lúc bắt đầu
start. When it began, Levie and Smith looked for funding, but couldn't
(n.) nhà đầu tư
find any investors. (2) Back in 2005, cloud storage was quite a new
mạo hiểm cho mượn (a.) = famous
idea. For that reason, nobody wanted to risk lending them money.
/ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː(r)/ (adv.) cuối cùng
Eventually, a well-known entrepreneur called Mark Cuban agree to put
(n.) doanh nhân
money into Box. Soon, Box grew quickly and had contracts with many
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(n.) lợi nhuận
Now, Box has grown a lot and so have its profits, making Levie a
(a.) phung phí
multi-millionaire. (3) Most people of his age would lead an extravagant
(v.) làm hứng thú
lifestyle if they had so much money. But Levie says that it doesn't
be into: thích
interest him. "I'm certainly not into money.” (4) He only goes to
(n.) khách hàng
expensive restaurants if an important customer wants to eat there.
Otherwise, he has lunch meetings in burger bars. "And l still like tinned
Reading Unit 6
PART 1
Read the text.
Match sentences A-D
with gaps 1-4 in the
text
A. Back in 2005, cloud storage was quite a new idea.
B. If you met him, you probably wouldn't realise that he is a multi-millionaire.
C. Most people of his age would lead an extravagant lifestyle if they had so much money.
D. He only goes to expensive restaurants if an important customer wants to eat there.
Aaron Levie loves tinned spaghetti. He lives in a small apartment. At the age of 27, his
biggest luxury is his smartphone. If you met him, you probably wouldn't realise that
B
he is a multi-millionaire. 1________ However, as a co-founder and CEO of Box, a
successful IT company, he is 4worth about $100 million. He loves his job and works
hard. Most days, he does not leave the office until after midnight.
A. Back in 2005, cloud storage was quite a new idea.
B. If you met him, you probably wouldn't realise that he is a multi-millionaire.
C. Most people of his age would lead an extravagant lifestyle if they had so much money.
D. He only goes to expensive restaurants if an important customer wants to eat there.
Like most new businesses, Box did not bring in much income at the start. When it
A
began, Levie and Smith looked for funding, but couldn't find any investors. 2________
Back in 2005, cloud storage was quite a new idea. For that reason, nobody wanted
to risk 8lending them money. Eventually, a well-known entrepreneur called Mark
Cuban agree to put money into Box. Soon, Box grew quickly and had contracts with
many of the biggest companies in the USA.
A. Back in 2005, cloud storage was quite a new idea.
B. If you met him, you probably wouldn't realise that he is a multi-millionaire.
C. Most people of his age would lead an extravagant lifestyle if they had so much money.
D. He only goes to expensive restaurants if an important customer wants to eat there.
Now, Box has grown a lot and so have its profits, making Levie a multi-millionaire.
Most people of his age would lead an extravagant lifestyle if they had so much
C
money. 3________ But Levie says that it doesn't interest him. "I'm certainly not into
money.” He only goes to expensive restaurants if an important customer wants to eat
D
there. 4________ Otherwise, he has lunch meetings in burger bars. "And l still like
tinned spaghetti. I'd be happy if I had it every day.”
PART 2
Are these sentences
true or false?
Write T or F.
F
1. Aaron Levie lives in a luxury apartment. _________
Dẫn chứng (Đoạn 1 – dòng 1): Aaron Levie loves tinned spaghetti. He lives in a
small apartment. At the age of 27, his biggest luxury is his smartphone.
2. Levie doesn't mind working long hours because he is really
T
enthusiastic about the work._________
Dẫn chứng (Đoạn 1 – dòng 5,6): However, as a co-founder and CEO of Box, a
successful IT company, he is 4worth about $100 million. He loves his job and works
hard. Most days, he does not leave the office until after midnight.
3. Levie was a student when he co-founded the company Box.
T
___________
Dẫn chứng (Đoạn 2): Levie and his friend Dylan Smith started Box in 2005 while
still at university. It offered a better way of storing data, cloud storage.
4. Mark Cuban was the first businessman to invest in Box.
T
___________
Dẫn chứng (Đoạn 3 – dòng 3,4,5): When it began, Levie and Smith looked for
funding, but couldn't find any investors. […] Eventually, a well-known entrepreneur
called Mark Cuban agree to put money into Box.
5. Since he became rich and successful. Levie's lifestyle has not
T
changed very much. ___________
Dẫn chứng (Đoạn 3 – dòng 3,4,5): Most people of his age would lead an
extravagant lifestyle if they had so much money. 3________ But Levie says that it
doesn't interest him. "I'm certainly not into money.”
PART 3
Vocabulary.
Match the highlighted
words in the text with the
definitions below.
1. money received by a business or person
income (n.) thu nhập
________________________
2. a business person who takes risks
entrepreneur (n.) doanh nhân
__________________________________
3. money that a business or person needs for a particular
funding (n.) chi phí
purpose ______________________
4. the money a business makes after paying its expenses
profits (n.) lợi nhuận
____________________________
5. the person in charge of a large company
CEO (n.) giám đốc điều hành
__________________________
6. formal agreements to do business
contracts (n.) hợp đồng
__________________________
7. people who support a business by lending it money
investors (n.) nhà đầu tư
____________________________
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