Open the brackets and put the verbs into the correct tense form.
Unlike most businessmen, Carlos Slim (not study) business in college. 7. In fact, he (have) a civil engineering degree. 8. But once he graduated, he (take) economics courses. 9. Then, he (start) his career as a stock trader. 10. Even though he inherited $3 million from his father, Carlos still (work) hard. 11. While gaining more and more profit, he (start) building Grupo Carso from buying companies from all kinds of fields. 12. During the Mexican monetary issues in the 1980s, he (buy) more and more troubled companies at low price. 13. Later, he (resell) them at highly profitable prices. 14. And he (hit) the jackpot when Mexico privatized its telecom industry. 15. He snatched the deal and (acquire) Telmex from Mexican government. 16. Now, he (own) pretty much everything in Mexico’s business. 17. His biggest source of income (be) his huge telecommunication company. 18. Business (be) his passion since he was just a kid. 19. He doesn’t just invest. He (seek) through opportunities which can lead him to bigger, better fortune.20. And so far, he (be) successful in doing so.
Firstly, I am strongly assured that Ukraine is the most beautiful country in the world, no matter people from other countries say about the beauty of their countries. Nothing can be compared to the beauty of the Carpathian mountains or magnificence of the Dnieper. And the plains of my native land are so wide that it seems to me that I am standing in the middle of a vast ocean consisting only of the blue sky and land restricted with the horizon. Fields of wheat are unbelievably beautiful in a windy weather, - they remind me waves of the Black see I saw when I had a rest with my family in Odessa. The only difference is that these wheat waves are yellow, not blue like sea water. Hundreds of lakes and rivers with clean and fresh water crossing the map of Ukraine. They are full of fish, so it is not surprising that the fishing industry is so developed in the country. The land is extremely fertile, that`s why we have so abundant harvest of fruits and vegetables every year.
And people are so friendly and easy-going here! We all try to help each other when something bad happens. My compatriots realize the need of getting together to deal with any problem. We are always ready to extend a helping hand to our friends and colleagues when they are in need of help. Almost all citizens of the country are motivated and skilled workers trying to do their best in their occupations. And undoubtedly we will cope with all these challenges on the way because we are aware of the importance of improvements to be made to achieve better and more productive results to earn fame for our native land called Ukraine!