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JUNIOR LEVEL

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Replace the highlighted words with words from the news article.

The annual ranking of mainland billionaires, 1. put together by the Hurun Report, showed that the number of Chinese-based magnates having net worth of 2 billion yuan 2. dropped for the second year. The year saw the stock market rising 3. marginally. The shrink in the list is 4. because of the 5. effect of the digital economy. Jack Ma 6. kept the top spot.

1._____ 2._____ 3. _____ 4._____ 5._____ 6._____

ADVANCED LEVEL

A. Mind map

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B. CRITICAL THINKING

1. Why do people compile lists of the richest people?

2. Do you consider rankings people’s net worth a meaningful exercise?

3. Do you want to become rich? If so, how rich?

4. What would you do if you have become very rich?

5. Is making as much money as possible your top goal in life? Give your reasons.

[Answers]

Junior level

piled; 2.fell; 3.slightly; 4.due to; 5.impact; 6.retained

Advanced level

A. Fill in the mind map

1.Hurun Report; 2.Jack Ma Yun; 3.Alibaba; 4.tech giant; 5.shrink; 6.proportion

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Top spot: The richest person on the list remained to be 2. ________, former chairman of 3. ________.

Second: coming in second was Pony Ma Huateng of Tencent, which is a 4. ________.

Annual list of the richest people in the mainland compiled by the 1. ________.

Women: the 6. ________ of women billionaires dropped slightly to 27.2 percent.

Overall: more than 50 percent of China’s richest people saw their wealth 5. ________.

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