Robert Edward Turner was born in 1938 in Cincinnati. He "is world famous American television network _______(1)_______.
In 1976, he_______(2)_______a television station, WTBS, and built it into the Turner Broadcasting System (TBS). As he was a man with _______(3) , he decided to _______(4)_______first 24-hour news channel. So, in 1980, The Cable News Network (CNN), was _______(5)_______ . People from all over the world including monarchs, presidents, prime ministers and many other very important persons were_______(6)_______by this innovation.
Ted Turner is a forward thinking person always coming up with ________(7) ideas. In 1988, Ted Turner started up TNT, a movie channel giving the opportunity to the_______(8)_______to enjoy his vast library of film classics.
Ted Turner announced he would_______(9)_______$1 billion to United Nations programs devoted to international understanding and peace and the environment. His creative activity is_______(10)_______American life and culture.
Unit3. READING COMPREHENSION
The ethical heart of business is service to others. Without it, no enterprise and no entrepreneur can succeed. Here are two profiles of great business leaders. They believed passionately in America as the land of opportunity and in the possibilities for individuals to succeed here.