Fred Smith and FedEx: The vision that changed the worldFrederick W. Smith is the founder of the FedEx Corp., the largest and most successful _______________________. He is recognized as an outstanding entrepreneur who is _________________ by both his competitors and employees. As a juvenile, he suffered from a disease and was often ________ by bullies. But his passion for flying increased as he grew up. At Yale University, he helped to _____ the Yale flying club. In a term paper for an economics class, he ________________ for a transportation company that ensure overnight delivery of small and ____________ goods, but the professor said it wasn’t _______. After graduation, he _________________and went to Vietnam. During his military days, he learned good Leadership ________________________a company. Home from Vietnam, he decided to ___________ starting his own business but the early days __________________ extreme frugality and financial losses. In spite of difficulties, he still _______________to ensure good medical plan. He said success in business ______________ three elements: appealing product or service, __________________________, and good leadership.
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- He _______ his success to the good education he has received.
- He said he would make his own()(judge) after he studied the case.
- Retell the story of Robbie Wilde according to the time indicators given below. Robbie Wilde has been enjoying his life as a_________. When he was five, he was suffered from ear__________, leading to being _______ in his right ear and can hardly hear in his left. He grew up in a _______ home environment and started deejaying at age ____. When he was 25, he asked a well-known DJ for _________. As he started deejaying at clubs, he did not want his skills recognized simply because people have _________for his disability. In this way, he sets a good example for other young people in chasing their _________.
- Could you describe the speaker’s recent activity A: He’s never lonely, for he has worked in his own company. B: He started a business after he had gained some experience. C: He’s upset about his own business for three years. D: He needed to spend three more years working with the IT firm.
- He wasn't shocked by what he had been told, but he was ______ that it should have been said to him by his own daughter.