A young man asked …………….old rich man how he made his money.
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Well, son, it was 1932. The …………….of the Great Depression. I was down to my last nickel.
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- deep
- deeping
I invested that nickel in an apple. I spent the entire day polishing ……………… apple and, at the end of the day, I sold the apple for ten cents.
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The next morning, I invested those ten cents in two apples. I spent the entire day …………. them and sold them at 5:00 pm for 20 cents.
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- polishing
- polished
I continued this system for a month, ………. the end of which I’d accumulated a fortune of $1.37.
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- in
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And that’s how you ………… an empire?” the boy asked.
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- builded
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Heavens, no! the man replied. ………… my wife’s father died and left us two million dollars.
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