Since 1989, Dave Thomas, who died at age 69, was one of the most recognizable (or: that can be recognized) faces on TV. He appeared in more than 800 commercials (or: business ads on TV or the radio) for the hamburger chain named for his daughter. “As long as it works,” he said in 1991, “I’ll continue to do those commercials.”
Even though he was successful, Thomas remained troubled by his childhood. “He still won’t let anyone see his feet, which are out of shape because he never had proper-fitting shoes.” Wendy said in 1993. Born to a single mother, he was adopted (or: taken into the family as their own) as a baby by Rex and Auleva Thomas of Kalamazoo in Michigan. After Auleva died when he was 5, Thomas spent years on the road as Rex traveled around seeking construction (or: building) work. “He fed me,” Thomas said, “and if I got out of line, he’d beat me.”
Moving out on his own at 15, Thomas worked, first as a waiter, in many restaurants. But he had something much better in mind. “I thought if I owned a restaurant,” he said, “I could eat for free.” A 1956 meeting with Harland Sanders led Thomas to a career (or: lifetime job) as the manager of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant that made him a millionaire (or: a rich man with millions of dollars or pounds) in 1968.
In 1969, after breaking with Sanders, Thomas started the first Wendy’s Old Fashioned hamburgers, in Columbus, Ohio, which set itself apart (or: made itself different from or better than others) by serving made-to-order burgers. With 6,000 restaurants worldwide, the chain now makes $6 billion a year in sales.
Although troubled by his own experience with adoption, Thomas, married since 1954 to Lorraine, 66, and with four grown kids (or: children) besides Wendy, felt it could offer a future for other children. He started the Dave Thomas Foundation (or: organization set up to offer money to help) for Adoption in 1992.
In 1993, Thomas, who had left school at 15, graduated (or: left school) from Coconut Creek High School in Florida. He even took Lorraine to the graduation dance party .The kids voted (or: chose formally) him “Most Likely to Succeed.”
“The Dave you saw on TV was the real Dave,” says friend Pat Williams. “He wasn’t a great actor or a great speaker. He was just ‘Joe Everybody’.”
What is the article mainly about?

A．The life of Dave Thomas.

B．The dream of Dave Thomas.

C．The schooling of Dave Thomas.

D．The growth of Dave Thomas’s business.

What do we know about his childhood?

A． He lived a poor life	B．He had caring parents.
C．He stayed in one place.	D．He didn’t go to school.

Choose the right time order of the following events in Thomas’s life.
a. graduated from high school        
b. started his own business
c. became a millionaire
d. started a foundation
e. met Harland Sanders

A． e, d, c, d, a

B．a, e, c, b, d

C．e, c, b, d, a

D．a, e , b, c, d

“He was just ‘Joe Everybody’.”(in the last paragraph) means_________.

A． Dave was famous

B． Dave was ordinary

C． Dave was showy (or: drawing others’ attention through being bright, colorful or different)

D． Dave was shy

What is the name of Dave Thomas’s business?

A． Thomas’s

B．Wendy’s

C．Lorraine’s

D．Rex’s

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