CARLOS SLIM

Carlos Slim Helú (born January 28, 1940) is a Mexican business magnate and philanthropist who, as of 2012, is the richest person in the world for the third year in a row. He is the chairman and chief executive of telecommunications companies Telmex and América Móvil and has extensive holdings in other Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso SAB, as well as business interests elsewhere in the world.
América Móvil, which in 2010 was Latin America’s largest mobile-phone carrier, accounted for around US$49 billion of Slim's wealth by the end of 2010. His corporate holdings as of March 2012 have been estimated at US$69 billion.
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Slim was born in Mexico City, Mexico in 1940 to Maronite Christian parents Julián Slim Haddad and Linda Helú, both of Lebanese descent. His father, born Khalil Slim Haddad, immigrated to Mexico at the age of 14 in 1902 and changed his first name to Julián. As it was not uncommon for Lebanese children to be sent abroad before they reached the age of 15 to avoid being conscripted into the Ottoman army, four of Haddad's older brothers were already living in Mexico at the time of his arrival.
Carlos Slim's mother, Linda Helú, was born in Parral, Chihuahua, of Lebanese parents who had immigrated to Mexico in the late 19th century. Her parents upon immigrating to Mexico had founded one of the first Arabic language magazines for the Lebanese-Mexican community, using a printing press they had brought with them.
In 1911, Julián established a dry goods store, La Estrella del Oriente (The Star of the Orient). By 1921, he had purchased real estate in the flourishing commercial district of Mexico City. These enterprises became the source of considerable wealth.
In August 1926, Julián Slim and Linda Helú married. They had six children: Nour, Alma, Julián, José, Carlos and Linda. Julián senior, who had been influential in the Lebanese-Mexican business community, died in 1953.
Personal life
Slim was married to Soumaya Domit from 1967 until her death in 1999. Among her interests were various philanthropic projects, including the creation of a legal framework for organ donation.Slim has six children: Carlos, Marco Antonio, Patrick, Soumaya, Vanessa, and Johanna.

TEXT COMPREHENSION

01- Choose the correct item according to the text:
a) Telmex is an Arabian company
b) América Móvil is a Lebanese company
c) When Khalil Slim Haddad arrived in Mexico, he was fourteen years old
d) Linda Helú passed away in nineteen ninety nine
e) Khalil Slim Haddad had been in the Ottoman army

02- Patrick is Carlos Slim’s __________________.
a) nephew b) uncle c) son d) dad e) sibling

03- Linda Helú was born in ________________.
a) Mexico b) Lebanon c) USA d) Saudi Arabia e) Canada

04- Carlos Slim is
a) Lebanese b) seventy years old c) the world’s wealthiest person
d) Vanessa’s grandfather e) Linda’s nephew

05- “conscript” (line 13) means:
a) To enroll compulsorily into service
b) To swim c) to swerve d) to end e) end