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3.Complete the article with the past simple passive form of the correct verb in brackets.
Google is one of the world's most-used search engines. It _________(start / discover) in 1996 by two students at Stanford University in the States. Do you know why the name 'Google'_________(send / choose)? It's from 'googol' which means a number 1 followed by a hundred zeros. This is a very big number and the word 'Google' _________(discover / invent) to show that they wanted to organise all the information in the world.
In 2004, Google Earth _________ (add / film). Google Earth is a global map. It allows you to 'fly' to anywhere in the world. It _________(build / draw) by putting together satellite photographs. In 2006, historic old maps _________(call / put) on Google Earth. There is a map of Tokyo that _________(invent / draw) in 1680 and several from North America that _________(draw / do) in the nineteenth century.
The old maps used on Google Earth _________(grow / collect) by David Rumsey. He has more than 150,000 maps in his collection.
Google is one of the world's most-used search engines. It was discovered in 1996 by two students at Stanford University in the States. Do you know why the name 'Google' was chosen? It's from 'googol' which means a number 1 followed by a hundred zeros. This is a very big number and the word 'Google' was invented to show that they wanted to organise all the information in the world.
In 2004, Google Earth was added. Google Earth is a global map. It allows you to 'fly' to anywhere in the world. It was drawn by putting together satellite photographs. In 2006, historic old maps were called on Google Earth. There is a map of Tokyo that was drawn in 1680 and several from North America that was drawn in the nineteenth century.
The old maps used on Google Earth were collected by David Rumsey. He has more than 150,000 maps in his collection.