Question

Fill in the gaps with the verbs in the correct form: (Past Simple Tense) After the Second World War, Akio Morita, the co-founder of Sony, _______________ (join) forces with a friend, Masaru Ibuka. Both men _______________ (know) a great deal about telecommunications, so they _______________ (use) all their money, about USD 100, and _______________ (set) up a small engineering company, Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo. They _______________ (find) a small broken-down building to use as a laboratory in Tokyo. There _______________ (be) so many holes in the roof that when it _______________ (rain), they _______________ (have) to continue working under umbrellas. Their first task _______________ (be) to decide what to make. They _______________ (not / want) to produce radios because of the competition from much larger companies. Instead, they _______________ (decide) to create an entirely new product, a tape recorder. They _______________ (succeed) in making a machine, but unfortunately they _______________ (not have) any tape, and they _______________ (not / know) how to produce it. So they _______________ (start) to experiment, and _______________ (try) using a number of different materials. Finally, they _______________ (make) a breakthrough. They _______________ (cut) up strips of paper to make a reel, and _______________ (paint) them with a magnetic material that they _______________ (heat) on a frying pan in their small room. It _______________ (work), and they gradually _______________ (improve) the process. In 1950, they _______________ (begin) trying to sell their revolutionary machine. And the rest is history!

Answer 1

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joined

knew

used

set

found

were

rained

had

were

didn't went

decided

didn't have

didn't know

started

tried

made

cut

painted

heated

wroke

improved

began

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Answer 2

After the Second World War, Akio Morita, the co-founder of Sony, joined forces with a friend, Masaru Ibuka. Both men knew a great deal about telecommunications, so they used all their money, about USD 100, and set up a small engineering company, Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo. They found a small broken-down building to use as a laboratory in Tokyo. There were so many holes in the roof that when it rained, they had to continue working under umbrellas. Their first task was to decide what to make. They did not want to produce radios because of the competition from much larger companies. Instead, they decided to create an entirely new product, a tape recorder. They succeeded in making a machine, but unfortunately, they did not have any tape, and they did not know how to produce it. So they started to experiment and tried using a number of different materials. Finally, they made a breakthrough. They cut up strips of paper to make a reel, and painted them with a magnetic material that they heated on a frying pan in their small room. It worked, and they gradually improved the process. In 1950, they began trying to sell their revolutionary machine. And the rest is history!