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The History of Amazon

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1.
Je Bezos is the name of Amazon.coms ______________.

Founder
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Correct. Je Bezos is the founder of Amazon.

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2.
Je Bezos ________________ the company in 1995 in the garage of his house.

started
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Correct. He started the company in 1995 in the garage of his house.

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3.
When Bezos ____________ Amazon.com, online shopping was not very
popular.

founded
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Correct. When Bezos founded Amazon.com, online shopping was

not very popular.

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4.
Amazon.com ____________new customers as they made it easy to shop online.
They were the rst online company to have a shopping cart on their site.

attracts
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Incorrect. Amazon.com attracted new customers as they made it

easy to shop online. They were the rst online company to have a
shopping cart on their site.

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5.
________ Bezoss leadership, the company expanded.

Under
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Correct. Under Bezoss leadership, the company expanded.

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6.
At rst, Amazon.com only sold books. Its product line was ___________.

narrow
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Incorrect. At rst, Amazon.com only sold books. It's product line was
limited.

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7.
Then they opened Amazon Marketplace and gave other people and stores
the ____________ to sell their products on the Amazon.com website.

opportunity
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Correct. Then they opened Amazon Marketplace and gave other

people and stores the opportunity to sell their products on the
Amazon.com website.

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8.
In 2000, they added an arrow below the name in their logo from the A to
the Z. Today, this arrow shows that they ___________ everything from A to Z.

sell
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Correct. In 2000, they added an arrow below the name in their logo
from the A to the Z. This arrow shows that they
oer/provide/sell everything from A to Z.

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9.
Now, you can buy almost anything at Amazon.com. It has an __________
product line.

extense
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Incorrect. Now, you can buy almost anything at Amazon.com. It has

an extensive product line.

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10.
In 2007, they _______ a new product, the Kindle. This was the rst e-book.

launched
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Correct. In 2007, they launched a new product, the Kindle. This was
the rst e-book.

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