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Complete the passage with the correct tense inof the verbs in

brackets.

Most people……………………….(not know) that there is a


connection between a bet and the invention of the film camera. In
the 1870´s, when photography……………………..(be) still a new
art,a welthy californian businessman alled Leland Standford, make a
bet with a friend. Standford bet that when a horse runs, all four of its
feet leave the ground. His friend bet that one foot
always……………..(touch) the ground. Stanford, hired a
photographer, who placed twelve cameras, around a trace track and
took pictures of a horse as it……………..(run).He then arranged the
images on a rotation device. As they were
turning,……………..(shine)a light through them. The technique
made it possibleto see the images as one continual moving
picture,and,in fact, led to the invention of the first film camera. These
potos have become very famous, and ………………… (appear) in
many books about photography. They ………………………(prove)
that Standford was right-all four of a horse´s
feet………………….(leave) the ground when it runs.Consequently,
Standford…………………….(win) the bet.

Solution: do not know- was – made – touches- runs –shone –have appeared –
prove –leave -won

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