Fill in the Blanks Passive VoiceOnline version Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets: active or passive by Cristina Fernández 1 Today , paper ( USE ) for hundreds of things - not only books and newspapers , but also money , stamps , bags and even clothes . In ancient times , before the invention of paper , people ( WRITE ) on animal skins , bones and stones . In 2700 BC the Egyptians ( START ) to make papyrus , which was similar to paper . But the first real form of paper ( INVENT ) in 105 AD by a Chinese government official . It ( MAKE ) from a mixture of plants and clothes . The Chinese ( KEEP ) their new discovery a secret for many centuries . Finally , in the 10th century , paper ( BRING ) to Europe by the Arabs . The first European paper mill ( BUILD ) in Spain in 1150 . Since the 18th century , most paper ( MAKE ) out of wood , because it is much stronger than cloth . Today , each person ( USE ) about 300 kg of paper every year . It has become a material that we cannot do without .
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