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1. 
In 1995, Elon Musk launched the firm Zip2 with his brother Kimbal and provided online city guide ____ with useful local ____ to major US city journals.
A.
software, geodata
B.
software/geodatas
C.
softwares/geodatas
D.
softwares/geodata
2. 
The two brothers put ____ into their firm and worked ____. Their ____ so successful that they could finally sell Zip2 for $307 million to the US computer pro-ducer Compaq.
A.
many efforts/many overtimes/works were
B.
much effort/much overtime/work was
C.
much effort/much overtime/ works were
D.
many efforts/much overtime/work was
3. 
In 1999, Musk co-founded the online financial service provider X.com, merged with its main competitor Confinity, and eventually named the new company Paypal. The firm conquered international markets, increased the number of ____ , and made so ____ that they could sell the company to ebay for $1.5 billion in 2002."
A.
employee/much progress
B.
employee/many progresses
C.
employees/many progresses
D.
employees/much progress
4. 
In 2002, Musk founded the space technology company SpaceX. It produces reusable rockets and ____. In 2015, SpaceX was the first in history to shoot a rocket into ____ and return it safely to earth with only ____.
A.
spacecraft/space/little damage
B.
spacecraft/space/a few damages
C.
spacecrafts/space/little damage
D.
spacecrafts/spaces/a few damages
5. 
With SpaceX, Musk aims high. First, he wants to reduce spaceflight ____ by a factor of 10. Secondly, he intends to send ____ to Mars within the next 10-20 years and wants to establish a Mars colony by the 2040s.
A.
cost/mankind
B.
costs/mankinds
C.
cost/mankinds
D.
costs/mankind
6. 
In 2003, Musk founded Tesla with two car engineers who had gained ____ in the car industry and provided ____ to Musk. Tesla wants to produce electric cars at ____ affordable to all consumers.
A.
much experience/much advice/price
B.
much experience/much advice/prices
C.
many experiences/much advice/prices
D.
many experiences/many advices/prices
7. 
Musk also co-founded the firm Solar City, which develops innovative solar cell ____ and sophisticated solar panels in form of roof tiles. The tiles work well, but hardly make sense if no batteries are available to store ____ in times of low power consumption.
A.
materials/energy
B.
material/energies
C.
materials/energies
D.
material/energy
8. 
That's why Solar City developed battery powerwalls with huge capacities for energy ____. People can install these walls in their houses, just like their other ____ , and connect them with the solar tiles, thus becoming independent from the public grid.
A.
storage/furniture
B.
storages/furnitures
C.
storage/furnitures
D.
storages/furniture
9. 
Recently, there ___ also been much information about Musk's hyperloops. These are high-speed underground tunnels in which capsules ride on air cushions and transport hundreds of ____ and ____ from A to B. Predictions are that resident/residents can travel from LA to San Francisco in just 30 minutes.
A.
has/people/baggage/residents
B.
have/people/baggage/resident
C.
has/peoples/baggage/residents
D.
have/people/baggages/resident
10. 
Musk also co-founded Open AI. The firm supports scientists who are trying to develop friendly artificial ____. They have already made some ____. ____ good news , as there is growing concern that AI could turn evil.
A.
intelligence/progress/This is
B.
intelligence/progresses/These are
C.
intelligences/progress/These are
D.
intelligence/progresses/This is
11. 
Musk has also co-founded Neuralink, a technology startup which conducts diverse ____ in the field of computer brain interfaces. It tries to develop tools that can be inserted in the human brain to treat diverse ____and to up- and download thoughts.
A.
research/disease
B.
researches/disease
C.
researches/diseases
D.
research/diseases