Question

when larry page was a student at the university of michigan, he loved turning his creative ideas into useful technology. after he graduated with his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in computer science, he enrolled in the phd program at stanford university. there he met another student who was also interested in the internet, sergey brim. together, they created a computer program to find data more easily and tried it on the stanford university web site. it worked so well that they decided to create their own company and named it google. today, both young men are listed in forbes magazine’s richest people in the world. each of them has a net worth close to $20 billion. larry page and sergey brim created one of the most successful internet companies in history—google.

1. what is the topic?

a. larry page
b. google
c. sergey brim
d. larry page and sergey brim

1. what is the main idea?

a. when larry page was a student at the university of michigan, he loved turning his creative ideas into useful technology.
b. together, they created a computer program to find data more easily and tried it on the stanford university web site.
c. it worked so well that they decided to create their own company and named it google.
d. larry page and sergey brim created one of the most successful internet companies in history—google.

Explanation:

For question 9, the text is about both Larry Page and Sergey Brim and their joint - venture, so the topic is about them both. For question 10, the overall text is centered around how they created Google, which is one of the most successful Internet companies, summarizing their achievement.

Answer:

1. d. Larry Page and Sergey Brim
2. d. Larry Page and Sergey Brim created one of the most successful Internet companies in history—Google.