Did you ever watch a video on the Internet? Maybe you used YouTube. YouTube is a Web site where people can share their video. Today, YouTube is an important part of the Internet. However, that wasn't always true.
YouTube started with a young man named Jawed Karim and two friends. One day, Karim was on the Internet. He wanted information about 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia. He found news stories about it, but he couldn't find any videos. This gave Karim an idea. He wanted to help people to put video on the Internet. Karim told his friends about this idea.
Together, they created a company- YouTube.
YouTube become a global success. Millions of people around the world visited the Web site. It was clear to Google, another Internet company, that YouTube had a lot of value. Google made a deal. It bought YouTube for $1.65. As a result, YouTube investors and its employees made a lot of money. The three friends who started YouTube were very big investors. Therefore, they made an enormous amount of money.
What can be the best title for the passage?
A. Support from the Internet
B. To be successful on the Internet
C. Sharing success on the Internet
D. The best videos from YouTube
Đáp án đúng: C
Giải thích: Ý A chỉ là ý nhỏ trong bài đọc, ý B, đoạn văn không nói về các cách để thành công trên mạng, ý D không phù hợp.
Dịch: Chia sẻ thành công trên Internet.
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