Compléter fill-in-the-blank passive and activeVersion en ligne fill in the blank! par Raditya Zainy 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 .