3. Read the text about Antonio Stradivari and complete the sentences with the correct past simple form of the verbs in parentheses.

About Antonio Stradivari:

Antonio Stradivari was born in 1644. He 1) lived (live) in Cremona, Italy. Stradivari 2) studied (study) with Nicoló Amati, a famous violin maker. Stradivari 3) created (create) the best violin in the world and they 4) named (name) it the Stradivarius after him. Antonio Stradivari 5) died (die) on 18 December 1737. In his lifetime, he 6) designed (design) over 1,000 violins, but there are only 650 of them today. Many of the top violin players in the world play the Stradivarius.