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Jmaes Coook ( were, was ) the son of a poor English farmworker. When he ( was, were ) young, he ( leave, let, left ) home and ( becaming, become, became, becomed ) a sailor. He ( studieft, studying, study, studied ) mathematics and astronomy and became and expert mapmaker. In 1768, Cook ( soiling, soiled, sail, sailing, sailed ) on a ship, the Endeavour, to the island of Tahiti in the Pacific Ocean. Cook ( taken, took, take, taked ) scientists and artists with him on the voyage. When they reached Tahiti, they ( colected, collects, collected, collecting ) plants and animals and drew them.