Exercise 9. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.
MOBILE PHONES
When Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell (106) ____ the telephone in 1876, it was a revolution in communication. (107) ____ the first time, people could talk to each other over great distances almost as clearly as if they were in the same room. Nowadays, though, we (108) ____ usc Bell’s invention for taking photographs, (109) ____ the Internet or watching video clips rather than talking. Over the last two decades a new (110) _____ of spoken communication has emerged: the mobile phone.
106. A. has been invented B. is invented C. invented D. was invented
107. A. As B. By C. For D. Since
108. A. increase B. increased C. increasing D. increasingly
109. A. accessing B. contacting C. entering D. searching
110. A. aids B. means C. tools D. ways
