A historic phone call

 

Read the text and complete it with the correct form of the verbs in parenthesis. 

We live in a connected world made possible by a rich history of innovation. For instance, the first cell phone call (make)  over 30 years by an American named Martin Cooper. This made possible to connect people thousands of miles apart, showcasing a promise of universal communication and spurring a century of innovation shaping the world we live in today. Network cables (need)  anymore. The historical phone call took place on April 3rd, 1973. The phone (design)  and built in about six weeks. The battery died if the phone (use)  for more than 36 minutes. Communication (revolutionize)  by this call.

Some interesting facts:

-        The first commercial cell phone network (build)  in Japan in 1979.

-        They (use)  by more than half of the world´s population; besides, in some places there are more cell phones than people.

-        Today, cell phones (own)  by over 3 billion people.

-        The first text message (send)  in 1989. Now one billion messages (send)  every day.

-        Camera phones (sell)  since 2002

-        In some countries, TV shows (broadcast)  directly to cell phones.

-        Nokia (make)  a phone with gold and diamonds for several years.

-        Phones (design)  for children as young as three years old since 2000

-        In poor countries, cell phones (use)  by farmers to find the best price for their crops.

-        Climbers (rescue)  from mountaintops thanks to cell phones since cell phones were created. 

Who knows what cell phones (use)  for in the future? 

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