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) Cloze (1): JXUwMDJmJXUwMDE2JXUwMDEyJXUwMDUzJXUwMDRkJXUwMDBjJXUwMDA1JXUwMDAx 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) Cloze (2): JXUwMDJmJXUwMDEyJXUwMDE3JXUwMDE3JXUwMDBiJXUwMGRhJXUwMGMwJXUwMDU0JXUwMDRlJXUw MDBiJXUwMDAwJXUwMDAxJXUwMDAxJXUwMDAx anymore. The historical phone call took place on April 3rd, 1973. The phone (design) Cloze (3): JXUwMDJmJXUwMDE2JXUwMDEyJXUwMDUzJXUwMDQ0JXUwMDAxJXUwMDE2JXUwMDFhJXUwMDBlJXUw MDA5JXUwMDBiJXUwMDAx and built in about six weeks. The battery died if the phone (use) Cloze (4): JXUwMDJmJXUwMDE2JXUwMDEyJXUwMDUzJXUwMDU1JXUwMDA2JXUwMDE2JXUwMDAx for more than 36 minutes. Communication (revolutionize) Cloze (5): JXUwMDJmJXUwMDE2JXUwMDEyJXUwMDUzJXUwMDUyJXUwMDE3JXUwMDEzJXUwMDE5JXUwMDAzJXUw MDE5JXUwMDAxJXUwMDFkJXUwMDA2JXUwMDAxJXUwMDA3JXUwMDEzJXUwMDFmJXUwMDAx by this call.
Some interesting facts:
- The first commercial cell phone network (build) Cloze (6): JXUwMDJmJXUwMDE2JXUwMDEyJXUwMDUzJXUwMDQyJXUwMDE3JXUwMDFjJXUwMDA1JXUwMDE4 in Japan in 1979.
- They (use) Cloze (7): JXUwMDM5JXUwMDEzJXUwMDE3JXUwMDQ1JXUwMDU1JXUwMDA2JXUwMDE2JXUwMDAx by more than half of the world´s population; besides, in some places there are more cell phones than people.
- Today, cell phones (own) Cloze (8): JXUwMDM5JXUwMDEzJXUwMDE3JXUwMDQ1JXUwMDRmJXUwMDE4JXUwMDE5JXUwMDBiJXUwMDAx by over 3 billion people.
- The first text message (send) Cloze (9): JXUwMDJmJXUwMDE2JXUwMDEyJXUwMDUzJXUwMDUzJXUwMDE2JXUwMDBiJXUwMDFh in 1989. Now one billion messages (send) Cloze (10): JXUwMDM5JXUwMDEzJXUwMDE3JXUwMDQ1JXUwMDUzJXUwMDE2JXUwMDBiJXUwMDFh every day.
- Camera phones (sell) Cloze (11): JXUwMDMwJXUwMDA5JXUwMDE3JXUwMDEzJXUwMDQ1JXUwMDQyJXUwMDA3JXUwMDAwJXUwMDBiJXUw MDRlJXUwMDUzJXUwMDFjJXUwMDAzJXUwMDA4 since 2002
- In some countries, TV shows (broadcast) Cloze (12): JXUwMDM5JXUwMDEzJXUwMDE3JXUwMDQ1JXUwMDQyJXUwMDEwJXUwMDFkJXUwMDBlJXUwMDA1JXUw MDA3JXUwMDAyJXUwMDEyJXUwMDA3 directly to cell phones.
- Nokia (make) Cloze (13): JXUwMDMwJXUwMDA5JXUwMDEyJXUwMDUzJXUwMDQyJXUwMDA3JXUwMDAwJXUwMDBiJXUwMDRlJXUw MDRkJXUwMDBjJXUwMDA1JXUwMDAx a phone with gold and diamonds for several years.
- Phones (design) Cloze (14): JXUwMDMwJXUwMDA5JXUwMDE3JXUwMDEzJXUwMDQ1JXUwMDQyJXUwMDA3JXUwMDAwJXUwMDBiJXUw MDRlJXUwMDQ0JXUwMDAxJXUwMDE2JXUwMDFhJXUwMDBlJXUwMDA5JXUwMDBiJXUwMDAx for children as young as three years old since 2000
- In poor countries, cell phones (use) Cloze (15): JXUwMDM5JXUwMDEzJXUwMDE3JXUwMDQ1JXUwMDU1JXUwMDA2JXUwMDE2JXUwMDAx by farmers to find the best price for their crops.
- Climbers (rescue) Cloze (16): JXUwMDMwJXUwMDA5JXUwMDE3JXUwMDEzJXUwMDQ1JXUwMDQyJXUwMDA3JXUwMDAwJXUwMDBiJXUw MDRlJXUwMDUyJXUwMDE3JXUwMDE2JXUwMDEwJXUwMDE2JXUwMDEwJXUwMDAx from mountaintops thanks to cell phones since cell phones were created.
Who knows what cell phones (use) Cloze (17): JXUwMDJmJXUwMDFlJXUwMDA1JXUwMDAwJXUwMDRjJXUwMDQyJXUwMDA3JXUwMDQ1JXUwMDU1JXUw MDA2JXUwMDE2JXUwMDAx for in the future?
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