Question

8. Put the verbs in the correct tense. Dangerous TelephonesModern communications (1) (to influence) our lives in many ways. Since the 1980s themobile phone (2) (to prove) to be the most popular means of communication. It (3) (tointroduce) publicly in Chicago in 1983 and (4) (to be) a success from the start.However, scientists (5) (to believe) that mobile phones shouldn't (6) (to use) for morethan twenty minutes at a time because they may (7) (to develop) short-term memoryloss.Microbiologists (8) (to discover) that more than 2,000 thousand different types of bacteria (9) (to live) on our telephones. They (10) (to make) peopleill with flu, cold, sore throats, earaches and many others. Bacteria life (11) (tobe) so active because of our dirty hands. Public telephone boxes (12) (to be)very dangerous for our health. The special Cleaning Service (13) (to organize)to clean telephone boxes. Town and city telephones in Great Britain (14) (toclean) daily, often at 4 am, but in the country districts phones (15) (to receive)weekly attention. The Cleaning Service also (16) (to remove) graffiti, (17) (towash) floors and glass panels. They (18) (to use) antiseptic sprays on themouthpieces.​

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. influence

2.has proven

3.introduced

4. was

5.have believed

6. be used

7. develop

8.have discovered

9.living

10. make

11.is

12.are

13.is organized

14.are cleaned

15. are recieved

16.removes

17. washes

18.use

Answer 2

1. Modern communications have influenced our lives in many ways.
2. Since the 1980s, the mobile phone has proven to be the most popular means of communication.
3. It was introduced publicly in Chicago in 1983 and was a success from the start.
4. However, scientists believe that mobile phones shouldn't be used for more than twenty minutes at a time because they may develop short-term memory loss.
5. Microbiologists have discovered that more than 2,000 different types of bacteria live on our telephones.
6. They make people ill with flu, colds, sore throats, earaches, and many others.
7. Bacteria life is so active because of our dirty hands.
8. Public telephone boxes are very dangerous for our health.
9. The special Cleaning Service organizes to clean telephone boxes.
10. Town and city telephones in Great Britain are cleaned daily, often at 4 am, but in the country districts, phones receive weekly attention.
11. The Cleaning Service also removes graffiti, washes floors and glass panels.
12. They use antiseptic sprays on the mouthpieces.