READ THE PASSAGE AND DO THE EXERCISES THAT FOLLOW BY CIRCLING THE CORRESPONDING LETTER (A, B, C, D) OF THE CORRECT ANSWERS

Questions 46-50: Read the passage and do the exercises that follow by circling the corresponding letter (A,

B, C, D) of the correct answers. Mark your choice on the answer sheet.

Not so long ago, people only used the telephone to make phone calls. Now, thanks to computers, people use their

phones to do much more. They can bank by phone, rent videos by phone, and event shop by phone. It is also

possible to send letters and reports by faxing them over telephone lines. People can even use their phone lines to

send messages from one computer to another computer by electric mail, or e-mail.

But you don't need to be at home or at the office to use the phone anymore. You can carry a cellular phone in your

pocket or keep one in your car. With a cellular phone, anyone who can talk and walk can also phone and walk.

You don't have to look for a pay phone to make a call anymore. Now you can take your calls with you

everywhere.

46. The main topic of the passage is________

A. the use of a telephone in the past

B. the use of a cellular phone

C. the convenience of a cellular phone

D. current use of telephones

47. People didn't use to_______.

A. make phone calls only at home

B. make phone calls only in the ofice

C. make only phone calls with the telephone

D. shop by phone

48. What are advantages of having a cell phone?

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A. You can carry it in your pocket

B. You can keep it in your car

C. With it, you can phone and walk

D. All A, B and C

49. With a cellular phone you can____

A. only carry it in your pocket

B. only keep it in your car

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C. make a phone call everywhere you want

D. only take photoes

50. The word "pay phone" means

A. the phone pays you

B. you can phone free of charge

C. you pay for the call

D. you don't pay for the call

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