Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 19 to 24.

When Scotsman Alexander Graham Bell (19) ______ the telephone in 1876, it was a revolution in communication. (20) ______ the first time, people could talk to each other over great distances almost (21) ______ if they were in the same room. Nowadays, though, we (22) ______ use Bell's invention for taking photographs, (23) ______ the Internet or watching video clips rather than talking. Over the last two decades a new (24) ______ of spoken communication has emerged: the mobile phone.

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