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Grammar exercises

ni Complete these texts with the appropriate form, active or passive, of the verb.
A
Acupuncture (1) has been practised
(practise) in China for over
3,000 years, and today it (2)
(widely use)
alongside conventional medicine. In traditional Chinese medicine, no symptom
(view) in isolation. Instead, the body and the
(3)
mind (4)
(evaluate) together. The goal of acupuncture
(be)to create harmony in the body by restoring the
(S)
flow of Qi (pronounced 'chee'). This (6) (consider) to
be the life force involved in all body functions. Qi (7)

(collect) in the organs and (8) (travel) through energy
channels in the body. Acupuncturists (9) (believe)
that diseases (10)
(occur) when the circulation
of Qi (11) (prevent), whether by injuries, heat,
cold or other factors. By redirecting the flow of Qi, acupuncture can
(12)
(help) cure disease.
(construct)
The first mobile phones (1) in
Stockholm in the 1950s — but were not very mobile! They could only

(2)
(use) in cars because the receiver and

transmitter (3)
(weigh) over 40 kilos and had to
(4)

(carry) in the boot. But technology

(5)
(advance) so quickly that by the 1990s mobiles
could (6)

(hold)in the hand and people talking
on their mobiles (7)
(become) a familiar sight.
Of course, not everyone welcomed mobiles, and in the mid-1990s their use
(8)
(ban)in many schools. Even recent
research which (9)
(suggest) that prolonged
exposure to emissions from mobiles might be a health hazard
(not discourage) their use, and analysts now
(10)
(11)
(predict) that by 2025, 95% of all electronic
communication (12) (conduct) by mobile phone.

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