The telephone is one of the most important inventions in the 20th century. With telephones our life has become convenient. Especially, after the mobile telephone appears, communication becomes easier and rapider. No matter how far away your friend is, you can always contact him with telephone. To students and people going out for business far away from their homes, the telephone can shorten the distance between them and their families. Thus they will get comforted whenever they are homesick or they run into trouble. With the help of the telephone, people can keep in touch with anyone at any time and in any place for urgent help. There are many kinds of telephones now. What's more, telephones are very cheap, so almost every family has a telephone. Besides making telephone calls to arrange social engagements and conduct business, telephones have many new uses, such as asking for information, listening to music and so on. The telephone plays an important role in our daily life. All in all, the telephone is so helpful that we can say that we could not live without the telephone in our daily life. We will further improve the performance of the telephone so as to create better conditions for its development. Exercises:Read the text and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or (F)( ) 1. The telephone is one of the most important inventions in the 20th century and has some usages. ( ) 2. People often make telephone calls, ask for information and listen to the music and so on. ( ) 3. Telephones make communication easier, rapider, more helpful and convenient.( )