Questions 1-8 refer to the following article from a magazine about modern technology.

If you had been a teenager in the 60s, you (1).... The Beatles. If you're a teenager right now, then you definitely know all about text messaging. Neil Papworth, the first texter, did not think that the first text message he (2).... in 1992 would cause such a transformation in communication. After text messaging (3).... in Papworth's company, it could have failed. In fact, (4)..... mobile phone companies deciding to create phone billing plants that included text messaging, the service (5)..... so popular today. Next year, text messaging (6).... for 20 years. The amount of growth in this short time (7).... mobile phone companies to carefully think about gaining money from text messaging. The cheap texting plans offered by cell phone companies have allowed text messaging to become the most popular service used on mobile phones. Next time you send a text message, imagine a world without them. It (8)... do long ago!