Question

Complete the text with the active or passive forms of the verbs in brackets.

Today in the UK and the US over 50 % of shopping is paid (pay) for with plastic cards. The idea started in the US in 1920s. The first cards 1...................(make) of paper and could only be usted in a few specific shops and hotels. Then in the 1950s an American businessman called Frank McNamara had dinner at a restaurant one day, but 2.....................(not/have) enough cash to pay for his meal. This 3......................(give) him the idea for the "Diner's Club Card" and the first popular credit card 4.......................(invent). Since the 1950s plastic 5.......................(use) to make all credit cards

Answer 1

1. were made

2. did not

3. gave

4. was invented

5. has been used

Step-by-step explanation:

Today in the UK and the US over 50 % of shopping is paid for with plastic cards. The idea started in the US in 1920s. The first cards were made of paper and could only be used in a few specific shops and hotels. Then in the 1950s an American businessman called Frank McNamara had dinner at a restaurant one day, but did not have enough cash to pay for his meal. This gave him the idea for the "Diner's Club Card" and the first popular credit card was invented. Since the 1950s plastic has been used to make all credit cards.