TEXT D What has the telephone
done to us, or for us, in the hundred years of its existence A few effects
suggest themselves at once. It has saved lives by getting rapid word of illness,
injury, or fire from remote places. By joining will the elevator to make
possible the multi-story residence, e or office building, it has made possible—
for better or worse— the modern city. By bringing about a great leap in the
speed and ease with which in formation moves from place to place, it has greatly
accelerated the rate of scientific and technological changes and growth in
industry. Beyond doubt it has seriously weakened if not killed the ancient
art of letter writing. It has made living alone possible for persons with normal
social in pulses; by so doing, it has played a role in one of the greatest
social changes of this century, the breakup of the multi-generational household.
It has made the war chillingly more efficient than formerly. Perhaps,
though not provably, it has prevented wars that might have arisen out of
international misunderstanding caused by written communication. or per
haps—again not provably—by magnifying and extending irrational personal
conflicts based on voice contact, it has caused wars. Certainly it has extended
the scope of human conflicts, since it impartially disseminates the useful
knowledge of scientists and the nonsense of tire ignorant, the affection of the
affectionate and the malice of the malicious. The author describes the telephone as impartial because______.
A.saves lives of people in remote places B.enables people to live alone if they want to C.spreads both love and ill will D.replaces much written communication