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Booklet Page 23 : More Practice Complete the article below using the correct form of the verb in brackets ( Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple ) . Personalized News by Sue Rose How many times have you heard people say that the news is all bad ? Until a couple of years ago people ( complain ) that they didn ' t want to pick up a newspaper anymore . However , the latest advances in computer technology _ ( change ) all that . Recently , Internet providers 2 ( begin ) to offer the public personalized news online . 3 "All I ( do ) was just fill out an online form , " explained Gilda Rhodes , one of the 3 , 000 people who ( subscribe ) to the service so far . "I ( request ) the type of news I ( want ) to read and I ( choose ) the countries that interest me . " Since then , Rhodes ( receive ) her own personal news delivered to her email address . "I ' m delighted with the service , " Rhodes told me with enthusiasm . "I ( not read ) any bad news for over two months , " she said . The consumer may be satisfied , but what about newspaper owners ? I ( ask ) Morty Thompson of The Daily Reporter if he thought online personalized news would affect the sales of printed newspapers . Thompson ( give ) us his opinion . "Some newspapers 12 _ ( jump ) on the bandwagon and are offering a similar type of online personalized news service , " said Thompson , "but I'm not worried . " So far , this innovation _ ( not affect ) sales of Thompson ' s newspaper . 14
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