Smartphone Repairs

:Most of us have (1) ____ {(a)feels (b)feelers (c)feeling (d)felt} the exasperation of feeling helpless when our smartphone breaks. Phone manufacturers seem to go to extraordinary lengths to (2) ____ {(a)annoy (b)encourage (c)depend (d)stop} consumers from opening the back of their phones to try DIY repairs. Help is (3) ____ {(a)on (b)at (c)of (d)by } hand. Fairphone is a new company that has produced a self-repairable mobile phone. The founder is Bas van Abel, a Dutch design engineer who set (4) ____ {(a)up (b)on (c)out (d)in} to make “the world’s first ethical smartphone”. He started his company in 2013 with four basic (5) ____ {(a)principals (b)proposals (c)principles (d)preps}. First, he wanted to use raw materials from non-conflict mining areas. He also wanted to make a product that was recyclable, durable and repairable. The new Fairphone embodies these aims.

Q1:The Fairphone website outlines the philosophy that supports the company. It says its mission is to motivate a massive industry to take responsibility for its impact (6) _____ {(a)in (b)on (c)at (d)around} the world, by establishing a viable market for ethical electronics. It highlights the fact that many workers who produce technology are working in unacceptable conditions. It also points (7) ____ {(a)of (b)out (c)up (d)down} the, staggering amount of waste the electronics industry generates. Finally, it says: Communication technology is (8) ____ {(a)at (b) up (c)on (d) down} track to account for 14 per cent of the worlds greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. The Fairphone (9) ____ {(a)provides (b)repairs (c)comes (d)attached} with a screwdriver and is easily repairable. The plastic used is 40-per-cent recycled, and the minerals are (10) ____ { (a)fluently (b)emotionally (c)impossibly (d)ethically} sourced.