Choose the correct option in brackets to complete the following sentence. Technology has (lightened/enlightened) the nations. Rewrite the sentence in the past tense: The technology makes international communication easy.

Here are the solutions to the questions:

5.2.1 To complete the sentence, choose the word that means to provide knowledge and understanding.

• Technology has enlightened the nations.

5.2.2 To rewrite the sentence in the past tense, change the present tense verb "makes" to its past tense form.

• The technology made international communication easy.