阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you 1do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks(网络) have become a 2for many people to shop without 3having to leave their homes.
Some shoppers are 4of department stores and supermarkets— 5the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes 6of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and 7a friendly announcer describe a product 8a model shows it. And they can 9around the clock, buying something 10by making a phone call.
Department stores and even mail-under companies are 11to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy 12their own TV channels(频道)to encourage TV shopping. in the future. 13can ask questions about products and place 14, all through their TV sets.
Will shopping by television 15take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so. 16many people find shopping at a 17store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to 18or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s 19specialists say that in the future, home shopping will 20together with store shopping but will never entirely replace(取代) it.
1.A. must B. should C. shall D. can
2.A. programme B. way C. reason D. purpose
3.A. ever B. never C. still D. once
4.A. proud B. fond C. tired D. careful
5.A. fighting B. striking C. treating D. stopping
6.A. sense B. doubt C. hope D. feeling
7.A. see B. watch C. let D. notice
8.A. until B. since C. if D. while
9.A. shop B. wait C. turn D. deliver
10.A. suitably B. cheaply C. simply D. hardly
11.A. nervous B. lucky C. epual D. eager
12.A. putting up B. making up C. setting up D. looking up
13.A. Guests B. Assistants C. Managers D. Customers
14.A. orders B. goods C. books D. answers
15.A. lastly B. finally C. especially D. fortunately
16.A. Then B. Yet C. However D. Therefore
17.A. general B. popular C. real D. true
18.A. design B. make C. wear D. touch
19.A. how B. why C. what D. when
20.A. exist B. practise C. follow D. appear
Mr. Green stood up in defence of the 16-year-old boy, saying that he was not the one .
A.blamed B.blaming C.to blame D.to be blamed
Catherine bought a postcard of the place she was visiting, addressed to and then posted it at the nearby post office.
A.it; her B.it; herself C.herself; her D.herself; herself
— Four dollars a pair? I think it’s a bit too much.
— If you buy three pairs, the price for each will to three fifty.
A.come down B.take down C.turn over D.go over
You may drop in or just give me a call. will do.
A.Either B.Each C.Neither D.All
Never in my wildest dreams these people are living in such poor conditions.
A.I could imagine B.could I imagine
C.I couldn’t imagine D.couldn’t I imagine