Do you like doing shopping? Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay at home and watch TV on a weekend? Now you __16__ do both at the same time. Home shopping television networks have become a __17__ for many people to shop without __18__ having to leave their homes, and you never thought it’s so convenient.
Some shoppers are __19__ of department stores and supermarkets— __20__ the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight __21__ of finding anything they want to buy. They’d rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and __22__ a friendly announcer describe a product __23__ a model shows it. And they can __24__ around the clock, buying something __25__ by making a phone call.
Department stores and even mail-under companies are __26__ to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy __27__ their own TV channels to encourage TV shopping in the future. __28__ can ask questions about products and place __29__, all through their TV sets.
Will shopping by television __30__ take the place of shopping in stores? Some people are still concerned about that. Just only some industry managers think so. __31__ many people find shopping at a __32__ store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to __33__ or try on dresses they want to buy. That’s __34__ specialists say that in the future, home shopping will __35__ together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it. Let’s wait and see it.
1. |
A. must |
B. should |
C. shall |
D. can |
2. |
A. program |
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. equal |
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. practice |
C. follow |
D. appear |
--This is my treat and next is yours. How is that?
---OK. _______.
A. It doesn’t matter |
B. It depends |
C. No way |
D. It’s a deal |
_____ to the delight of the schoolchildren, they will have a longer winter holiday which falls a week earlier than they have expected.
A. Many |
B. Much |
C. Plenty |
D. Lots |
—How was ______ they discovered the entrance to the underground palace?
—Totally by chance.
A. it that |
B. he that |
C. it which |
D. it |
So far no life has been found outside the earth, but while some scientists are actively searching for living things in outer space, others firmly believe there ______.
A. mustn’t be |
B. may not be |
C. can’t be |
D. won’t be |
I don’t like the way ____ he often uses to speak to me.
A. in which |
B. which |
C. how |
D. what |