People in the United States often shop from catalogs. There are special catalogs for (1)...............every need, including clothing, furniture, health, (2).................products and things for the kitchen. People also order (3)..............40% of their music club catalogs. Customers say that music stores are too noisy.
Television shopping began in 1986. About 5% to 8% of the American public now shops by television. Some (4)..............shopping channels are the Home Shopping Network and QVC. Customers say that television shopping is (5).................than shopping in a store. How do they buy things? They (6)......................a phone call and charge the item to their credit card. And TV shopping channels are on late at night (7)...............people can go shopping anytime.
Is the computer shopping the way of furniture? About 37% of American (8)....................now have personal computers. And shopping by computer (or shopping on-line) is(9).................to more people every day. Already, shoppers can use their computers to order many different products, such as computers products, flowers, foods, T-shirts and posters. And new on-line shopping services (20).....................everyday. Soon people may be able to shop for anything, anytime, anywhere in the world.
1. A. most B. almost C. mostly D. most of
2. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautify D. beautified
3. A. to B. of C. for D. about
4. A. popular B. liked C. favourite D. beloved
5. A. larger B. more C. easier D. popular
6. A. do B. make C. have D. have
7. A. so B. but C. because D. though
8. A. houseful B. housework C. housewife D.households
9. A. exciting B. surprising C. amazing D. interesting
10. A. raise B. come C. appear D. forecast
People in the United States often shop from catalogs. There are special catalogs for (1)...............every need, including clothing, furniture, health, (2).................products and things for the kitchen. People also order (3)..............40% of their music club catalogs. Customers say that music stores are too noisy.
Television shopping began in 1986. About 5% to 8% of the American public now shops by television. Some (4)..............shopping channels are the Home Shopping Network and QVC. Customers say that television shopping is (5).................than shopping in a store. How do they buy things? They (6)......................a phone call and charge the item to their credit card. And TV shopping channels are on late at night (7)...............people can go shopping anytime.
Is the computer shopping the way of furniture? About 37% of American (8)....................now have personal computers. And shopping by computer (or shopping on-line) is(9).................to more people every day. Already, shoppers can use their computers to order many different products, such as computers products, flowers, foods, T-shirts and posters. And new on-line shopping services (20).....................everyday. Soon people may be able to shop for anything, anytime, anywhere in the world.
1. A. most B. almost C. mostly D. most of
2. A. beauty B. beautiful C. beautify D. beautified
3. A. to B. of C. for D. about
4. A. popular B. liked C. favourite D. beloved
5. A. larger B. more C. easier D. popular
6. A. do B. make C. have D. have
7. A. so B. but C. because D. though
8. A. houseful B. housework C. housewife D.households
9. A. exciting B. surprising C. amazing D. interesting
10. A. raise B. come C. appear D. forecast