Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping---watching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is starting in Europe. In some __46__ countries, people can turn on their __47__ and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys and __48__ things.
Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden. __49__, the biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in fifteen European countries, and in one year, it makes $10 million. In France, there are two teleshopping channels, and the French __50__ about $ 20 million a year in buying things through those channels.
In Germany, __51__ last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for one hour every day. Then the government allowed more teleshopping. Other channels can __52__ for telebusiness, including the largest American teleshopping company and a 24-hour teleshopping company. German __53__ are hoping these will help them sell more things.
Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without __54__. With all the traffic problems in cities, going shopping is not an easy thing. But at the same time, other Europeans __55__ like this new way of buying things. They call __56__ “junk on the air.” Many Europeans usually worry about the quality of the things __57__ on TV. They think high quality is the most important thing, and they don’t believe they can be sure about the quality of the things __58__.
The need of high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be __59__ the American companies. They will have to be more careful about __60__ of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see by themselves.
| 小题1: | | A．European | B．Asian | C．American | D．African |
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| 小题2: | | A．lights | B．switches | C．radios | D．TVs |
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| 小题3: | | A．some else | B．another many | C．the other | D．many other |
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| 小题4: | | A．Such as | B．For example | C．For teleshopping | D．It is like |
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| 小题5: | | A．takes | B．cost | C．spends | D．spend |
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| 小题7: | | A．begin | B．leave | C．open | D．turn on |
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| 小题8: | | A．people | B．women | C．businessmen | D．officials |
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| 小题9: | | A．to go out | B．going out | C．to buy things | D．buying things |
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| 小题10: | | A．still | B．don’t | C．even | D．won’t |
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| 小题11: | | A．teleshopping | B．TV | C．radio | D．telephone |
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| 小题12: | | A．appearing | B．coming out | C．for sale | D．to buy |
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| 小题13: | | A．in the shop | B．on TV | C．they bought | D．by this way |
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| 小题14: | | A．different from | B．the same with | C．as big as | D．larger than |
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| 小题15: | | A．the number | B．the quality | C．the places | D．the buyers |
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