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.

1.                A．European       B．Asian           C．American D．African

 

2.                A．lights          B．switches        C．radios    D．TVs

 

3.                A．some else       B．another many    C．the other D．many other

 

4.                A．Such as         B．For example     C．For teleshopping    D．It is like

 

5.                A．takes          B．cost            C．spends   D．spend

 

6.                A．to             B．until           C．unless    D．by

 

7.                A．begin          B．leave           C．open D．turn on

 

8.                A．people         B．women         C．businessmen   D．officials

 

9.                A．to go out        B．going out        C．to buy things   D．buying things

 

10.               A．still            B．don’t         C．even D．won’t

 

11.               A．teleshopping    B．TV             C．radio D．telephone

 

12.               A．appearing       B．coming out      C．for sale    D．to buy

 

13.               A．in the shop      B．on TV          C．they bought    D．by this way

 

14.               A．different from   B．the same with    C．as big as   D．larger than

 

15.               A．the number     B．the quality      C．the places D．the buyers