For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping—watching TV and buying things by phone.Now teleshopping is starting in Europe (欧洲).In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys, and many other things.
Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example.The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made ＄100 million.In France there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about ＄20 million a year to buy things through these channels.
In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day.Then the government allowed (允许) more telepshopping.Other channels can open for telebusiness, including (包括) the largest American teleshopping company and a 24?hour teleshopping company.German businessmen are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things.
Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes .With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason.But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping.They call teleshopping “junk (垃圾) on the air”.Many Europeans usually worry about the quality (质量) of the things for sale on TV.Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.
The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies.They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell.They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.
(   )11.Teleshopping is ____ in Europe.   
　　A.not popular    B.growing    C.not possible    D.cheap
(   )12.People like teleshopping because it is ____ .
　　A.American     B.cheaper     C.easier         D.more popular
(   )13.Some Europeans don't like teleshopping because they ____ .
A.don't like to buy things              
B.don't watch TV
C.believe the things sold on TV are expensive
D.think the things sold on TV are bad quality
(   )14.In Germany, teleshopping may ____ .
A.help businessmen get more money     B.keep the shops open longer
C.have fewer buyers                   D.bring better TV programmes
(   )15.The best title of this passage is ____ .
A.American Teleshopping           B.Teleshopping Companies
C.Teleshopping in Europe           D.Teleshopping—Junk on the Air

In Britain, people have different attitudes(态度)to the police. Most people generally   1  them and the job they do, but some people said that the police shouldn’t    have special   2 .

What does a policeman actually do? It is not a(n)  3  job to describe. After all，a policeman has a number of jobs to do. A policeman often has to   4  traffic, either on foot in the centre of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed，in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend a lot of time  5  up and down main roads. A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving，stop speeding cars and help when there is a(n)  6  .

A policeman has to help keep the  7 ，too. If there is a fight, we  8  the police to come immediately. And they often have to deal with situation at great risk of their own  9 .

We want the police to solve crimes，of course，so an ordinary(普通) policeman,    10  he is not a detective，he will often have to help   11  criminals. And   12  do we call when there is an emergency—an air crash，a fire or an earthquake？Of course the police. So a policeman has to  13  to face any terrible emergency that may happen in the modern world.

The police do a  14  job，they do it so well that I support them. But I do not envy policemen. I do not think that I could   15  do the job of a policeman.

1.                A．dislike　　　    B．protect         C．admire　　　  D．suspect

 

2.                A．power　　      B．thoughts        C．knowledge    D．abilities

 

3.                A．funny　　      B．difficult　　     C．attractive　　 D．easy

 

4.                A．control         B．stop　　　      C．remove　　　　   D．break

 

5.                A．walking　　     B．driving　　　    C．marching　　  D．searching

 

6.                A．murder         B．robbery        C．accident  D．theft

 

7.                A．peace　　　    B．balance         C．situation　　　 D．rule

 

8.                A．order　　      B．encourage      C．allow　　　   D．expect

 

9.                A．family　        B．safety　　      C．future　　　  D．work

 

10.               A．only if　　      B．as 　　        C．since　　 D．even if

 

11.               A．interview　　　 B．notice          C．arrest　　　   D．warn

 

12.               A．how　　　　    B．where         C．what　　　    D．who

 

13.               A．hope　　　     B．promise　　　   C．prepare　　   D．decide

 

14.               A．comfortable     B．hopeless        C．necessary  D．meaningless

 

15.               A．hardly　　      B．ever　　       C．forever　　　 D．never

 

 

For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping—watching TV and buying things by phone.Now teleshopping is starting in Europe (欧洲).In a number of European countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys, and many other things.

Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example.The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made ＄100 million.In France there are two teleshopping channels, and the French spend about ＄20 million a year to buy things through these channels.

In Germany, until last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day.Then the government allowed (允许) more telepshopping.Other channels can open for telebusiness, including (包括) the largest American teleshopping company and a 24?hour teleshopping company.German businessmen are hoping this new teleshopping will help them sell more things.

Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes.With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason.But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping.They call teleshopping “junk (垃圾) on the air”.Many Europeans usually worry about the quality (质量) of the things for sale on TV.Good quality is important to them, and they believe they cannot be sure about the quality of the things on TV.

The need for high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be different from the American companies.They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell.They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.

1.Teleshopping is ____ in Europe.   

　　A.not popular    B.growing    C.not possible    D.cheap

2.People like teleshopping because it is ____ .

　　A.American     B.cheaper     C.easier         D.more popular

3.Some Europeans don't like teleshopping because they ____ .

A.don't like to buy things               B.don't watch TV

C.believe the things sold on TV are expensive

D.think the things sold on TV are bad quality

4.In Germany, teleshopping may ____ .

A.help businessmen get more money      B.keep the shops open longer

C.have fewer buyers                   D.bring better TV programmes

5.The best title of this passage is ____ .

A.American Teleshopping               B.Teleshopping Companies

C.Teleshopping in Europe               D.Teleshopping—Junk on the Air

 

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Dear Ronny,
　　Years ago you came to me for help. You said, "Grandpa, how could you do so   【小题1】  in your life? You're still active to your life, but I'm already tired of   【小题2】 for my life. How can I get the same thing that you've got?"
　　I didn't know what to say to you. But when I know there are few days left for me, I tell   【小题3】  that I should give you an answer. So here is what I believe.
First, you should know that life is filled(充满) with   【小题4】 , and many of them are good ones. If you don't keep your eyes   【小题5】 , you'll miss a number of good surprises in your life.　　
　　When you meet challenges, don’t run away, just welcome them. They'll make you stronger,   【小题6】  and cleverer than you were before. When you do something wrong, you should be thankful for the things it gave you. And then, you should use this lesson to help you   【小题7】  your dream come true. It's also important to decide what you want. Then keep your dream , work hard for it, and be ready to receive it. It will come true more quickly.
　　And always follow the rules, even the little ones. When you follow the rules, life will work well.   【小题8】  you think you can live without the rules, you're only fooling(愚弄) yourself.
　　There will be more chances   【小题9】  you are growing up. So you have to be brave enough to move from a known place to an unknown place. Life isn't just like climbing one mountain. It is also a part of your life to move   【小题10】  one top to the next. If you rest for a too long time, you may fail at last. Leave the past in the past. Climb the next mountain and enjoy the fight in your life.
　　The person that can win is the one who wants to win.
Love always,
　　Grandpa