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

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

There are some trees on one side of the road and some factories on _____.

I have spent years of my life traveling all over the world. When I arrive in a new country or city, usually I am _1__ and go to bed. For this reason my first day or night in any__2__place is always quiet and very little happens.

But my first night in Algeciras was very different. This night was very__3__and unusual.

At that time Alseciras in Southern Spain was a dirty and__4__looked-after city. I arrived late in the evening by boat. As soon as I got off the boat, I went to look for a __5__ . I find a small one not far from the boat.

This hotel looked dirty and untidy from the outside. But I was very tired and did not know my __6__ around the city of Algecras. And so I decided to stay in this __7__ hotel on the quay (码头). I also decided to stay in this hotel for another__8__. The moon was full and it was a clear,  bright night. From the hotel I could_9__the sea. I could see the huge rock of Gibraltar in the bright moonlight.

The hotel had a narrow _10__and no name. When I went through this doorway, I had to climb up narrow and dark stairs to the first floor. I __11__ a small cupboard with a desk in front of it. This was the hotel office.

An untidy and tired woman was sitting beside the __12__. When I said I wanted a room for the night, she took me __13__some more stairs to a room on the second floor. Inside this room the landlord was sitting playing cards with some friends. He was__14__his game of cards and I was simply a nuisance (讨厌的人). He looked at me when the woman told him that I wanted a room, Then he said, Room Five, and   __15__to his game of cards.

1.                A．frightened      B．excited         C．tired D．satisfied

2.                A．old            B．new           C．famous   D．unknown

3.                A．interesting      B．common        C．forgetful  D．strange

4.                A．badly          B．well            C．wrongly  D．slowly

5.                A．guide          B．driver          C．hotel D．dinner

6.                A．friend          B．address         C．home    D．way

7.                A．small           B．large           C．expensive D．funny-looking

8.                A．memory        B．person         C．reason   D．sight-seeing

9.                A．look down      B．find out         C．study D．forget

10.               A．bedroom       B．doorway        C．stairs D．river

11.               A．ran out of       B．picked up       C．painted   D．came to

12.               A．bed           B．office          C．desk  D．doorway

13.               A．over           B．down          C．up   D．under

14.               A．tired of         B．enjoying        C．buying    D．throwing

15.               A．turned back     B．began          C．took back  D．finished

There are some trees on one side of the road and some factories on _____.