Forseveralyears,Americanshaveenjoyedteleshopping-watchingTVandbuyingthingsbyphone.NowteleshoppingisstartinginEurope.Inso...
Forseveralyears,Americanshaveenjoyedteleshopping-watchingTVandbuyingthingsbyphone.NowteleshoppingisstartinginEurope.Insome__1__countries,peoplecanturnontheir__2__andshopforclothes,jewelry,food,toysand__3__things。
TeleshoppingisbecomingpopularinSweden.__4__,thebiggestSwedishcompanysellsdifferentkindsofthingsonTVinfifteenEuropeancountries,andinoneyear,itmakes$10million.InFrance,therearetwoteleshoppingchannels,andtheFrench__5__about$20millionayearinbuyingthingsthroughthosechannels。
InGermany,__6__lastyearteleshoppingwasonlypossibleononechannelforonehoureveryday.Thenthegovernmentallowedmoreteleshopping.Otherchannelscan__7__fortelebusiness,includingthelargestAmericanteleshoppingcompanyanda24-hourteleshoppingcompany.German__8__arehopingthesewillhelpthemsellmorethings。
Somepeopleliketeleshoppingbecauseitallowsthemtodotheirshoppingwithout__9__.Withallthetrafficproblemsincities,goingshoppingisnotaneasything.Butatthesametime,otherEuropeans__10__likethisnewwayofbuyingthings.Theycall__11__“junkontheair。”ManyEuropeansusuallyworryaboutthequalityofthethings__12__onTV.Theythinkhighqualityisthemostimportantthing,andtheydon’tbelievetheycanbesureaboutthequalityofthethings__13__。
TheneedofhighqualitymeansthatEuropeanteleshoppingcompanieswillhavetobe__14__theAmericancompanies.Theywillhavetobemorecarefulabout__15__ofthethingstheysell.Theywillalsohavetoworkhardertosellthingsthatthebuyerscannottouchorseebythemselves。
1.A.EuropeanB.AsianC.AmericanD.African
2.A.lightsB.switchesC.radiosD.TVs
3.A.someelseB.anothermanyC.theotherD.manyother
4.A.SuchasB.ForexampleC.ForteleshoppingD.Itislike
5.A.takesB.costC.spendsD.spend
6.A.toB.untilC.unlessD.by
7.A.beginB.leaveC.openD.turnon
8.A.peopleB.womenC.businessmenD.officials
9.A.togooutB.goingout
C.tobuythingsD.buyingthings
10.A.stillB.don’tC.evenD.won’t
11.A.teleshoppingB.TVC.radioD.telephone
12.A.appearingB.comingoutC.forsaleD.tobuy
13.A.intheshopB.onTVC.theyboughtD.bythisway
14.A.thesamewithB.differentfromC.asbigasD.largerthan
15.A.thenumberB.thequalityC.theplacesD.thebuyers
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