3、“When a customer enters my store, forget me. He is King, ’’said John Wanamaker, who in l876 turned an abandoned railway station in Philadelphia into one of me world’s first department stores. This revolutionary concept __1__ the face of retailing (零售業(yè)) and led to the development of advertising and marketing as we know it today.

But convincing as that slogan was, __2__ the shopper was cheated out of the crown. __3__ manufacturing efficiency increased the variety of goods and lowered prices, people still relied on advertisements to get most information about products. Through much of the past century, ads spoke to an audience restricted to just a few radio or television channels or a __4__ number of publications. Now media choice, has __5__ too, and consumers select what they want from a far greater variety of sources-especially with a few clicks of a computer mouse. __6__ the internet, the consumer is finally seizing power.

As our survey shows, __7__ has great implications for companies, because it is changing the way the world shops. Many firms already claim to be “customer-driven” or “consumer-centered”. Now their __8__ will be tested as never before. Taking advantage of shoppers’ __9__ will no longer be possible: people will know-and soon tell others, even those without the internet-that prices in the next town are cheaper or that certain goods are inferior. The internet is working wonders in __10__ standards. Good and Good and honest firms should benefit most.

1. A. changed           B. maintained                 C. restored       D. rescued

2. A. in time                   B. in truth                     C. in case        D. in theory

3. A. Just as                  B. The moment         C. If                D. Although

4. A. 1imited                  B. minimum                  C. sufficient      D. great

5. A. disappeared            B. existed                      C. exploded      D. survived

6. A. According to         B. Thanks to                  C. But for       D. Apart from

7. A. consumer power                    B. product quality               

C. purchasing habit                     D. manufacturing efficiency

8. A. information            B. investment                 C. claims               D. shops

9. A. generosity         B. knowledge                 C. curiosity            D. ignorance

10. A. raising                B. lowering              C. abandoning         D. carrying

2、⑴. 我們相信農(nóng)民的生活會越來越好。(believe)

⑵. 一本書是否暢銷取決于諸多因素。(Whether. . . )

⑶. 我不需要買新車, 我的那輛舊車還很好。(condition)

⑷. 這里的菜燒得很好，還有免費(fèi)蛋糕供應(yīng)。(provide)

⑸. 外出旅游時務(wù)必注意保護(hù)環(huán)境，為他人著想。(sure)

⑹. 這小孩太調(diào)皮，使得他那忙于工作的父母常常心煩意亂。(So …)

1、Directions: Write an English composition in 120－150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

下表提供了你所心儀的南、北兩所大學(xué)的招生信息。通過比較作出選擇，并結(jié)合個人情況說明理由。

33、There is something doubt __________ he is the best man for the job.

A. whether  B. if   C. why  D. how

32、I’m going to the supermarket this afternoon. Do you have anything ________?

A. to be buying B. to buy     C. for buying     D. bought

31、You will succeed in the end ______ you give up halfway.

A. even if B. as though    C. as long as   D. unless

30、Prices of daily goods ________ through a computer can be lower than store prices.

A. are bought   B. bought   C. been bought  D.buying

29、When I got to ______ the town ought to have been, all I found was a school and a petrol station

A. where    B. wherever C. there    D. that