D

　　You have probably seen ads (广告)in newspapers or on TV for mail-order shopping. Perhaps you have been sent a catalogue(商品目录)and have bought something by mail. Why do people buy things they have not seen with their own eyes? One of the reasons might be that some people believe that things can be bought more cheaply by mail. Another advantage of mail-order shopping is that it is more #fortable to sit at home and look through a catalogue than to rush around the stores. With the catalogue from a large #pany, you have your own shop window for almost everything you might want to buy.

　　The mail-order business is very wide-spread. Some #panies hire people to show products listed in the catalogue to possible customers. Perhaps you have had one of these people call you or #e by your home.

　　pay later on. Some #panies allow a customer to pay for a product over a long period of time. People can also pay a certain percent of the total price. This is called a down payment. Then the customer pays a certain amount of money every month until the product is #pletely paid for. People can buy almost everything by mail-order shopping-furniture, tools and even heavy machines.

　　12. People prefer to buy things by mail-order because        .

　　A. they think the price is lower

　　B. they enjoy the shopping service

　　C. they can get catalogue they want

　　D. they can buy things from big #panies

　　13. What do we know about mail-order business from the text?

　　A. Mail-order shops is very #mon nowadays.

　　B. Mail-order #panies respect their customers.

　　C. Shopping by mail causes trouble to old people.

　　D. Companies spend a lot of money sending catalogues.

　　14. What might be a big problem for mail-order customers?

　　A. It's possible to get what they don't like.

　　B. It's easy to buy more than they can pay for.

　　C. They may fail to get what they have paid for.

　　D. They will wait for a long time to get the product.

　　15. What does "down payment" in the last paragraph mean?

　　A. The money a customer saves each month.

　　B. The money a customer pays for a product.

　　C. Part of the total cost a customer pays first.

　　D. Part of the total cost a customer saves.

　　参考答案：

　　1.A   2.B   3. D   4.A   5. A

　　6.B   7. D   8. D   9.D   10. B

　　11. C   12.A   13.A   14. B  15.C

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