Question

任務型閱讀。      Here is a survey about people's preference (偏愛) to shop. Some people were asked where they preferred to shop.      Eric is a doctor. He lives in a nice neighborhood with many small shops and restaurants. He likes the friendly shop owners. He doesn't have a car, so shopping near his home is very convenient (便利的). However, he says there are two main problems. First, things from the small shops cost more money. Second, he can't find the books he wants to read in the small bookstore. He has to go to the big bookstores downtown.      Cathy is a mother of three children. She and her husband both work as teachers. They like to shop in big supermarkets because they're clean and safe and prices are good there. Supermarkets have many more kinds and sizes of products than small shops. Cathy says supermarkets also have disadvantages. For example, they're always crowded during holidays, and they're so big that children can easily get lost in them.      Tony is a student who prefers to shop on the Internet. He thinks the main advantage is that he can shop anytime he likes, even late at night. And he can buy fascinating things from all over the world. The biggest worry is security (安全保障) for the Internet shop. Last year, his credit card number was stolen (竊取). Also, once he paid for some things and never received them.

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Eric Cathy Tony Where to shop In the small shops in his neighborhood. In big supermarkets. __4__. Advantages The shop owners are __1__ and shopping near his home   is very convenient. They're clean and safe and prices are good. He can shop anytime he likes, and buy things from __5__.   Disadvantages Things from the small shops _ 2     and the small bookstore doesn't have the books he likes. They're always __3__ during holidays and children can get lost in them. Credit card numbers may be stolen. Sometimes people couldn' t get the things they've ordered.

Answer 1

1. friendly         2. cost more money     3. crowded     4. On the Internet   5. all over the world