19. 根据短文内容判断下列各句正(T)误(F)。

(1) The thieves took out the sheep one by one through the door.　 _____________

(2) The farmer knew the thieves would come to steal his sheep, so he hid one sheep in his house.　　　　 _____________

18. 将短文中带下划线的黑体句子翻译成汉语。

　　 _____________________________________________

17. 根据短文内容,用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

16. 短文中句(1)和句(2)中各有一处错误,找出并改正。

(1) ____________________→_______________________

(2) ____________________→_______________________

14. Some Europeans call teleshopping “junk on the air” because _________.

　　　　　 A. they like to buy second-hand things

　　　　　 B. they think most of things sold on TV are second-hand things

　　　　　 C. they think the things sold on TV are too expensive　

　　　　　 D. they think the things sold on TV are not always of good quality

13. People like teleshopping because it is _________.

　　　　　 A. different　　 B. cheaper　　　 C. convenient　　　 D. more popular

12. There are two teleshopping channels through which people spend about $20 million a year to buy things in ____________.

　　　　　 A. America　　　 B. Europe　　　 C. Sweden　　　　 D. France

11. What does the word “teleshopping” mean in Chinese?

　　　　　 A. 电话公司　　　　 B. 电子宠物　 　C. 电视购物　　　　 D. 网上购物

10. The writer gives _________ reasons why people should stop eating snakes.

　　　　　 A. two　　 B. three　　 C. four　 D. five　

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C

　　　 For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping - watching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is popular in Europe. 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. One of the biggest Swedish companies 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 the channels.

　　　 Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes. But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping. They call teleshopping “junk(废旧物品) on the air” because many Europeans usually worry about the quality(质量) of the things for sale on TV. Good quality is the most important to them, and they can’t 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 have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell.