CAE OPEN CLOZE - Online Consumerism

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CL GRANADA, S. L.

C/ Puentezuelas, nº 32, 1ª Planta - 18002 Granada


Teléf.: 958 53 52 53 – 958 52 12 91
Fax: 958 25 15 46
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.clgranada.com

CAE OPEN CLOZE – Online consumerism

Read the text below and choose the correct word A, B C or D to fit the GAPS
There can be no 1) _________ that online shopping is of huge benefit to the consumer. Far from

becoming 2)__________, online shoppers are very demanding. Overpriced merchants with poor services

should beware. Gone are the days when stores could charge what they liked for goods and get away with

it. The same, too, for shady manufacturers: smarter consumers know which products have a good

3)________ and which do not because online they now read not only the sales 4)__________ but also

reviews from previous purchasers. And if customers are disappointed, a few 5)___________ of the mouse will

take them to places where they can let the world know. Nowadays there is nothing more damning than a

flood of negative comments on the internet.

However, the big boys, as always, are ahead of the game. Some companies are already adjusting

their business models to take account of these trends. The stores run by Sony and Apple, for instance, are

more like brand showrooms than shops. They are there for people to try out 6) __________and to ask

questions to knowledgeable staff. Whether the products are ultimately bought online or offline is of

secondary importance.

Online traders must also adjust. Amazon, for one, is 7)________ turning from being primarily a

bookseller to becoming a 8)_______ retailer by letting other companies sell products on its site, rather like

a marketplace. During America's Thanksgiving weekend last November, Amazon's sales of consumer

electronics in the United States 9)_________ its book sales for the first time in its history. Other

transformations in the retail business are 10________ to follow

Rev: 07/09-02-15
CL GRANADA, S. L.
C/ Puentezuelas, nº 32, 1ª Planta - 18002 Granada
Teléf.: 958 53 52 53 – 958 52 12 91
Fax: 958 25 15 46
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.clgranada.com

1. A. query B. examination C. question D. proposal

2. A. complacent B. dissatisfied C. competent D. compassionate

3. A. distinction B. resolution C. opinion D. reputation

4. A. bubble B. message G. blare D. blurb

5. A. taps B. clucks G. clicks D. prods

6. A. devices B. tools C. emblems D. schemes

7. A. mistakenly B. rapidly C. unreasonably D. secretly

8. A. mass B. block C. lump D. chunk

9. A. receded B. excluded C. repressed D. exceeded

10. A. tied B. secured C. bound D. fastened

ANSWERS

Rev: 07/09-02-15
CL GRANADA, S. L.
C/ Puentezuelas, nº 32, 1ª Planta - 18002 Granada
Teléf.: 958 53 52 53 – 958 52 12 91
Fax: 958 25 15 46
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.clgranada.com

1C 2A 3D 4 D 5C 6A

7B 8A 9D 10 C

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