Use of English ( II семестр)

Read the text and decide which answer best fits each space.

Internet Shopping

The internet is a network of (1)------------ computers enabling people to search forinformation and communicte with each other.

The rapid (2)________of the internet has been driven in part by the ability to access it from home, work and other locations.

(3)_____key factor has been the ability to connect to the internet quickly and easily as a result of significanttechnological advances.

In just a (4)_____ years,the internet has revolutionised the lives of millions of its users.

One (5)______ of this revolution is especially impressive: internet shopping.

This is a process of purchasing products or services (6)______ the internet.

Internet shopping allowscompanies to sell their products to a large number of customers (7)_______ the world.

People like shopping online (8)_______ they find it convenient.

They can buy products at anytime from (9) _____ in the world.

Shopping is becoming a trully global (10) _________ .

It (11) ________ benefits to millions of consumers and businesses.

(12) ________, the rapid growth of internet shopping does not necessarily mean there are no problems.

It (13) _______ questions about risks when buying at a distence.

Internet users are also very concerned about the risks to the security of their payments and personal (14) ______.

Protecting internet shoppers has (15) _______ been identified as an important area for furtherwork.