多项选择题
Unit 2 Cloze (把答案对应的字母填入相应的框内)
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The term e-commerce refers to all commercial transactions conducted over the Internet, including transactions by consumers and business-to-business transactions. Conceptually, e-commerce does not 1) (____) [A. distract B.descend C. differ D. derive] from well-known commercial offerings such as banking by phone，"mail order" catalogs，or sending a purchase order to supplier 2) (____) [A. with B. via C. from D. off] fax. E-commerce follows the same model 3) (____) [A. appeared B. used C. resorted D. served] in other business transactions； the difference 4) (____) [A. situates B. lies C. roots D. locates] in the details.
To a consumer， the most visible form of e-commerce consists 5) (____) [A. on B. of C. for D. to] online ordering. A customer begins with a catalog of possible items， 6) (____) [A.reflects B. detects C. protects D. selects] an item, arranges a form of payment， and 7) (____) [A. sends in B. puts out C. stands for D. carries away] an order. Instead of a physical catalog, e-commerce arranges for catalogs to be 8) (____) [A. visible B. responsible C. feasible D. sensible] on the Internet. Instead of sending an order on paper or by telephone, e-commerce arranges for orders to be sent 9) (____) [A. beside B. over C. beyond D. up] a computer network. Finally， instead of sending a paper representation of payment such as a check, e-commerce 10) (____) [A. appeals B. admits C. advocates D. allows] one to send payment information electronically. In the decade 11) (____) [A.after B. behind C. until D. toward] 1993， e-commerce grew from an 12) (____) [A. optional B. invalid C. occasional D. insignificant] novelty(新奇事物)to a mainstream business influence. In 1993， few 13) (____) [A. communities B. corps C. corporations D.compounds] had a web page， and 14) (____) [A. largely B. slightly C. solely D. only] a handful allowed one to order products or services online. Ten years 15) (____) [A. lately B. later C. late D. latter] ， both large and small businesses had web pages， and most 16) (____) [A. offered B. convinced C. equipped D. provided] users with the opportunity to place an order. 17) (____) [A. Instead B. Nevertheless C.However D.Besides] , many banks added online access， 18) (____) [A. and B. or C. but D. though] online banking and bill paying became 19) (____) [A. different B. flexible C. widespread D. productive] . More importantly, the value of goods and services 20）(____) [A. acquired B. adapted C. practiced D. proceeded] over the Internet grew dramatically after 1997.
