THE FUTURE OF SHOPPING Travel agents, mobile phone stores and banks may soon completely (1) ………….. from the High Street as people (2) ………….. more and more goods online. (3) ………….. to a recent report, increasing (4) ………….. of shoppers are using the internet for their holidays, CDs, books, mobile phones and banking. (5) ………….. customer service and reasonable delivery (6) ………….. mean that many people nowadays do much of their shopping from in front of their computer screens. (7) ………….. it seems that customers still prefer to buy clothes and items such as shoes, bags and jewellery from high street stores and shopping centres, where they can look around and (8) ………….. things on before handing over (9) ………….. money. 1. A. disappear B. escape C. leave D. pass 2. A. book B. apply C. require D. order 3. A. According B. Due C. Up D. Further 4. A. crowds B. quantities C. numbers D. groups 5. A. Sure B. Complete C. Safe D. Efficient 6. A. amounts B. sums C. charges D. prices 7. A. Therefore B. Whatever C. Somewhere D. However 8. A. keep B. take C. try D. leave 9. A. her B. our C. your D. their