—Have you ever tried shopping online？ —No, never. ____________, especially for clothes and shoes.

It' s said that some measures have been taken _____ this problem.

Without close quality control, we may _____ fraud, and the e-shop may suddenly go offline, so you can' t get a refund.

______ friends and colleagues greeted each other with that day was Bought anything today？

—________________ , but I still have the feeling that it' s not safe enough.—I couldn' t agree more. That' s why I only do street shopping.

—Amy, do you shop online often？— ______________.

An on-line virtual supermarket ______ the real supermarket, which makes it feel so real.

—Are there any disadvantages to shopping online？—___________. But I think this problem will be solved soon.

Chinese shoppers spent billions online yesterday as they took advantage _____ discounts offered on Singles Day (November 11) .

—Have you ever tried shopping online？—No, never. ____________, especially for clothes and shoes.

I couldn' t agree more. That' s ______ I only do street shopping.

—Some friends say when they get the article, ______________.—That happens. So close quality control is needed to avoid e-shoppers' fraud.

Sometimes I surf online shops to check some related information, and then go to a physical store to do the ______ shopping.

Then your _____will be sold by auction.

They exchanged tales of ____ or disappointing news of popular items sold out minutes after the spree began at midnight.

What' s more, it' s not always so ______ for us to pay online as hackers might steal our user name and password.

Shopping online is getting more and more popular. {A； B； C}

Walmart. com expects to register its biggest Cyber Monday yet, coming off a record Black Friday weekend online. {A； B； C}

Retailers from Target to Sears are fast evolving Cyber Monday into something more akin to Cyber Week, as online deals stretch well beyond Monday. {A； B； C}

The online marketplaces are doing well in part because shoppers are heading to those sites to find popular products that are selling out at regular retailers. {A； B； C}

Click the button buy or add to my shopping cart to continue shopping other items or check out. {A； B； C}

There is nothing in the US quite like Black Friday. Before midnight on Thursday, in malls across the US, people start queuing { } outside the locked entrances of stores, making longer and longer lines, { } coupons (优惠券) , sipping coffee and hot chocolate, rubbing their hands and stamping (跺脚) their feet for warmth, { } chatting, and waiting for the clerks to open the door when the time arrives. Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, which { } on Nov 28， 2014, has become in recent decades a special American holiday, said the International Business Times. Indeed, up to 147 million Black Friday shoppers were expected to { } the dark of night and the elbows (手肘) of other shoppers so that they could bring home some bargains, according to the US National Retail Federation.

ONLINE SHOPPING SPREE SETS RECORD Chinese shoppers spent billions online yesterday as they took advantage of discounts offered on Singles Day (November 11) . It is a festival for young single people to celebrate by eating together, sending gifts or going shopping, thus seized on by online retailers to increase sales. It took only 13 hours for sales on just two online sites, Taobao and Tmall, to fly past last year' s overall total of 19. 1 billion yuan (US$3. 1 billion) . The final figure of Singles Day reached an astonishing 35. 02 billion yuan as hundreds of thousands of consumers rushed to buy clothes, furniture, and home decoration items at discount prices. What friends and colleagues greeted each other with that day was Bought anything today？ as they exchanged tales of bargains or disappointing news of popular items sold out minutes after the spree began at midnight. In under nine hours, turnover at the Alibaba Group' s Tmall and Taobao sites had exceeded that of last year' s Cyber Monday, a similar event in the United States. We hope other e-commerce sites also did a good job as we want Singles Day to be a holiday for consumers and a good chance for retailers to discover the unmet needs of shoppers, Jack Ma, founder and chairman of Alibaba Group, told reporters. It' s not a difficult thing to bring our total transaction size to 100 billion yuan in a couple of years but we hope to do more to help vendors and manufacturers to upgrade their products and service to reach more clients, Ma said at a news briefing. 1. Online retailers took hold of the shopping spree to increase sales successfully.

The final figure of Singles Day for this year reached 19. 1 billion yuan.

Cyber Monday is a similar event in the Great Britain.

Other e-commerce sites did as well as Alibaba Group on Singles Day.

Jack Ma' s goal of transaction size is to reach 100 billion yuan in several years.

CYBER MONDAY CLICKS IN WITH RECORD SALES Cyber Monday rocked while mobile sales roared. The day widely regarded as the Super Bowl of online sales created a record day for retailers, including Walmart, and marked a shift in shopping preferences as smartphones and tablets drove nearly a third of traffic — and for some retailers, more than half. Walmart. com expects to register its biggest Cyber Monday yet, coming off a record Black Friday weekend online. Heading into the afternoon Monday, the website had already sold out of PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles, which weren' t even discounted. Significant savings on TVs and tablets also encouraged shopping, says Joel Anderson, CEO of Walmart. com. Retailers from Target to Sears are fast evolving Cyber Monday into something more akin to Cyber Week, as online deals stretch well beyond Monday. As of 6 p. m. ET, sales on Amazon were up 44. 3% over last year, while sales at eBay were up 32. 1%, according to Channel Advisor, which tracks third-party sellers on eBay and Amazon. The online marketplaces are doing well in part because shoppers are heading to those sites to find popular products that are selling out at regular retailers, says Scot Wingo, CEO of Channel Advisor. Flash-sale site Rue La La started Cyber Monday deals on Sunday with a Cyberthon that drew more than 350, 000 people to the site. The sale promoted as much as 80% off on more than 150 brands. On Monday, sales of Cole Haan and Pandora Jewelry merchandise were strongest, CEO Steve Davis says. Retailers used mobile devices and drove nearly a third of traffic, or even more than half to online shopping. As we know that doesn' t belong to the mobile device. {A； B； C}

PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles were sold out on the afternoon Monday although they weren' t even discounted. {A； B； C}

According to sales on Amazon were up 3% over last year, while sales at eBay were up 32. 1%. {A； B； C}

Cyber Monday deals on Sunday with a Cyberthon that drew more than people to the site. {A；B； C}

We can infer from the passage _____ isn' t an online retailer. {A； B； C}

—Could I suggest we meet to review the issue and propose a mutually satisfactory solution？ —__________________________

Consumption and investment, meanwhile, accounted for 5 and 1.2 percentage points of first-quarter growth_______.

—Could I suggest we meet to review the issue and propose a mutually satisfactory solution？ —__________________________

—I’m afraid the goods we received yesterday are short of weight.—__________________________

—Is it possible to find alternative payment terms for this order？ —__________________________

—So could you make an exception and accept D/P？ —__________________________

The pany owns branches not only in Europe _______ in North America.

We ______ a copy of the statement for your reference.

—We regret we cannot review your weight-shortage claim as it really has nothing to do with us.—__________________________.

We won’t entertain your claim _______ the inspection certification from the modity Inspection Bureau.

You should be confident with our products, _______ enjoys a high prestige among the consumers.

For the seller, the best terms would be full payment in cash at the time of sale.

There is a difference of 5 million dollars between this year’s sales and last year’s.

So let’s meet each other half-way and promise on a 10% reduction in price on the consignment.

The manager hastened to point out that his products were far superior to others.

15 tons of goods can’t simply disappear into thin air.

The terms of payment are important for both the seller and the buyer.For the seller, the best terms would be full payment { } cash at the time of sale.But the buyer would prefer to have the goods before making payment.Importers and exporters are separated from each other by { } of miles.This adds to the difficulties of { } an agreement of payment.However, exporters and importers usually meet each other half-way and agree to payment by a Letter of Credit.A letter of credit (L/C) is a banker’s guarantee that payment will be made, if all the required shipping documents are presented.  * In this way, exporters receive a guarantee not only from importers, but also from a bank.  * On{ } hand, importers are given the guarantee that the bank will not make payment unless all the shipping documents are presented.Nevertheless, the exporter can further require an {} letter of credit.That means the guarantee of payment cannot be cancelled either by the opening bank or the importer.