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they organise their home lives,” says Lunt.

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Lunt sees this as a drawback because as he puts it, “PCs are not integrated into the places in the household where decisions about shopping are made.” Perhaps this is why single young men were most positive about e-commerce.

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The survey concludes that those who are most positive about e-commerce are focusing on the convenience and the price advantage in particular products and not on the shopping experience itself.

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There seems to be some doubt about this. More of us may be encouraged to shop online as manufacturers overcome bad web design and learn to safeguard our privacy, but will Internet shopping ever seriously replace the stress and thrill of the real thing?

A.Indeed, like most shoppers, Lunt’s interviewees found it hard to navigate e- commerce sites, saying goods were not laid out logically. Many were also disappointed at how dull the websites were, particularly compared to things like computer games.

B.Indeed, about 58 per cent of online shoppers fall into this category. Lunt suggests that this reflects their interest in books and CDs, rather than clothes - but even so, men still aren't buying much in total.

C.The more interesting question, however, is what the response from sellers will be. They have to find new ways of appealing to customers and offer services that include a mix of online and offline outlets.

D.But underlying these stated reasons, there's also a fundamental difference between conventional shopping and online services: both the pleasure of unplanned purchases and the ability to examine products are missing online. And for many, the experience of shopping, especially for clothes, is as important as the products themselves.

E.The location of the computer was another factor in this domestic mindset. Many people have theirs either in the sitting room as part of an entertainment set-up, or else in the study for work.

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F.The issues for such people are the broader social issues of privacy and the possible effects on the way we live — although surprisingly they are happy to use the Internet for other reasons.

G.“What's more, they’re relatively well-to-do, technologically aware people who get little pleasure from shopping.” Lunt adds. “Given that such people are a minority, will the situation change enough to encourage the rest of the population to shop online”.

H.Amongst all these people, only 14 per cent had tried shopping online and a mere 5 per cent were regular users; most of their purchases were confined to those three commonest product types.

PART III. USE OF ENGLISH

Task 1

Complete the gaps in the text with a word formed from the word given in the margin. All the words you need to write are adjectives. The first one has been done as an example. Translate the formed words.

In an effort to escape from their hectic and (0) materialistic	MATERIALISM
city lives, more and more Northern Europeans are
buying houses in rural areas of France, Spain, Italy and
Greece. Some relocate permanently in search of a more
(1) ………… existence. Those who cannot afford to give	MEANING
up their jobs seek a (2) …………. respite from their	THERAPY
(3) ………….. lifestyle by relaxing for a few weeks	STRESS
each year in their second home in the sun.
However, many of those who relocate permanently find
that life in the country is not as quiet and (4) ……………	EVENT
as they had anticipated. Aspects of village life which seemed
delightfully (5) …………. in the context of a two-week	ATMOSPHERE
holiday can grate on the nerves when you live with
them on a daily basis. Recently a group of British
residents in an Italian village took local farmers to court
because they found the smell of the villagers’ pigs
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(6) ……….. In other cases, foreigners have complained	DISTASTE
to neighbours about the (7) ………….. early-morning	ENTHUSIASM
crowing of their cockerels, or to village priests about the
regular tolling of church bells.
Understandably, the local inhabitants are somewhat
(8) …………… of these attitudes. They argue that	RESENT
the foreigners have an (9) …………. view of what	REALIST
country life is like and that, since no-one forced
them to come and live in a village, they are being
(10) …………… by now complaining about the	HYPOCRITE
inconveniences of rural life.

Task 2

Read the text below and decide which answer, А, В, С, or D best fits each space. Explain your choice.

Going to work is the single most common trip that people make and causes the greatest (1) ……… of overcrowding on the roads. In order to reduce the

(2) ………. of cars on the roads, the idea of working at home, with all the necessary technology, looks like an attractive alternative (3) ……… of doing a job. Work can be done with the help of faxes, phones and e-mail. Imagine that in the future, we won't be spending hours in traffic jams on our way to work, causing stress to our minds and (4) ………, but simply go to work in a room in our house. Our life could change in other (5) ………, too. A trip to the doctor could take several (6) ………..; a visit: a video phone call or an e-mail. Soon, we will be doing our shopping by computer, and going to the bank in the same way. There soon will be no need to leave the house for business reasons.

There is a problem with this (7) ……… to living. Spending a high (8)

……… of our time in the house can cause problems. People get sick of their own house, and need to leave it simply for a change of scene. People like to meet up with their colleagues, because work is more than just work; a significant (9)

………. of our time at work is spent socialising. So when you next see the tired (10) ………. of commuters sitting in their cars, remember they are there because they prefer to be with other people!

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1.	A	quantity	B	amount	C	sum	D	number
2.	A	total	B	sum	C	number	D	amount
3.	A	manner	B	style	C	approach	D	method
4.	A	figures	B	shapes	C	bodies	D	forms
5.	A	ways	B	forms	C	amounts	D	styles
6.	A	shapes	B	forms	C	styles	D	ways
7.	A	method	B	way	C	approach	D	manner
8.	A	amount	B	proportion	C	total	D	quantity
9.	A	percentage	B	sum	C	number	D	hours
10.	A	figures	B	shapes	C	outlines	D	bodies

Task 3

Read the text below and look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put + by the number. If a line has a word which should not be there, write the word in the space. There are examples at the beginning (0 and 00). Explain your choice.

	A DESIGNER’S TASTE
0	I am a fashion designer by profession, and each year I produce	__+__
00 my own collection of new and clothes for young people to wear.		and
1	I like the clothes that I design, but they are quite unlike to the	______
2	things I would choose to wear like myself. Indeed, some people	______
3	think it's surprising that among the clothes I find most comfortable	______
4	are not currently fashionable at all. I get great pleasure, for	______
5	example, out of what they are called 'vintage clothes', especially	______
6	those designed by the great fashion houses of the past. I get	______
7	a great thrill from imagining who it might have worn them in	______
8	the past and what their history might have be. Some of my coats	______
9	and dresses are quite bit valuable, so they must have been	______
10 worn by quite famous people, but I don't know this for sure.		______
11	Although that they are really a piece of history, I believe	______
12 that vintage clothes should be worn, not hung on the wall		______
13 or put in a museum. People often think of when I buy old clothes		______
14	that I must be using them such as a source of inspiration for	______
15	my own work myself, but it’s not true. It’s just a hobby really.	______
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PART IV. WRITING

You have recently seen these notices in your local newspaper.

1.Have you seen a comedy show recently? Write a review for our paper and you may win free tickets for all Saturday shows! Say what parts were particularly funny, what you thought of the comedians and whether you would recommend it to other students.

2.Do you watch a cartoon which is not just for children? Write us a review of the cartoon for the college magazine. Desribe some of the characters and say what makes it funny and if you think older people like it too. The best review will be published next month!

3.Can you write us a review of a TV soap opera you enjoy? Tell us about the characters, what makes you keep on watching it and if you would recommend it to everyone. The best review wins a collection of DVDs!

Write your review.

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