The more accessible a company’s services are, the more business it will do. Why are the same ___1___ not applied when it comes to Internet websites then? A Hong Kong study has found that the local sites of two leading ___2___, McDonald’s and Motorola, are the most user-unfriendly of the 30 websites tested. The lack of ___3___ means they are not only losing customers, but ___4___ to meet their social responsibilities.
In an ever-more Internet-connected world, ___5___ are as important as physical shops or offices. They are ___6___ used as a way of banking, shopping and getting news. This is especially so for the disabled, who find it ___7___ to shop on-line than go to a store in person. A website that does not let them do this is the same as having a(n) "___8___" sign on a door. 
In Hong Kong, it is ___9___ not to provide the disabled with access to schools and buildings, but at present there are no specific laws on Internet accessibility. However, companies are morally responsible for ensuring that their websites can be ___10___ by people who are visually disabled or have difficulty walking around. Ideals for design have long been put forward by the World Wide Web Consortium, a global community working on open standards to ___11___ accessibility and development.
Computer technology is ___12___ fast and it is now much easier to create websites that are ___13___ for all people, sighted or disabled. Companies should ensure that the designers of their websites ___14___ guidelines for accessibility. We should try to make our city as ___15___ as possible, on-line and off.

The more accessible a company's services are, the more business it will do. Why are the same ___1___ not applied when it comes to Internet websites then? A Hong Kong study has found that the local sites of two leading ___2___, McDonald's and Motorola, are the most user-unfriendly of the 30 websites tested. The lack of ___3___ means they are not only losing customers, but ___4___ to meet their social responsibilities.

         In an ever-more Internet-connected world, ___5___ are as important as physical shops or offices. They are ___6___ used as a way of banking, shopping and getting news. This is especially so for the disabled, who find it ___7___ to shop on-line than go to a store in person. A website that does not let them do this is the same as having a(n) "___8___" sign on a door. 

         In Hong Kong, it is ___9___ not to provide the disabled with access to schools and buildings, but at present there are no specific laws on Internet accessibility. However, companies are morally responsible for ensuring that their websites can be ___10___ by people who are visually disabled or have difficulty walking around. Ideals for design have long been put forward by the World Wide Web Consortium, a global community working on open standards to ___11___ accessibility and development.

         Computer technology is ___12___ fast and it is now much easier to create websites that are ___13___ for all people, sighted or disabled. Companies should ensure that the designers of their websites ___14___ guidelines for accessibility. We should try to make our city as ___15___ as possible, on-line and off.

1.A. data                            B. principles             C. experiences                  D. technologies

2.A. companies                B. products              C. stores                                D. factories

3.A. power                         B. study                     C. attraction                             D. access

4.A. deciding                B. attempting          C. failing                                 D. stopping

5.A. computers                B. hotlines                C. signals                           D. websites

6.A. increasingly              B. possibly                C. extremely                     D. randomly

7.A. cheaper                     B. safer                     C. easier                                      D. quicker

8.A. waiting                       B. sale                       C. open                               D. closed

9.A. unreasonable           B. illegal                        C. unimportant                 D. impolite

10.A. found                        B. read                      C. known                            D. created

11.A. permit.               B. discover               C. start                               D. ensure

12.A. weakening              B. dropping              C. changing                       D. flying

13.A. wonderful               B. usable                   C. harmless                       D. profitable

14.A. follow                       B. write                     C. break                              D. ignore

15.A. beautiful                  B. wealthy                C. accessible                     D. respectable

The more accessible a company's services are, the more business it will do. Why are the same ___16___ not applied when it comes to Internet websites then? A Hong Kong study has found that the local sites of two leading ___17___, McDonald's and Motorola, are the most user-unfriendly of the 30 websites tested. The lack of __18__ means they are not only losing customers, but __19__ to meet their social responsibilities.

       In an ever-more Internet-connected world, ___20___ are as important as physical shops or offices. They are __21__ used as a way of banking, shopping and getting news. This is especially so for the disabled, who find it _22___ to shop on-line than go to a store in person. A website that does not let them do this is the same as having a(n) "___23___" sign on a door. 

       In Hong Kong, it is __24__ not to provide the disabled with access to schools and buildings, but at present there are no specific laws on Internet accessibility. However, companies are morally responsible for ensuring that their websites can be __25___ by people who are visually disabled or have difficulty walking around. Ideals for design have long been put forward by the World Wide Web Consortium, a global community working on open standards to ___26___ accessibility and development.

       Computer technology is ___27__ fast and it is now much easier to create websites that are __28__ for all people, sighted or disabled. Companies should ensure that the designers of their websites ___29__ guidelines for accessibility. We should try to make our city as ___30__ as possible, on-line and off.

16．A. data                 B. principles          C. experiences              D. technologies

17．A. companies               B. products           C. stores                          D. factories

18．A. power                     B. study                C. attraction                D. access

19．A. deciding               B. attempting C. failing                          D. stopping

20．A. computers               B. hotlines             C. signals                     D. websites

21．A. increasingly             B. possibly            C. extremely                D. randomly

22．A. cheaper                   B. safer                C. easier                             D. quicker

23．A. waiting                    B. sale                  C. open                       D. closed

24．A. unreasonable            B. illegal             C. unimportant             D. impolite

25．A. found                      B. read                 C. known                    D. created

26．A. permit.                 B. discover           C. start                        D. ensure

27．A. weakening               B. dropping           C. changing                 D. flying

28．A. wonderful         B. usable               C. harmless                  D. profitable

29．A. follow                     B. write                C. break                             D. ignore

30．A. beautiful           B. wealthy            C. accessible                D. respectable

The highway ______ to the city is under repair now.

   A. leads             B. led             C. to lead              D. leading