Have you ever had to decide whether to go shopping or stay home and watch TV on a weekend?Now you 1 do both at the same time．Home shopping television networks(网络)have become a 2 for many people to shop without 3 having to leave their homes．
Some shoppers are 4 of department stores and supermarkets- 5 the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes 6 of finding anything they want to buy．They'd rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and 7 a friendly announcer describe a product 8 a model shows it．And they can 9 around the clock, buying something 10 by making a phone call．
Department stores and even mail-under companies are 11 to join in the success of home shopping．Large department stores are busy 12 their own TV channels(频道)to encourage TV shopping in the future． 13 can ask questions about products and place 14 , all through their TV sets．
Will shopping by television 15 take the place of shopping in stores?Some industry managers think so． 16 many people find shopping at a 17 store a great enjoyment．And for many shoppers, it is still important to 18 or try on dresses they want to buy．That's 19 specialists say that in the future, home shopping will 20 together with store shopping but will never entirely replace(取代)it．
As my wife greeted me one evening, her voice came through the door,“Guess what?”
I always take a deep 1 on this very leading question．“What?”I asked．
“I just won a sales contest at work and the 2 is dinner for two at the new fancy restaurant down by the river-front!”
She was so 3 ．We knew the restaurant was extremely good．“See?I told you there would be a 4 for me to wear my new spring outfit,”she shyly reminded me．
“ 5 can play at that game,”I responded．“I will wear my gray suit, my Borsalino imported straw hat and a new silk tie．We will be well 6 ．”
It was early 7 and nearing dusk as the waiter took us to a table by a window, with a(n) 8 of the river．And the table was 9 set, with a smoke-gray tablecloth and bright colored napkins．
A delicious meal 10 in such an atmosphere should be remembered a long time．As it 11 , this will probably never be forgotten．
As the shadows lengthened, the 12 rocking by the riverbank, I murmured,“Why not take a walk?”
Hand in hand, we walked by the stores．People smiled and nodded．“I 13 realized there were so many 14 people as we have seen this evening, dear,”I observed．
“Probably your new straw hat or your 15 ,”she said．
After receiving many smiles, we 16 ourselves back at the restaurant, looking at ourselves in the 17 ．It was then that I saw the 18 for all the smiles．
Caught in the fly of my trousers and 19 down for all to see was a bright red 20 from the restaurant!
Some countries have 1 numbers of earthquakes． 2 do not have many．For example, there are 3 earthquakes in Britain．There is often a great 4 during an earthquake．The ground 5 and the houses fall down．Sometimes 6 of people are killed 7 different ways．Earthquakes may also happen 8 the sea, or near volcanoes(火山), 9 this is not always actual．The powerful forces inside the earth separate rocks and great waves 10 ．They move long distances and are 11 enough to break down houses and other buildings．Sometimes they break 12 buildings than the earthquake itself．A 13 earthquake happened in Assam, India, in 1896．The 14 near Shillong suddenly 15 1.5 feet to one side, and then back again． 16 continued to act like this 200 times 17 minute．Few buildings could stand 18 that was happening and the great stones 19 four feet up 20 the air．
