People like to shop in the supermarket because they are interested in the __________ of goods on offer and can buy whatever they want. 

       A．price B．variety     C．value           D．a(chǎn)mount

People like to shop in the supermarket because they are interested in the __________ of goods on offer and can buy whatever they want.

A. price             B. variety   C. value                D. amount

People like to shop in the supermarket because they are interested in the ________ of goods on offer and can buy whatever they want.

People like to shop in the supermarket because they are interested in the __________ of goods on offer and can buy whatever they want.

1. A.
   price
2. B.
   variety
3. C.
   value
4. D.
   amount

People like to shop in the supermarket because they are interested in the ________ of goods on offer and can buy whatever they want.

price  B. variety  C. value  D. amount

People like to shop in the supermarket because they are interested in the ________ of goods on offer and can buy whatever they want.

A．price           B．variety           C．value           D．a(chǎn)mount

People like to shop in the supermarket because they are interested in the ________ of goods on offer and can buy whatever they want.

A new system that scans customers’ fingerprints and deducts (扣除) the grocery bill from their bank accounts has taken supermarkets in southwestern Germany by storm and is being picked up by hardware stores, school restaurants and even bars are picking it up.
The Edeka supermarket chain is the first retail (零售) business in Germany to use the new system. “Almost a quarter of our customers pay with their fingers,” said an employee at the headquarters. Edeka has tried the system at 70 of its supermarkets and customers like it.
“At first we thought that only the young who really keep up with the latest technology would be interested, but we were wrong,” said Stefan Sewoester from IT Werke. “Almost two-thirds of the people who use the system are 40 and older,” he said.
IT Werke, a computer company, is one of the pioneers of fingerprint payment software in Germany. It has helped about 150 shops, restaurants and bars to put in the fingerprint scanning machines.
To sign up for the service, customers must have their fingerprints taken and leave their addresses and banking details with the shop. The shop then takes the cost of goods directly out of the customer’s bank account.
“It is a godsend for elderly people because they do not have to remember their pin-code to pay with their bank cards, or to look around for their glasses or cash.” Sewoester said.
The stores benefit from the system, too. It saves more than time in the check-out line. It also cuts out the hidden costs of accepting electronic card payments.
Fingerprint date profiling has long been used to control access and for other security purposes in Germany’s airports, laboratories and nuclear power plants. IT Werke plans to keep refining the retail use of the system. It wants to introduce fingerprint payment in school restaurants with an additional feature that might appeal to parents-they could disable their children’s access to junk food.

1. 1.

   Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

   1. A.
      Pay with Fingers.                                               
   2. B.
      New Development in Technology.
   3. C.
      Supermarket Revolution.                                
   4. D.
      Change in Computer Software.
2. 2.

   Most of the people who use the fingerprint system are ______.

   1. A.
      youngsters               
   2. B.
      housewives              
   3. C.
      IT fans             
   4. D.
      the elderly
3. 3.

   The underlined word “godsend” probably means ______.

   1. A.
      great fortune     sent by God                         
   2. B.
      good luck sent by God
   3. C.
      good things that happen unexpectedly                   
   4. D.
      gift sent by God
4. 4.

   What do we know by inference from the passage?

   1. A.
      Fewer shops will try the new software because of the cost.
   2. B.
      The new service requires certain personal information.
   3. C.
      IT Werke should be the largest computer company in Germany.
   4. D.
      The new change in payment only benefits elderly people.

You are at the check-out a grocery store. You are ready to pay for your food. Then you find out that you have left your wallet at home! What can you do?

Don’t worry. You just have to put your finger near a special scanner. The grocery bill will be taken out of your bank account.

We are not joking.

A new system that scans customers’ fingerprints and subtracts（除去）the grocery bill from their bank accounts has taken supermarkets in Germany by storm. Stores, school canteens and even bars are picking it up.

The Edeka supermarket chain is the first retail（零售）business in Germany to use to new system. “Almost a quarter of out customers pay with their fingers,” said an employee at the headquarters.

Edeka has tried the system at 70 of its supermarkets. It says it will introduce it at 200 others because customers like it.

“At first we thought that only the young who really keep up with the latest technology would be interested, but we were wrong,” said Stefan Sewoester from IT Werke.

“Almost two-thirds of the people who use the system are 40 and older,” he said.

IT Werke, a computer company, is one of the pioneers of fingerprint payment software in Germany. It has helped about 150 shops, canteens and bars to put in the fingerprint scanning machines. Each cost about 2,000 euros(20,000 yuan).

To sign up for the service, customers must have their fingerprints taken and leave their addresses and banking details with the shop. The shop then takes the cost of goods directly out of the customer’s bank account.

“It is especially a good thing for elderly people. Now they do not have to remember their pin(密碼)to pay with their bank cards, or to look around for their glasses or cash”. Sewoester said.

The stores benefits from the system too. It saves more than time in the check-out line. It also cuts out the hidden costs of accepting electronic card payments.

1．Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

       A．Pay with finger.                                   B．Fingerprint scanning.

       C．Money is not needed!                           D．A new system.

2．How is the bill paid when people are paying their bill with their fingerprint?

       A．The money will be taken directly from the customer’s bank account.

      B．The customer must pay the money and confirm it with their fingerprint.

      C．The money is to be paid through electronic card payment.

      D．The bill will be posted to the customer’s home.

3．Which of the following has most likely had the scanner fitted?

   A．The restaurant.                                    B．The hotel.

   C．The school dining-hall.                         D．The hospital.

4．Which is NOT an advantage of the new invention so far?

      A．Customers don’t have to pay their bill with money wherever they go.

      B．Customers don’t have to remember their pin number.

      C．Stores can save a certain amount of money.

      D．Time will be saved.

5．The writer of the text seems to            .

      A．think that the new scanning machine does good only to customers

      B．hold a neutral attitude toward this scanner

      C．expect that the new invention will soon spread around

       D．believe that middle-aged people are more ready to accept new things