The term e-commerce refers to all commercial transactions conducted over the Internet, including transactions by consumers and business-to-business transactions. Conceptually, e-commerce does not __67__ from well-known commercial offerings such as banking by phone, "mail order" catalogs, or sending a purchase order to supplier __68__ fax.E-commerce follows the same model __69__ in other business transactions; the difference __70__ in the details.
　　To a consumer, the most visible form of e-commerce consists __71__ online ordering. A customer begins with a catalog of possible items, __72__ an item, arranges a form of payment, and __73__ an order. Instead of a physical catalog, e-commerce arranges for catalogs to be __74__ on the Internet. Instead of sending an order on paper or by telephone, e-commerce arranges for orders to be sent __75__ a computer network. Finally, instead of sending a paper representation of payment such as a check, e-commerce __76__ one to send payment information electronically.
　　In the decade __77__ 1993, e-commerce grew from an __78__ novelty (新奇事物) to a mainstream business influence. In 1993, few __79__ had a web page, and __80__ a handful allowed one to order products or services online. Ten years __81__, both large and small businesses had web pages, and most __82__ users with the opportunity to place an order. __83__, many banks added online access, __84__ online banking and bill paying became __85__. More importantly, the value of goods and services __86__ over the Internet grew dramatically after 1997.
　　67.A) distract    B) descend  C) differ  D) derive
　　68.A) with      B) via     C) from   D) off
　　69.A) appeared  B) used    C) resorted  D) served
　　70.A) situates   B) lies  C) roots  D) locates
　　71.A) on  B) of  C) for  D) to
　　72.A) reflects  B) detects   C) protects  D) selects
　　73.A) sends in  B) puts out   C) stands for   D) carries away
　　74.A) visible   B) responsible   C) feasible   D) sensible
　　75.A) beside   B) over   C) beyond   D) up
　　76.A) appeals   B) admits   C) advocates   D) allows
　　77.A) after  B) behind   C) until   D) toward
　　78.A) optional   B) invalid   C) occasional   D) insignificant
　　79.A) communities   B) corps   C) corporations   D) compounds
　　80.A) largely   B) slightly   C) solely   D) only
　　81.A) lately   B) later   C) late   D) latter
　　82.A) offered    B) convinced   C) equipped    D) provided
　　83.A) Instead   B) Nevertheless   C) However   D) Besides
　　84.A) and   B) or   C) but   D) though
　　85.A) different   B) flexible   C) widespread   D) productive
　　86.A) acquired   B) adapted   C) practiced    D) proceeded

　   答案：

      67. B) differ
　　68. B) via
　　69. B) used
　　70. B) lies
　　71. B) of
　　72. D) selects
　　73. A) sends in
　　74. A) visible
　　75. C) beyond
　　76. D) allows
　　77. B) behind
　　78. D) insignificant
　　79. C) corporations
　　80. D) only
　　81. B) later
　　82. D) provided
　　83. D) besides
　　84. A) and
　　85. C) widespread
　　86. A) acquired