Section C

Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the

One hundred and thir million Americans have at least one bank【B1】______ credit card. They give their owners【B2】______ credit in stores, restaurants, and hotels, at home, across the country, and even【B3】______ and they make many' banking services【B4】______ as well. More and more of these credit cards can be read automatically, it possible to【B5】______ or deposit money in scattered locations, whether or not the local branch bank is open. For many of us the "cashless society" is not on the【B6】______ ?—it's already here.

While computers offer these【B7】______ to consumers, they have many advantages for sellers too. Electronic cash registers can do much more than simply ring up sales. They .can keep a wide range of records, including who sold what, when, and to whom. This information al- lows businessmen to keep track of their list of goods by showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving. Decisions to【B8】______ or return goods to suppliers can then be made. At the same time,【B9】______And they also identify preferred customers for promotional campaigns. Computers are relied on by manufacturers for similar reasons.【B10】______ Computers keep track of goods in stock, of raw materials on hand, and even of the production process itself.【B11】______ .

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