单选题 .  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 home.
    Some shoppers are     4    of department stores and supermarkets—fighting the crowds, waiting in long lines, and sometimes having slight     5    of finding anything they want to buy. They'd rather sit quietly at home in front of the TV set and watch a friendly announcer describe a product     6    a model shows it. And they can shop around the clock, buying something     7    by making a phone call.
    Department stores and even mail-order companies are     8    to join in the success of home shopping. Large department stores are busy     9    their own TV channels (频道) to encourage TV shopping in the future. Customers can ask questions about products and place     10    , all through their TV sets.
    Will shopping by television     11    take the place of shopping in stores? Some industry managers think so.     12    many people find shopping at a real store a great enjoyment. And for many shoppers, it is still important to     13    or try on dresses they want to buy. That's     14    specialists say that in the future, home shopping will     15    together with store shopping but will never entirely replace it.1.