One hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one bank-issued credit card. They give their owners automatic　1　in stores, restaurants, and hotels, at home, across the country, and even abroad, and they make many banking services　2　as well. More and more of those credit cards can be　3　automatically, making　4　possible to withdraw or　5　money in scattered locations, whether or not the local branch bank is open, For many of us the "cashless society" is not　6　---- it' s already here.

　　7　computers offer these conveniences to consumers, they have many　8　for sellers too. Electronic cash registers can do much more than simply　9　sales. They can keep a wide　10　of records, including who sold what, when and to whom. This information allows businessmen to　11　track of their list of goods　12　showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving.　13　to reorder or return goods to suppliers can then be made. At the same time these computers record which　14　are the busiest and which employees are the most efficient, allowing personnel and staffing assignments to be made　15　. And they also　16　preferred customers for promotional campaigns. Computers are relied on by manufacturers for　17　reasons. Computer-analyzed marketing reports can help to decide which products to emphasize now, which to develop for the future and which to drop. Computers keep track of goods in　18　, of raw materials　19　hand, and even of the production process itself.

　　Numerous other commercial enterprises, from theaters to magazine publishers, from gas and electric　20　to milk processors, bring better and more efficient services to consumers through the use of computers.

　　1. [A] mortgage[B]acknowledgement[C] loan[D] credit

　　2. [A] available[B] profitable[C] homogeneous[D] instantaneous

　　3. [A] issued[B] read[C] taken[D] used

　　4. [A] it[B] that[C] those[D] them

　　5. [A] lodge[B] secure[C] input[D] deposit

　　6. [A]on the air[B]in the distance[C] on the horizon[D]before long

　　7. [A] While[B] When[C] If[D] Though

　　8. [A] drawbacks[B] handicaps[C] rewards[D] advantages

　　9. [A] bring up[B] ring up[C] show up[D] mark up

　　10. [A] range[B] area[C] field[D] scope

　　11. [A] take[B] follow[C] keep[D] make

　　12. [A] with[B] through[C] in[D] by

　　13 [A] Resolutions[B] Determinations[C] Requirements[D] Decisions

　　14. [A] ages[B] hours[C] times[D] eras

　　15.[A] respectively[B] rationally[C] accordingly[D] justifiably

　　16. [A] identify[B] recognize[C] distinguish[D] discriminate

　　17. [A]comparative[B] dissimilar[C] compatible[D] similar

　　18. [A] stock[B] order[C] store[D] cash

　　19. [A] at[B] by[C] under[D]on

　　20. [A] utilities[B] appliances[C] apparatus[D] equipment