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Online stores are full of ways to get you to spend more of your money. Let's say you're
using Amazon.com, for example. You (1)____ the items you want to buy. All you have to do
now is) simply_(2)____ out. But when you click on the "check out" icon, even more items
pop up, with suggestions like, "People who bought this book also (3)_____...." It's a great
strategy to get__(4)__ to make an impulse buy.
Online sellers also track your online activity (5)__ they can reach you at all times,
even when you are looking on other sites. _(6)_ their knowledge of your likes and
dislikes is, _(6)____ their chances of making a sale are. Let's go back to the Amazon example.
Imagine you buy some plates on that site. Then, you head over to Facebook. A few minutes
_(7)_ an ad pops up on Facebook, trying to sell you some cutlery. Online businesses
know that you _____(8)___ buy items that are related to recent purchases. Therefore, they have
software _(9)_ to track your activities, and to see what links you have clicked on, and
guess other things you might want to buy. This way, ___(10)___, they learn even more about
you, and can figure out what else they can try to sell to you. Remember, you too are being
"marketed" whenever you are online.
DB. ) (1)(A) had chosen (B) have chosen
(C) (2) (A) by checking (B) of checking
4.
(C) will choose (D) were choosing
(D) checks
(C) to check
