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These are not easy times for booksellers. Borders, a big American one, f
These are not easy times for booksellers. Borders, a big American one, f
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2024-01-23
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These are not easy times for booksellers. Borders, a big American one, fired its boss in January and has closed stores, but is still at risk of【C1】_________some analysts say. The British chain of the same name, which it once owned, failed last year. Barnes, the world’s biggest bookseller, appointed a new boss last month to help it【C2】_________the triple threat of the recession, increased competition and e-books.
The struggles of booksellers can be explained in part by an increase in competition. More than half of book sales in America take place not in bookshops but at big【C3】_________such as Wal-Mart and Target, which compete to sell bestsellers at steeper discounts. Online retailers, too, are all doing like that. Booksellers are【C4】_________their best to raise their profile online and win back the customers they have lost.
Will bookshops disappear completely? Most are putting their hopes on【C5】_________people more reasons to come inside. Some bookshops plan to put a renewed【C6】_________on service, including advice on e-books. Many shops have started to offer free Internet access to keep customers there longer and to【C7】_________them to download e-books. Other survival strategies include hosting book clubs or other community groups and selling a wider【C8】_________of goods, such as wrapping paper, jewellery, cards and toys.
Independent bookshops face a(n)【C9】_________serious threat, because they are【C10】_________to match bigger rivals’ prices. Many are branching out by offering new services, such as creative-writing classes.
A) apt
B) bankruptcy
C) confront
D) consequently
E) emphasis
F) enable
G) getting
H) giving
I) interests
J) particularly
K) retailers
L) shopper
M) trying
N) unable
O) variety [br] 【C9】
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答案
J
解析
由该句可知,独立书店面临的威胁________严重。由下文的bigger rivals’ prices可知,独立书店面临的威胁应该非常严重,空格所填词应表示程度,故填副词particularly“特别,尤其”。
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