Question

阅读下面的短文，选择either… or…, both… and…, not only… but also…或者neither… nor…填空。

People have more choices of shopping now. For example, if you want to buy a book, you can (1)

　　　　 order one online 　　　　 buy one in a bookstore. More and more people prefer to do the shopping online. They say it saves (2)　　　　 time 　　　　 money. And they have more payment options (支付选择). They can (3) 　　　　 pay online 　　　　 pay when they receive the goods. With the help of the Internet, (4)　　　　 people in big cities 　　　　 people in the countryside can buy things online. With a phone, an iPad or a computer, you can buy things with a few clicks.

But my father refuses to shop (5)　　　　 on a phone 　　　　 on his computer. He says he likes to go to stores. “If you buy some clothes online, you can (6)　　　　 try them on 　　　　 feel them with hands,” he says, “It’s possible to buy things that don’t fit you. And sometimes the goods you receive are (7)

　　　　 smuggled goods (水货) 　　　　 copycat (山寨) goods. When it happens, (8)　　　　 your money

　　　　 your time is saved.” 

Is my father right? Or is he out-of-date?

Answer 1

1. either; or                   2. both; and / not only; but also 

       3. either; or                 4. both; and / not only; but also

       5. either; or                 6. neither; nor 7. either; or 

       8. neither; nor