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Given the advantages of electronic money, you might think that we would move quickly to the cashless society in which all paymen

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问题     Given the advantages of electronic money, you might think that we would move quickly to the cashless society in which all payments are made electronically.【C1】________, a true cashless society is probably not around the corner. Indeed, predictions of such a society have been【C2】________for two decades but have not yet come to fruition. For example, Business Week predicted in 1975 that electronic means of payment "would soon revolutionize the very【C3】________of money itself," only to【C4】________itself several years later. Why has the movement to a cashless society been so【C5】________in coming?
    Although electronic might be more convenient and may be more efficient than a payments system based on paper, several factors work【C6】________the disappearance of the paper system. First, it is very【C7】________to set up the computer, card reader, and telecommunications networks necessary to make electronic money the【C8】________form of payment. Second, paper checks have the advantage that they【C9】________receipts, something that many consumers are unwilling to【C10】________. Third, the use of paper checks gives consumers several days of "float"—it takes several days【C11】________a check is cashed and funds are【C12】________from the issuer’s account, which means that the writer of the check can earn interest on the funds in the meantime.
    【C13】________electronic payments are immediate, they eliminate the float for the consumer.
    Fourth, electronic means of payment【C14】________security and privacy concerns. We often hear media reports that an unauthorized hacker has been able to access a computer database and to alter information【C15】________there. The fact this is not an【C16】________occurrence means that dishonest persons might be able to access bank accounts in electronic payments systems and【C17】________from someone else’s accounts. The【C18】________of this type of fraud is no easy task, and a new field of computer science is developing to【C19】________ security issues. A further concern is that the use of electronic means of payment leaves an electronic【C20】________that contains a large amount of personal data on buying habits. There are concerns that government, employers, and marketers might be able to access these data, thereby violating on our privacy.
【C10】
选项 A、give up
B、take over
C、bring back
D、pass down
答案A
解析 本动词词组的主语线索是many consumers，而且是许多消费者不愿意(many consumers are unwilling)做出的动作，句首的something指代的是前文的advantage(好处，有利条件)，而本句子又是在解释为什么“纸质货币不会消亡”，根据这些信息和逻辑判断，此处的意思是“消费者无法放弃纸质支付的这种好处”，所以纸质支付体系才很难消亡，所以答案是A项give up(放弃)。B项take over(接管)、C项bring back(带回)和D项pass down(流传)所表达的意思明显不如give up合理，并且这三个动作均无法与原文的advantage进行语义上的搭配。
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