Complete the text with the correct words (a–c). The end of high street shopping?
Shoppers are changing the way they buy things, and in the future this 1 a big impact on the high street. In a survey, a group of people under thirty were asked whether any of their recent purchases 2 in a high street shop. 3 of them said yes. 4 , a whopping 96% said no. Experts have put this 5 to the rise of online shopping. Nowadays, young people prefer to check prices of products on the high street first, knowing that they 6 pay high street prices because they can go home and buy what they 7 at lower prices online. This trend is known as ‘showrooming’. Ten years from now, if you 8 into a high street shop, it won’t sell anything – it’ll just show you what you can buy on the internet!
1 awillhave bishaving chas
2 a had made b had been made c had been making
3 a A significant proportion b A tiny minority
4 a Although b Whereas c However
5 aup bdown cafter
6 a mustn’t b don’t have to c can’t
7 ausedtosee bseen chaveseen
8 ago bwent cwillgo