高中英语语法填空:对话题型能力练习 Test 32

W: Now, could you tell me where the idea for the business first came from?

M: Well, the original shop 　61　 (open) by a retired printer by the name of Gruby. Mr Gruby being left-handed 　62　 , thought of the idea to try 　63　 (promote) a few products for left-handers.

W: And how did he then go about actually 　64　 (set) up the business?

M: Well, he looked for any left-handed products 　65　 might already be on the market which were very few. And then he contacted the manufactures with the idea of having products produced for him, mainly in 　66　 scissors range to start with.

W: Right. So you do commission some part of your stock.

M: Yes, very much so. About 75 percent of our stock is specially made for us.

W: And the rest of it?

M: Hmm, the rest of it now, some 25, 30 years after Mr. Gruby's initial efforts, there are more left-handed product actually on the market. Manufactures now 　67　 (begin) to see that there is a market for left-handed products.

W: And what's the range of your stock?

M: The range consists of a variety of scissors 　68　 children scissors to scissors for tailors, hairdressers etc. We also have a large range of kitchen ware.

W: What's the competition like? Do you have a lot of 　69　 ?

M: There are other people in the business now in specialists, but only as mail-order outlets. But we have a shop here in central London plus a mail-order outlet. And we are without any doubt 　70　 (large) supplier of the left-handed items.