The popularity of the World Wide Wb has brought with it the prospect of e-commerce---doing business over the Internet.

A.possibility

B.process

C.strategy

D.strain

International Airlines Group has reached a provisional deal to buy Lufthansa's UK subsidiary,BMI British Midland.

A.stable

B.profitable

C.predictable

D.temporary

The government has to confront the severe discrepancy between coal and power prices when power shortages become serious again this winter.

A.barrier

B.growth

C.difference

D.shortage

This business turned out to be lucrative for the two partners，so they decided to invest their profits in the establishment of a retail store in Hollywood，Florida.

A. profitable

B. transparent

C. radical

D. ambitious

The United States risks squandering more than$11 billion if it does not come up with adequate plans，a US watchdog said.

A. luring

B .quoting

C. wasting

D. deferring