Everyone’s at it，even my neighbors. I thought I might be the only person left in the world who hadn't done an eBay deal. So，I decided to try my hand at online auction（网上拍卖）。

    Buying for beginners：Sign up on www.ebay.co.uk.  Most items（e.g. tables, computers, and books） ready for auction will come with a picture and a short description；others may be marked with "Buy It Now" and have a fixed price. You can buy these right away.

    If the item is being auctioned，you offer the highest price you are prepared to pay and eBay bids（出价）for you. The bid will be increased little by little until it goes beyond your highest bid，then you are emailed and asked if you would like to bid again. Auctions last up to 10 days and when they finish you get an email telling you whether you have won the item.

    How to pay： Sellers decide how they would like to be paid and you need to check this before placing a bid as you might not want to post a cheque or postal orders. The easiest way is through PayPal，an online payment system that takes the money away from your credit card （信用卡）。

    Selling made simple：If you plan to sell on eBay，it helps to include a picture of the item. I followed my friends' advice and put up the items I wanted to sell for a 10-day auction，starting on a Thursday. This way, buyers had two weekends to bid.

The big things in life：It' s easy to post a small item，but furniture is a big part of eBay and this has to be collected or sent by deliverymen (邮递员). Check the ways of delivery before you bid.

1. What is the passage mainly about？

A. How to make payment online.

B. Ways of making delivery online

C. Advantages of an online-auction system.

D. How to use an online-auction system.

2. After bidding for an item，a buyer______

A. will get what he wants in ten days

B. should make payment immediately

C. has chances to make higher bids

D. may check its picture and description

3. The easiest way of making payment mentioned in the passage is______

A. through an online payment system

B. through a local banking system

C. by sending the money to the seller

D. by paying the deliveryman directly

My mother used to ask me what is the most important part of the body. Through the years I would   36    the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought   37  was very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ears, Mummy." She said. "No, Many people are   38  . But you keep thinking about it and I will ask you again soon."

Several years passed before she asked me again. Since making my first   39 , I had often thought over the question. So this time I told her, "Mummy, it must be our eyes." She looked at me and said, "You are   40   fast, but the answer is not correct because there are many people who are blind."   41  the years, mother asked me a couple more   42  and always her response to my answers was, "No, but you are getting   43   every year, my child." Then last year, my Grandpa   44 . Everybody was heart broken. Everybody was crying. My mum looked at me when it was our   45   to say our final good-bye to Grandpa. She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?"

I was   46   when she was asking me this now. I always thought this was a   47   between her and me. She saw the   48  on my face and told me, "This question is very important. It shows that you have really   49  your life." I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your   50  ." I asked, "Is it because they hold up your head?" she replied, "No, it is   51   on them a crying friend or loved one can rest their head. I only hope that you have enough friends and   52   that you will have a shoulder to cry   53   when you need it." Then and there I understood the most important body part is not a   54   one. It is sympathetic（同情的）to the pain of    55__.

1. A. notice           B. believe in        C. doubt           D. guess at

2. A. sound            B. health            C. love            D. sight

3. A. blind            B. deaf              C. invisible       D. thoughtful

4. A. discovery        B. decision          C. attempt         D. suggestion

5. A. changing         B. thinking          C. growing         D. learning

6. A. Over             B. Till              C. Beyond          D. Before

7. A. ways             B. things            C. questions       D. times

8. A. stronger         B. taller            C. smarter         D. nicer

9. A. left             B. got ill              C. died        D. got wounded

10. A. duty            B. turn              C. pity            D. chance

11. A. excited         B. satisfied         C. interested      D. shocked

12. A. game            B. test              C. match           D. secret

13. A. worry           B. puzzlement        C. regret          D. pain

14. A. enjoyed         B. found             C. disliked        D. lived

15. A. shoulders       B. feet              C. hands           D. hair

16. A. how             B. because           C. why             D. whether

17. A. respect         B. favour            C. love            D. fun

18. A. by              B. on                C. above           D. for

19. A. valuable        B. useful            C. selfish         D. precious

20. A. others          B. the deaf          C. Grandpa         D. the blind

— Where did you find your lost pen?

—It was in the park _____ we visited that day _____ I found it.

A. what; that        B. which; that        C. where; that      D. when; that

It was __________ back home after the experiment .

A. not until midnight did he go        B. until midnight that he didn’t go

C. not until midnight that he went      D. until midnight when he didn’t go

She didn’t come to the party last Sunday. __________, she must have made the party more exciting.

  A. If she came      B. Would she come   C. Had she come    D. Did she come

— Are you going there with us?  

— If Mary wants to go, __________.

  A. I also go         B. so do I          C. so I will         D. so will I

The teacher told us to remain silent unless _____.

A. to be asked      B. being asked       C. asked          D. you asked

— Do you think it is going to rain over the weekend?

   — __________.

A. I don’t believe     B. I don’t believe it     C. I believe not so     D. I believe not

Welcome, everyone! Maria, _____ tell us a little about the Venice Film Festival.

  A. do            B. does            C. to do           D. doing

_____ everything into consideration, she decided to work in the company.

  A. Giving          B. Taking          C. Taken          D. Given