“Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao?” says Wang Lin,28,a writer in Beijing.
Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site(网上购物网站), has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.
A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shopping .Most online shoppers are students or young workers. More women shop on line than men. Clothing and home-use products（产品）are the most popular on line.
It was reported that more than 250 billion（十亿）yuan was spent on online shopping last year, 80% through Taobao.
Taobao means “looking for treasure” in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books ,from candies to DVD players .
You may question the security of online shopping, Wang Lin said, “It’s very safe and convenient. Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money .You can also get your money back if you want to return the products.”
1.Taobao is ____________.
A. a shopping mall B. home-use products
C. an online shopping site D. the name of a young girl
2.__________is shopping more on line?
A. Workers B. Parents C. Men D. Women
3._________ was occupied(占据) by Taobao on online shopping last year?
A. 80% B. 70% C. 60% D.25%
4.The underlined word “security” means _________.
A.质量 B.安全 C. 信誉 D.用途
5.Which is the best title（标题）of the passage?
A. Online shoppers. B. Online shopping in China.
C. Joys of online shopping. D. Let’s shop online.
A boy was sent by his parents to a boarding school(寄宿学校). Before being sent away, this boy was the 36 student in his class. He was at the top in every competition. But the boy changed after 37 home and attending the boarding school. His grades started dropping. He 38 being in a group. He was lonely all the time because he felt no one loved him.
His 39 started worrying about the boy. But they did not know 40 was wrong with him. So his dad 41 to travel to the boarding school and 42 with him. They sat on the bank of the lake near the school. The father started 43 him casual(随便的) questions about his classes, teachers and sports. 44 some time his dad said, “Do you know, son, why I am here today?”
The boy answered back, “To check my 45 ?”
“No, no,” his dad replied, “I am here to tell you that you are the most important person for 46 . I want to see you 47 . I don’t care about grades. I care about you. I care about your happiness. YOU ARE MY LIFE.”
These words caused the boy’s eyes to fill with tears. He hugged(拥抱) his dad. They didn’t say
48 to each other for a long time.
Now the boy had everything he wanted. He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him 49 . And today this young man is in college at the 50 of his class and no one has ever seen him sad!
1.A. healthiest B. nicest C. loneliest D. brightest
2.A.reaching B. going C. leaving D. coming
3.A. hated B. enjoyed C. wanted D. liked
4.A.friends B. parents C .teachers D. cousins
5.A. what B. why C. how D. where
6.A. liked B. continued C. decided D. thought
7.A. quarrel B. talk C. sing D. dance
8.A. saying B. telling C. speaking D. asking
9.A.When B. Before C. After D. Until
10.A.groups B. grades C. happiness D .brightness
11.A.me B. him C. her D. them
12.A. sad B. lonely C. happy D. moved
13.A.nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
14.A.widely B. strongly C. heavily D. deeply
15.A. top B. bottom C. middle D. height
—China has got 199 golden medals in the 16th Asian Games.
—Really? _____________.
A. That’s a pity B. Don’t mention it
C. I’m so glad to hear that D. You’re welcome
—Could you tell me _______________?
—Just go straight. It’s on your right.
A. where the police station is B. what your name is
C. which country you come from D. why you want to be a policeman
—Do you know how to pronounce this new word?
—Yes. I __________ in the dictionary just now.
A. looked it up B. used it up C. cleaned it up D. picked it up
—What a beautiful car !
—Yes, but it’s so expensive that we can’t _______ it.
A. pay B. offer C. provide D. afford
