Failed in buying things off Taobao and Tmall, three Americans set out to create Baopals, a website that acts as a middleman between foreigners and these e-commerce(电子商务) sites.

“We really wanted to shop on Taobao and Tmall because we knew we could buy things at really ______ prices,” said Charlie Erickson, one of the three Americans. “But we were unable to do so because we couldn’t read Chinese and therefore needed help on almost every detail, including searching for products, paying for them and tracking(追踪) the deliveries(投递).”

“That’s when we_______ the idea of creating an English website to help other foreigners.” On the opening day ---- March 1 in 2016, Baopals received 12_______ of 22 products which totaled about 1,360 yuan ($202) in sales. Today, 16 months from its opening, 115,000 orders with a total value of 29 million yuan have been placed on the site.

Users can shop on Baopals on the website or WeChat, both of which ______ details such as product information and customer reviews.

When users buy a product on Baopals, they are buying it_______ from the Taobao or Tmall sellers. They don’t need a middle buyer to buy for them. But users need to pay Baopals a 5percent service fee each order. Baopals also helps to _______the English addresses into Chinese.

Thornhill explained that the main problem faced by many foreigners when shopping online in China is not always the _______problem but the payment methods. He pointed out that many international credit cards cannot be used on Alibaba’s website because some foreign banks might think the deals unsafe and ______ the payment. Because of this, Baopals teaches users how to use Alipay, UnionPay and WeChat Pay for their deals.

1.A. low B. usual C. rising D. valuable

2.A. heard of B. asked for C. paid attention to D. came up with

3.A. replies B. orders C. calls D. tickets

4.A. know B. catch C. support D. provide

5.A. busily B. silently C. directly D. excitedly

6.A. get B. look C. divide D. translate

7.A. price B. quality C. delivery D. language

8.A. pass B. count C. cancel D. notice

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