Online shopping started not so long ago. Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1990. The first online bank opened in 1994. In 1995,Amazon started operating and is now one of the largest online shopping malls. Then in 1996,eBay started its online shopping site.

  By sitting at home you can now buy anything from knives to cars. The worry you may have about travelling and parking can be avoided (避免) while you shop online. With online shopping,you need not worry about the weather. Online shops have no holidays,closing time or any other problems. You can shop 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year. Some online shops also keep customers' opinions about each product,so you can easily find out what other customers think about the product before buying it.

  When you go for real-world shopping,you can actually touch and feel it,but in online shopping you can only see the pictures. Also if you are shopping online,you have to be careful with your credit cards.

  The first step in online shopping is to search for what you want to buy. Once you find the required product,put it in a "shopping cart" and continue shopping. After you have got enough in your " shopping cart", check out the products. You can add or take out the products in your " shopping cart". The next step is to log ( S >ji) using a username and a password. Enter the address where you want the products to be sent to. Some sites even ask for your e-mail,phone number,etc. Then wait for the confirmation (确认) of your or?der. You can also cancel(取消) the order if needed. Online shopping is a differ?ent experience and you can make shopping online easy when you get used to it.

1. When shopping online,you can ________.

   A. park your car where you want to

   B. buy anything wherever you go

   C. touch anything you want to buy

   D. know what others think of the product

2. The second paragraph mainly tells us _______.

   A. people can do online shopping at their own homes

   B. the things people can buy in online shops

   C. the advantages people can have through online shopping

   D. people can know different opinions of customers

3. From the text,we can know that _______.

   A. once customers put the products in their" shopping carts", they can't change them

   B. customers should be careful with their credit cards when shopping online

   C. customers must give their e-mails as well as their phone numbers

   D. people can know different opinions of all customers

4. If you want to buy a cup online,what is the right order of the following things you can do?

a.Put the cup into your "shopping cart".

b.Wait for the confirmation of the order.

c.Search for a right cup.

d. Enter the address.

   A. b-c-d-a   B. c-a-db   C. a-b-c-d   D. c-d-a-b

  When I was in the final year at college,we visited one of our friends' homes for a lunch. The moment we 6_________ his house,I found his home wasn't painted very well. I couldn't 7        in words but it was not even the kind of house in which a typicaK典型的) middle-class Indian family lives.

  One of the 8        things I did find there was the loving parents. We sat on the ground for the lunch 9        they didn't have a dining table. His mother served us very 10        food,smiling throughout and showed 11        during the whole hmchtime―something I can never 12_________ . His father worked as a normal repairman and I wondered if he made enough money to 13        their two sons.

  While we were taking lunch,his father 14        home to meet us,with black hands and in very 15        clothes. I remember our friend had no hesitation (犹豫) about his father and made our 16    . How loving this family was!.

Now,I am telling you the 17        moment of the story. As soon as his father came in,after just 4  or 5 18_________,our friend asked us if we wanted "Papad" (a typical Indian food) to eat. 19_________ we could say any?thing,our friend's mother said there was no "Papad" in the house.

  20_________,our friend asked his father if he could get some. Very gently and kindly his father 21        it for us. after going through many staircases even though he was looking 22    . From this I understand: the amount of money you make won't 23        others' hearts;the only way is with love and 24_________ . I always tell my friend that one of the most 25_________ days of my life is the day I had lunch with him and his parents.

6. A. compared   B. reached   C. repaired   D. cleaned

7. A. write   B. report   C. learn   D. describe

8. A. greatest   B. funniest   C. easiest   D. strangest

9. A. whether   B. though   C. because   D. unless

10. A. little   B. cheap

   C. delicious D. common

11. A. care   B. pity   C. surprise   D. regret

12. A. imagine   B. mention   C. know   D. forget

13. A. direct   B. support   C. please   D. control

14. A. left   B. stayed   C. returned   D. rushed

15. A. new   B. dirty   C. comfortable   D. thick

16. A. decisions   B. suggestions   C. discussions   D. introductions

17. A. unusual   B. hard   C. exact   D. quiet

18. A. seconds   B. minutes   C. quarters   D. hours

19. A. Until   B. Since   C. Before   D. When

20. A. Quickly   B. Suddenly   C. Certainly   D. Finally

21. A. brought   B. changed   C. cooked   D. prepared

22. A. worried   B. excited   C. satisfied   D. tired

23. A. stop   B. refuse   C. win   D. break

24. A. courage   B. attention   C. experience   D. kindness

25. A. surprising   B. special

   C. boring   D. interesting

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