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.com Most items(e.g.tables, computers, and books)ready for autcion will come with a picture and a short description; others may be marked with“But 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.
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 Thursady.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.Check the ways of delivery before you bid.
(1)
What is the passage mainly about?
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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 ________.
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A.
can’t buy other items any more
B.
should make payment immediately
C.
has chances to make higher bids
D.
must give your credit card to the seller
(3)
You should ________ if the item is being auctioned.
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A.
make loud noises
B.
get the others not to bid
C.
ask the other people’s price
D.
offer the highest price you are ready to pay
(4)
The easiest way of making payment mentioned in the passage is ________.
The China National Opera(CNO)will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday.
Different generations of CNO vocalists, like Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei, will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous Chinese operas like “The White-haired Girl” and “The Hundredth Bride”, as well as, arias of such Western opera classics as “Madame Butterfly”, “La Traviata” and “Rigoletto”.
Time/date:7∶30 pm, September 7, 8
Location:Tianqiao Theatre
Tel:6551-4787, 8315-6170
Tickets:60-500 yuan(US $7.2-60.2)
Folk music
A concert will be held to feature some recently composed traditional Chinese music works.
The concert, given by the Folk Orchestra of the China Opera and Ballet Theatre, will include such pieces as “Memory of Childhood ”, “Memorial Ceremony for God ”and “Wine Song”.
Time/date:7∶30pm, September 13
Location:Concert hall at the National Library of China
Tel:6848 –5462, 6841-9220
Tickets:30-200 yuan(US$3.6-24.1)
Moon music
A concert of traditional Chinese music will be given on the eve of the Moon Festival which falls on September 21st this year.
The concert will feature a number of famous pieces centred on the theme of the moon, such as “Moonlight”, “Spring night on a Moonlit River” and “Lofty Mountain and Flowing River.”
A number of established traditional Chinese music performers like Zhou Yaokun and Fan Weiqing, will play solos as well as collaborate with the folk music orchestra.
Time/date:7∶30 pm, September 21st
Location:Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities
Tel:6606-8888, 6606-9999
(1)
If you want to buy tickets for listening to the music “Memory of Childhood”, you will dial _________.
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A.
6551-4787
B.
6848-5462
C.
8315-6170
D.
6606-9999
(2)
Which statement is right according to the passage?
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A.
Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei stand for the same generation of CNO vocalists.
B.
“Rigoletto” is a famous piece on the theme of the moon.
C.
“Lofty Mountain and Flowing River” is a traditional Chinese music.
D.
Zhou Yaokun will play solos and Fan Weiqing will collaborate with the folk music orchestra.
(3)
“Madame Butterfly” is ________.
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A.
a Chinese opera
B.
a Western opera
C.
a piece of music
D.
a song
(4)
In which column of a newspaper will the article be published?