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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案．

　Edgar felt quite 　1　at the 　2　of his first swim of the summer． 　3 　the sun shining down so strongly, the　　 sea was certain to be 　4 　enough． He walked quickly along the　　 seafront towards the steps 　5　led on to the sands． He smiled 　6 　at the passers-by． He had just smiled　　 and 　7 　his 　8 　to an elderly lady 　9 　a man　　 with a camera caught his arm and stopped him． Edgar heard a little clicking　　 noise from the camera．

　“Your photo, sir, in wonderful colour, in just one moment if you please, ” said the man in one breath．

　Then he took out the 　10 　and held it 　11 　his hand and was waving it to Edgar． In a moment he handed in over, and Edgar saw　　 the bright blue of his shirt half 　12 　the picture．

　“Seventy pence, sir, ” the man said．

　“Seventy pence, ” Edgar repeated 　13 　,“For this?”He stared 　14 　the photo．

　“They are usually 85, sir, but for a single object I make a cut-price offer． It's the best price 　15　you'll get here．”

　“You'll have to make a better offer, ” Edgar said． It was a good photo, he thought, so bright and clear． His hat was high, and he　　 was smiling broadly at the old lady, 　16 　arm and handbag came into a　　 lower corner． He had no idea that he was being snapped． He thought he was really 　17 　good-looking fellow．

　“That's as 　18 　as any art job that would 　19 　you pounds, ” said the cameraman, “It's better in a way because it's so 　20 　． Only 70 pence, sir． ”

　“I've never paid so much 　21 　a snap in my life． It simply isn't 　22 　that kind of money． It's not as I need the thing． Look, I'll give you 25． ”

　“No, I can't do that． Each of these snaps costs me 50p,　　 so you see…”

　“Then I'll give you 50p and that's that．”

　“Let me see, then．”The man suddenly took the photo out of Edgar's hand． “I can't 　23 　any more time with you． It's　　 70p 　24 　I keep it．”

　“Keep it, ” Edgar said． He turned, looked out to　　 sea, then walked 　25 　away．

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Sharon Suarez dreams of the day when she won't have to carry groceries from her car to her house．That day has come．A growing number of people are shopping the aisles of grocery stores on the Internet．

　　“I've never done it，but it sounds great，”Ms Suarez said．“It is so hot here in the summer．It's also really cold in the winter．l would love to stay inside and have the groceries come to me．”

　　Of course，people already buy books，do their banking，and shop for gifts on the Internet．But when they need to shop for food，most still get in the car and go go the supermarket．In fact，fewer than 1 million people have bought groceries online．The average American visits a supermarket 2．2 times a week．

　　Part of the problem is obvious．Many shoppers want to see the food they buy．While they might buy a CD or a book without seeing it，most people don't want to buy produce the same way．They also enjoy going to the supermarket．They like to walk in the aisles，and see what new items are available．Shoppers also worry about spoiled food，large delivery charges，and late deliveries．But，all this is slowly changing．Consumers are beginning to find that buying food online saves them time．And，they're finding that delivery is fast，cheap，and the food is good．

　　“I wasn't sure what to expect when I started ordering online，”said Michael Koklos．Mr Koklos started shopping online when he had to work longer hours．“I never had time to shop．It is really easy and convenient to buy over the Internet．The vegetables are better than ones I would pick out myself，”he added．“And I never have to find a parking space．”

　　While online shopping appeals to a certain group of the people，there will always be some who enjoy shopping for their won groceries．

　　Marti Lavalle，a shopper in a local grocery store，says she'll never shop for groceries online．“I still don't know to use a computer，”she explained．

1．Ms Suarez likes the idea of Internet grocery shopping because________．

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A．many others are shopping on the Internet

B．It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter

C．she has never done it before

D．she needn't carry the groceries by herself

2．Food shopping online is not as poplar as other types of online shopping NOT because________．

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A．people want to see the they buy

B．people enjoy going to the supermarket

C．people have a lot of time to spend

D．people like to walk in the aisles

3．What do people think will go wrong if they buy food on the Internet？

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A．They would spend a lot of money on delivery．

B．They can not find out the new items

C．The food is very expensive on the Internet．

D．They can't pick out the things themselves．

4．If you________，you can't do shopping online．

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A．can't find a parking space

B．know nothing how to operate a computer

C．don't have a lot of spare time

D．have to work shorter hours