12.(　　 ) The RCC collected money for　 Indonesia, Sri Lanka , Thailand and Maldives.

11.(　　 ) The countries were hit by a tsunami.

2.66 million US dollars of the money were sent to Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Maldives soon after they were hit by the killer disaster(灾难)late last month. The rest(剩余部分) of the money will be sent for rebuilding villages, schools and orphanages(homes for children who lost their parents) in the disaster area, the reports said.

According to the reports, two RCC’s rescue(营救) teams have arrived in Indonesia and Sri Lanka Friday. A third team will go to Thailand early next week.

The RCC will report how much money has been collected and the uses of the money on its Website on time, the reports said.

10.(　　 ) If you shop online, you can save time.　　　　　

(C)

The Red Cross Society of China (RCC) (中国红十字会)has so far received 150 million yuan (18 million US dollars) in donation (捐款) for tsunami-hit(遭受海啸袭击的) countries, reports from the RCC said on January 14, 2005.

9.(　　 ) The writer often buys so-called cheap things online.

8.(　　 )　 MP3 is a kind of book that you can learn music.

7.(　　 ) The writer thinks that the advertisements online are always true.

6.(　　 ) If you want to shop online, you should be careful not to be fooled.　

5. Einstein was born in Germany.

　(B)

More and more advertisements appear on the Web. You have to be careful not to be fooled or tricked(欺骗) by the advertisements on the Internet. Something is said to be a bargain(便宜物品), but it isn’t always cheap. And some so-called new things just have a new outside.

However, shopping online is a kind of fashionable(时尚的) thing today. I love to buy things of everyday use, so I often get lots of information about them on websites online. For example, if I want an MP3, I can choose my favourite one, and look for what the users like or don’t like about it, then decide whether to buy or not. And at the same time, you don’t have to go to a shop or walk around a crowded shopping area, so you don’t have to waste much time. The Internet is really useful for shopping, but be careful not to spend too much.

4.(　　 ) Einstein's mother complained about her friend.