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Do you think shopping online will take the place of shopping in stores?

A．especially

B．frequently

C．merely

D．finally

Who would want to build a virtual house on the Internet? Or spend hours online each week living inside a make-believe world? It sounds crazy, but thousands of video game enthusiasts do just that.

Online worlds are becoming more popular than ever. Many people have belonged to these online worlds for years. Inside these imaginary worlds, video gamers develop characters over time.

These characters learn skills, fight battles, build relationships, and even own property. Some communities inside these online worlds have several hundred thousand citizens!

The people role-playing in online worlds buy and sell things with virtual money. Many gamers earn virtual money by running successful tailor shops and weapons dealerships in their online worlds. Money and treasures can also be taken from victims in battle it’s a dangerous virtual world out there!

But gaining virtual wealth can be too time-consuming for the gamer who wants to buy his castle now. Serious game addicts have begun doing something the online world designers probably never imagined.

Some gamers are exchanging real-world money to buy virtual money and property for their online worlds. Using online auction sites such as eBay.com, gamers buy and sell whatever they need. A whole mini-economy has grown around this trade of goods.

Some of the most valuable items for sale in online worlds aren’t cheap. Sometimes they are rare, which makes them even more valuable. For example, consider a nice virtual house in a prime location. This property might cost as much as a new TV set in the real world!

For the person who doesn’t participate in these online worlds, the appeal must seem peculiar. What’s the attraction with these online worlds? Why would people spend money on something that doesn’t really exist?

The money being exchanged for those online swords and castles is real. The swords and castles aren’t. Absurd? Maybe. But the time and effort spent by the players is real. So is their love for online worlds. It seems only the human imagination can make something out of nothing!

(1)In the 1st paragraph, make-believe world refers to the following EXCEPT_____________.

A、virtual world.

B、online world.

C、imaginary world.

D、castles

(2)In the 1st paragraph, video game enthusiasts refers to _____________.

A、video gamers

B、characters

C、game designers

D、tailors

(3)The gamers could earn virtual money by the following EXCEPT _____________.

A、doing some business

B、designing some games

C、exchanging real-world money to buy virtual money

D、taking from victims in battle

(4)According to the author, human imagination _____________.

A、is nothing

B、is something

C、can be exchanged with virtual money

D、can make anything possible

(5)What’s the author’s attitude toward things online?

A、Positive

B、Negative

C、Neutral

D、Critical

Most smart phones have（ ）service capabilities, which means that apps that combine the phone user&39;s location with the availability of retail stores and services can be interwoven into creative mobile business opportunities.

A. short messaging service B. global positioning satellite(GPS)C. online banking D. EDI

It's lunchtime． You- re hungry and want to get your favourite meal m the restaurant，but there are a lot of people waiting at the door． Donlt worry -in cyberworld(网络世界)，you can get your meal just on the Internet．

“Shopping has never been so easy． With just a single click on your mouse，anything that you ordered online can be taken to your door quickly．，"said BieJing，a twenty-yearold girl．

She took part in an online survival(生存)competition held in Shanghai． The competitors were given a little money to use online in 100 hours．

“I don't want to spend too much time shopping ，so I like doing shopping online better than in a usual store，"said a boy from a middle school． "Ir's easy to find the things you want ．online．”

If the shoppers buy something online，they can find lower prices and wider choices of，things． But many teachers and parents are worried that shopping online is becoming too popu-lar．

“lt-s not a good way for middle school students to spend their money，"said a teacher．HI don't want them to shop online．”

“It's also dangerous to Iose money at online stores，because some of them just want to cheat(欺骗)shoppers，"another teacher said．

Most parents are not willing to pay the money their children spend on the Internet．

( )6． The boy in the passage likes to go shopping in a usual store better．

DEVELOPMENT OF ONLINE MARKETING With the introduction of the Internet, there came many changes to the way a company might carry out a marketing strategy. About ten years ago, we shopped only at local stores in the market place using cash. Now a new world has been opened up to people around the globe through the World Wide Web. We are able to browse the fanciest shops in the world from home, “virtually” that is. The technology of secure transactions on the Web has greatly improved and the rush to buy from online shops has demonstrated a growing consumer acceptance of online marketing. Increasingly, online marketing is no longer just an option. It is a necessity. Online marketing is an electronically-based industry. In short, it refers to the conducting of business through the Internet. It is a way of buying and selling goods and services, and negotiating trade through digital communications. ? Online marketing allows businesses to reach a wider market while cutting costs, saving time and eliminating tons of paperwork. Most online retailers ask the customers to pay with a credit card. Regular buyers are issued electronic or digital signatures which are protected by passwords, enabling them to transact business securely via Internet. Online marketing is still in its early stages, as problems such as how to deal with credit card fraud on the Internet still have to be dealt with. But its future looks rosy. With the development of computer technology, e-commerce will inevitably become a “must” in our everyday lives. There is no doubt e-commerce has come of age.

1. __________ changed the way a company might carry out a marketing strategy over the past 10 years.()

A. The Internet

B. Local stores

C. The consumers

2. What does “virtually” mean in Paragraph One?()

A. In reality.

B. By means of a computer.

C. Safely.

3. Which of the following advantages of online marketing is not mentioned?()

A. Reach a wider market while cutting costs

B. Save time and eliminate paperwork

C. Increasing trust between traders and buyers.

4. What problems are still outstanding in online shopping?()

A. Cutting costs.

B. Credit card fraud on the Internet.

C. Eliminating paperwork.

5. Which is the author’s attitude towards online shopping?()

A. Our shopping was only done at local stores on the high street, using cash.

B. Online marketing refers to the conducting of business through the Internet.

C. Undoubtedly the era of e-commerce has arrived.