A few years ago, Dave Stirling had the idea of selling CDs over the Internet. The business he started from his home in Ohio, the USA, now sells 500,000 CDs a year and has made him into a millionaire(百万富翁)at the age of 24.
“I could see that this was the future of shopping,” says Stirling. “Why should you pay $15 for a CD and spend the time and the money getting into the store and parking your car? You can have the same CD for half of the price by clicking(敲击)on your computer. And we can find any CD you want and bring it to your door in 24 hours!”
According to Stirling, this is the only beginning, “I believe that one day we’ll do our shopping over the net: it’s easier, quicker and cheaper. Shops and supermarkets will be the past.”
1.Dave Stiring started his business from______.
A. his home B. his company C. the office D. the country
2.How has Stirling become so rich?
A. By making ice cream. B. By making advertisements.
C. By selling ideas to others. D. By selling CDs over the Internet.
3.If you pay $15 for a CD in the store, how much should you pay for it over the net?
A.$15. B.$12. C.$7.5. D.$30.
4.By shopping over the net, you won’t_____.
A. spend the time and the money B. drive your car any more
C. click on your computer D. get into the store by yourself
5. What can we learn from the passage?
A. More than half of the Americans prefer to shop over the net.
B. Shops and supermarkets will be the past in the future.
C. Some people don’t like to go shopping over the Internet.
D. It’s easier, quicker and more expensive to do our shopping over the net.
When I was 18 years old, one morning, my father told me to drive him into a town, about 40 miles away. I had just learned to 36 ，so I agreed with pleasure. When we came to the town, something was wrong with the car. Then I took the car to a nearby garage to have it 37 and promised to pick Dad up at 4 pm. Because I had a few hours to spend, I decided to go to the 38 .However I became 39 interested in the film that I forgot the time. When the last film finished, it was 6 o’clock.
I was afraid Dad would be 40 and never let me drive again, so I drove back quickly to meet Dad and made an excuse(借口) 41 my being late. I’ll never forget the cry he gave me: “I’m disappointed that I feel you have to tell a lie to me, Jack. I’m angry, not with 42 but with myself. I have failed 43 I’ve brought up a son who can not even tell the truth to his own father. I’m going to walk home now and think seriously about 44 I have done wrong all these years.”
Dad began 45 along the road. I begged(乞求)all the way, telling him how I drove behind him for 40 miles, at a speed of 5 miles an hour. It was the most unforgettable lesson. I have never told a lie to him ever since.
1.A. drive B. work C. live D. travel
2.A. made B. repaired C. waited D. parked
3.A. concert B. bookstore C. shop D. cinema
4.A. very B. too C. so D. fairly
5.A. excited B. angry C. disappointed D. sad
6.A. at B. to C. for D. with
7.A. me B. it C. you D. him
8.A. so B. because C. after D. before
9.A. where B. when C. why D. how
10.A. running B. driving C. crying D. walking
—Could I use your bike for today, Sam?
—_____. I’m not using it.
A. Sure, go ahead B. I have no idea
C. No, you can’t D. Never mind
—Will you stay for some more days?
—Sorry, I_____. My mother called to ask me to go back at once.
A. mustn’t B. may not C. can’t D. wouldn’t
—Why didn’t you go to play football with us yesterday afternoon?
—I _____my mother with the housework then.
A. helped B. was helping C. had helped D. have been helping
We can easily become unhappy_____ we work out our problems in our daily life.
A. after B. if C. until D. unless
