ShoppingontheInternetisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.WhydopeopleusetheInternettoshop?Somepeoplesayitismoreconvenient.Theydon’thavetoleavetheirhomestoordersomething;theycanshopforanythingtheywantatanytime;theycanfindthingsforsalethattheycan’tfindinthestoresneartheirhomes.StillotherpeoplesaytheycanfindbetterpricesontheInternet.

IfyouwanttobuysomethingontheInternetyouneedacredit(信用)card.Youhavetotypeyourcreditcardnumberandinformationonthewebsite(网页)andsendthemtothestoreovertheInternet.Youhavetobesurethatthestorewillnotuseyourinformationinthewrongway.Youdon’twantsomeonetogetyourcreditcardnumbersobecarefulwithitbeausepeoplesometimessteal(窃取)creditcardnumbersfromstores.

TheInternetisalsoagoodplacetogowindow-shopping.Window-shoppingiswhenyoulookatthethingsforsaleinastorebutdon’tplantobuyanything.Inwindow-shoppingyoucanseewhatkindsofthingsyouareabletogetandhowmuchtheycost.SomestoreslikeRossStoreshaveawebsiteforinformationabouttheirstoresbutnotforshopping.Somestoreshaveawebsiteforinformationabouttheirstoresandcanshopon-linetheresuchasOfficeDepotPaylessShoeSourceSafeway.SomestoreslikeAmazon.comareonlyforon-lineshopping.

1.SomepeopleusetheInternettoshopbecause________.

A.theycansleepalldaylong B.theywanttoleavetheirhomes

C.theywanttoplaywiththeirfriends D.theycangetthingswithlessmoney

2.TheChinesemeaningoftheword“convenient”inthispassageis“________”.

A.时髦的 B.较近的 C.方便的 D.可用的

3.IfyouwanttoshopontheInternetyouneed________.

A.anIDcard B.acreditcard C.anICcard D.aroomcard

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Youcanshopon-lineatwww.officedepot.com

B.Youcannotshopon-lineatwww.rossstores.com

C.Youcanonlydowindow-shoppingatwww.amazon.com

D.Youcandowindow-shoppingandshopon-lineatwww.safeway.com