‘Who needs a shopping mall if you have Taobao?’ says Wang Lin, 28, a writer in Beijing.

Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site(网站), has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.

A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joy of online shopping. Most online shoppers are students or young workers. More women shop online than men. Clothing and home use products (产品) are the most popular online.

It was reported that more than 250 billion yuan was spent on online shopping last year, 80% through Taobao. 

Taobao means ‘looking for treasure’ in Chinese. People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books, from candies to DVD players.

You may question the security (安全) online shopping. Wang Lin said, ‘It is very safe and convenient (便利). Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money. You can also get your money back if you want to return the product.’

Taobao: China’s 76. ___________ online shopping center

Fish and apple soup'？Yes, and you won't believe how delicious it is. This first came out of a restaurant in Singapore, but it is now very popular as the soup du jour in Chinese restaurants.  Ingredients (serves 4):

1. Whole fish

2 apples, quartered,

4-6 ginger slices (姜片)

1 bunch of spring onions, cut into pierces

 1 red tomato, cut into 8 pierces ，oil. salt and pepper

Methods:

l. Remove the bones from the fish.

2 Pour oil into a pan. Fly the ginger slices, and the spring onions Add the fish hones and oil.

3. Add enough water and boil it for about 15 to 20 minutes,

4. Add the apples, the fish and the tomato. When the apples go soft, ads salt and pepper,

1.This passage is probably_________.

A. a poem B. a piece of news C. a story D. a recipe

2.The name of the soup in Chinese restaurants is_________.

A. du jour soup D. tomato soup C. union soup D. ginger soup

3.The underlined word "quartered" means_________.

A. 榨汁 B. 切成四份 C. 洗净 D. 炸碎

4.If you want to cook the soup for 8 people, you will need _____ red tomatoes.

A. 1 B. 2 C. 3     D. 4

5.In what order should you add the ingredients while cooking the soup?

A. apples, fish and tomato—ginger slices and spring onions—oil—fish bones

B. oil—fish bones—ginger slices and spring onions—apples, fish and tomato

C. oil—ginger slices and spring onions—fish bones—apples, fish and tomato

D. ginger slices and spring onions—fish bones-apples, fish and tomato—oil

完形填空 (共15小题；每小题l分，计15分)
Everybody wants a new start for a new school year. So, students often go back-to-school shopping. They buy___1___and shoes. But, the story is not so easy.
"Mum, I want this pair of shoes!"
"Dear! Those are 900 yuan! That is too __2___ !"
"But all the boys in my class wear this brand (牌子)!"
So the real story is: Kids___3____to catch up with school fashion.
Chinese students __4___ uniforms at school. Parents think all the kids look the same, but _5___ know the differences. The "rich" kids wear amazing watches, ride good __6___ and use cool pencil cases. They show off their expensive things to __7__ kids. Then everyone else wants them too. For example, some "rich" kids use a pencil box that __8___1,000 yuan! It not only holds pencils, but also has a thermometer (温度计), a compass (指南针), a music box and even games in it! But think about it. Do you really need ____9___ a special pencil box? What can you do with a compass ___10____a thermometer in class? They only distract (分散注意) you.
As for these "rich" kids, they are not rich at all. __11___ parents buy them all their cool things. They may have an advantage（优势）now, ____12___ it won't last forever. If you want to show off ___13___ money you have, you have to make it yourself first. So, study hard. You will get a great job in the future.
Parents should also learn __14____to refuse (拒绝) their kids' demands (要求). They should __15__their kids: as students, what is really important is not school fashion but good school grades.