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Everyone's at it, even my neighbors.I thought I might be the only person left in the world who hadn't done an eBay deal.So I decided to try my hand at online auction.

Buying for beginners: Sign up on www.eBay.co.uk.Most items (e.g.tables, computers, and books) ready for auction will come with a picture and a short description; others may be marked with “Buy It Now” and have a fixed price. You can buy these right away.

If the item is being auctioned, you offer the highest price you are prepared to pay and eBay bids for you.The bid will be increased little by little until it goes beyond your highest bid, then you are emailed and asked if you would like to bid again.Auctions last up to 10 days, and when they finish you get an e­mail telling you whether you have won the item.

How to pay: Sellers decide how they would like to be paid and you need to check this before placing a bid as you might not want to post a cheque or postal orders.The easiest way is through PayPal, an online payment system that takes the money away from your credit card.

Selling made simple: If you plan to sell on eBay, it helps to include a picture of the item.I followed my friends'advice and put up the items I wanted to sell for a 10­-day auction, starting on a Thursday.This way buyers had two weekends to bid.

The big things in life: It's easy to post a small item, but furniture is a big part of eBay and this has to be collected or sent by delivery men.Check the ways of delivery before you bid.

1.The passage suggests that a buyer ________.

A.has more than one chance to bid

B.should make payment immediately

C.can only buy one item

D.must give the credit card to the seller

2.The easiest way of making payment mentioned in the passage is ______.

A.through an online payment system

B.through a local bank system

C.by sending the money to the seller

D.by paying the delivery man directly

3.Which of the following statements is true?

A.Big items can't be sold on eBay.

B.Including a picture of the item for sale helps make the selling simple.

C.Sellers can only be paid in one way.

D.Most items ready for auction don't have a picture.

4.What is the passage mainly about?

A.How to make payment online.

B.Ways of making delivery online.

C.Advantages of an online auction system.

D.How to use an online­ auction system.

Answer 1

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要講述網(wǎng)上拍賣系統(tǒng)，包括買家如何競價(jià)，如何支付，以及賣家相關(guān)信息。

1. bid will be increased little by little until it goes beyond your highest bid, then you are emailed and asked if you would like to bid again.競價(jià)一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)增加直到超過你的最高價(jià)，然后你就會被郵件并詢問你是否想要再競價(jià)，可知買家有多于一次的機(jī)會來競價(jià)，故選A

2. easiest way is through PayPal, an online payment system that takes the money away from your credit card.最容易的方式是通過PayPal，一個(gè)網(wǎng)上支付系統(tǒng)，將你的錢從銀行卡中拿走，故選A

3. you plan to sell on eBay, it helps to include a picture of the item.如果你想在易趣上賣東西，物品有圖片會有幫助，故選B

4.

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