A.At a store. | B.At a restaurant. | C.At a hotel. |
A.WeChat pay. |
B.Bank cards. |
C.Credit cards. |
1. What type of tea does the woman prefer?
A.Green tea. | B.Brown tea. | C.Flower tea. |
A.By cellphone. | B.By cash. | C.By credit card. |
A.$11.30. | B.$99.26. | C.$110.56. |
5 . American Express Gold: Best “non-travel” travel card
Why it’s great in one sentence: The American Express Gold card earns tons of valuable Amex travel points on practically all the food-related purchases you’re making even when you are not traveling, and the credits available on the card nearly offset (抵消) its annual fee.
This card is right for: People who can use all of the card’s various credits and who spend significant money at restaurants, on food delivery services or at U.S. supermarkets while they are not on the road.
Highlights:
First, with the Amex Gold, you’ll earn 4 points for every dollar you spend on restaurants worldwide, and on up to $25,000 in annual purchases at U.S. supermarkets (1 point per dollar afterwards). Most food delivery services count as “restaurants” on this card, so that means the vast majority of your food purchases will earn 4 points, regardless of how you’re eating.
You’ll also earn 3 points per dollar when you book airfare directly with an airline, so if you’re looking to jump on any sales for flights later in the year, you can pay for them with the Amex Gold and earn extra points on those as well.
The points earned on this card are American Express Membership Rewards points, which are extremely useful. You can redeem (兑取现金) them directly for flights via Amex Travel at 1 cent each, but if you put in some extra effort and research, you can potentially get much more value from them by transferring them to any of Amex’s 21 airline and hotel partners, which include Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Marriott and many more.
1. What can we know about the American Express Gold card?A.It requires no annual fee. | B.It has a link with food purchases. |
C.It is targeted at delivery services. | D.It.is right for restaurant managers. |
A.100,000. | B.100,800. | C.103,200. | D.400,000. |
A.Change them into money to buy food. |
B.Transfer guests from airlines to hotels. |
C.Purchase services in suggested airlines. |
D.Make some extra effort and do research. |
A.Secretary and manager. | B.Shop assistant and customer. |
C.Salesperson and bank clerk. | D.Cashier and boss. |
7 . WeChat, one of the world’s most popular mobile apps and social networks, brought home iF Gold Award for its smart retail innovation, Scan & Go. It is the first ever Chinese product to win4 gold in the iF Service Design category.
Established in 1953, the German-based iF Design Award has always been known for its “Independent, Rigorous(细致的) and Reliable” standards.
Scan & Go enables shoppers at retail stores to turn their mobile phone into a virtual checkout counter. When shopping, customers use their mobile phones to scan product barcodes(条形码), view product information, get discounts, complete self-checkout, and pay directly within the app via WeChat Pay. There is no queuing up at the cash register.
According to statistics, sales during peak hours in traditional supermarkets account for 60% of total turnover, and on average customers spend three to five minutes on queueing and payment during peak hours. With Scan & Go, customers no longer have to queue, and the payment time is shortened to one minute.
In order to realize queue-less purchasing, the WeChat team greatly optimizes retailers’ in-store customer handling efficiency during peak hours, and enables overall management of the consumer traffic flow. By introducing dedicated lanes for Scan & Go, supermarkets have achieved over a five-fold increase in converting(转变) digital members within two months.
In addition to improving retailers’ checkout efficiency and providing customers with a better shopping experience, Scan & Go also combines promotion and marketing modes through Mini Programs, to help increase sales. It helps retailers(零售商) to link the online and offline aspects of their business, and has become the standard tool in China for merchants to realize digital transformation. Scan & Go is now widely used by retailers in China.
1. What does the third paragraph mainly tell us?A.The convenience of Scan & Go. |
B.The use of a virtual checkout counter. |
C.Ways to get discounts from retailers. |
D.Methods of scanning product barcodes. |
A.can buy more items |
B.can save a lot of money |
C.don’t have to pay for what they buy |
D.spend less time to pay for what they buy |
A.They can sell more goods. |
B.They can reduce the discounts. |
C.They can create more Mini Programs. |
D.They can make their goods more standard. |
A.Doubtful. | B.Positive. |
C.Subjective. | D.Negative. |
8 . Is a cashless society possible for everyone?
There is no escaping our evolution into a cashless society. It would give rise to a new era for financial businesses, which are all carried out digitally. The key benefits would include lower crime rates, easier foreign businesses, and reduced risks and costs. The idea of a cashless society appears so wide-spread in our society.
Economic inequality and exclusivity (排他性)are fundamental issues still present worldwide.
In China, four out of every five payments are now cashless.
A.This problem can not be ignored. |
B.However, this is far from reality. |
C.We shouldn’t leave behind the poor. |
D.Nearly everything can be bought digitally. |
E.It isn’t just the unbanked who are at risk of being left behind. |
F.A cashless society might actually make these problems worse. |
G.We must ensure that people are still given freedom of choice regarding how they pay. |
1.
A.To bring employment to remote areas. |
B.To bring shops to remote towns. |
C.To create a new business model. |
D.To compete with convenience stores. |
A.Identification is required. |
B.Only BankID is accepted. |
C.All purchases must be scanned. |
D.Payment is made offline. |
A.Personal space. | B.Remote control. |
C.Limited contact. | D.Peaceful surroundings. |
As science technology develops, mobile phones have become necessary for Chinese.
Over the past few years, the Chinese market of mobile payment
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