1 . Shopping in Australia, While in China

In Sydney, a multi-million dollar export industry starts with a simple trip to the shops. Rika Wenjing, a 21-year- old college student from Chongqing, carries     1     (vary) Australian products from a discount chemist     2     (sell) to customers back home in China. Rika     3     (work) part time for the past two years as a daigou, a freelance retail consultant. She is glued to her phone,    4     (use) the messaging app WeChat to build a network of 300 clients who aren’t afraid to pay high prices     5     trustworthy Australian goods.

In Australia, it’s estimated that there are 40,000 daigou,    6     means “on behalf of” in Mandarin. The online shopping agents are     7     (most) from Chinese mainland, and are young migrants or international students looking for flexible ways to help cover     8     rent and university fees.

These freelance exporters have created thousands of trading routes both small and big into China,    9     market potentially worth billions. “We think daigou are a positive force     10     they are good for the local economy.” says Peter Nathan, chief executive of the local food industry.