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2 . On Friday, Chin's e-commerce king Alibaba (BABA) held its annual Singles' Day shopping event, posting record sales of $17.8 billion worth of gross merchandise volume (GMV) and soaring past last year's results of $14.3 billion. This figure was easily beaten in Chinese Yuan at 3:30 pm.
Back in the 1990s, Singles' Day was first celebrated by young, single Chinese people as a pushback against Valentine's Day. Now, it has become one of the country’s biggest shopping events. Alibaba began the "holiday'' in 2009, promoting discounts at certain retailers on its various digital platforms; the company uses Singles’ Day as a way to boost its revenues in the typically slow sales period before the Lunar New Year season.
This year, Alibaba said that deals are offered by athletic giants Nike Inc. NKE and Adidas ADDYY, iPhone maker Apple Inc. AAPL industrial automation company Siemens AG ADR SIEGY and fast fashion retailer Uniqlo. Many international brands have jumped on the holiday over recent years. According to survey, 14.000 brands took part in 2016 Singles' Day, making up roughly 30% of total GMV just half-way into the shopping event. Big Chinese brands like appliance manufacturers Haier and Midea and smartphone maker Meizu also reported strong profits in the event.
Popular celebrities made appearances at the four-hour "countdown event" in Shenzhen this year, including actress Scarlett Johansson, David Beckham and his wife, fashion designer Victoria Beckham, Kobe Bryant, and live music from OneRepublic. Even Alibaba CEO Jack Ma showed up and performed a magic trick on stage.
For some perspective on how big of a sale Singles' Day is, 2015's Black Friday, the annual day-afer-Thanksgiving sale here in the US, only reached $4.5 billion in GMV; Cyber Monday, the annual Monday-after-Thanksgiving e-commerce sale event, only saw a record $3 billion last year, or pocket change compared to what Singles' Day brings in.
1. What is GMV of Alibaba at 3:30 pm on November 11?| A．$17.8 billion. | B．$16.8 billion. | C．$14.3 billion. | D．$13.4 billion. |
| A．To make it as a pushback against Valentine's Day. |
| B．To celebrate the coming Lunar New Year season. |
| C．To build up more retailers on its digital platforms. |
| D．To increase its sales during the very difficult times. |
| A．Only single Chinese people like shopping here. |
| B．All the big Chinese brands showed interest in it. |
| C．Many famous international brands took part in it. |
| D．The company only chose the brands from the USA. |
| A．Jack Ma. | B．Scarlett Johansson. | C．Victoria Beckham. | D．Kobe Bryant. |
| A．The success of Alibaba. | B．The scale of Black Friday. |
| C．The advantage of e-commerce. | D．The danger of Cyber Monday. |
1. What is the first book about?
| A．Woodland animals. | B．Different colors. | C．Honey bees. |
| A．A writer. | B．A painter. | C．A bookseller. |
| A．$18. | B．$20. | C．$38. |
4 . Will you crazy about these newly-built products that are not merely quite useful but also good to the environment? Come and see then!
Eco-friendly Umbrella
Traditional umbrellas come with a fixed surface. Although it is changeable, you cannot replace it easily. This eco-friendly design is more flexible. It is actually only an umbrella skeleton without any surface, which can be folded, so you can put anything such as newspapers, plastic bags or whatever you want to serve as the protecting surface.
Pollution-sensitive Dress
Don’t be caught outside unaware of pollution levels in the air. The pollution-sensitive EPA Dress by Stephanie Sandstrom notices pollution in the air accordingly. This dress—which is actually quite pretty—looks like you pull it from the bottom of the dirty laundry pile when the air is dirty. It might protect your health by advising you to stay indoors for the day, but it won’t do you any favor if you’re meeting with clients.
Eco-friendly Car Racer
Can you image a car racer is so eco-friendly that its tyres are made from potatoes, its body is created from hemp (大麻) and rapeseed oil and it runs on fuel made from wheat and sugar beet? The one seater racing car called Eco One is built by experts from Warwick University, who hope that Eco One will be used by the automotive industry. It is sold at $ 51,000.
Eco-friendly Moss (苔藓) Carpet
Do you know it is said that walking on fresh grass can really increases your blood circulation? The Moss Carpet, created by Nguyen La Chanh, looks at getting the grass to your feet. The mat includes ball moss, island moss and forest moss. The humidity (湿度) of the bathroom ensures that it grows well. And that’s why you need to place it there and not anywhere else.
1. The EPA Dress is designed to ________.| A．discourage people from going out | B．help meet with clients |
| C．improve people’s appearance | D．inform people of air quality |
| A．It can seat one passenger and one driver. |
| B．It can’t be available for the public at present. |
| C．It is mainly made from some kinds of plants. |
| D．It will take the place of the traditional car industry. |
| A．A science report. | B．A personal blog. |
| C．A health report. | D．An official document. |
1. Why is the man at the shop?
| A．To order a camera for his wife. |
| B．To have a camera repaired. |
| C．To get a camera changed. |
| A．Pink. | B．Black. | C．Orange. |
| A．Make a phone call. |
| B．Come again the next day. |
| C．Wait until further notice. |
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1. How much should be paid for 2 Anti-Sleep Alarms?| A．US $10. | B．US $9.5. | C．US $10.5. | D．US $9. |
| A．It is comfortable to wear. | B．It is big and easy to use. |
| C．It can work for 30,000 minutes. | D．It can be powered by any kind of battery. |
| A．The company will pay the extra costs. |
| B．Import duties and taxes are included in the price. |
| C．You will receive the goods within 1-3 business days. |
| D．The goods will be shipped to your eBay or PayPal address. |
| A．Red. | B．Green. | C．White. |
1. What does the woman like about the armchair?
| A．Its size. | B．Its color. | C．Its design. |
| A．It is badly broken. | B．It is heavy looking. | C．It is brown in color. |
| A．Wait for a sale. | B．Buy it right away. | C．Ask for a cheaper price. |
As we get older there are certain gifts standing out in our memories for a variety of reasons.
One gift I was given and treasured most was a doll named Patsy. She wasn’t originally mine but was my younger sister’s Christmas gift, but on holding Patsy I immediately fell in love with her and couldn’t bear to part with het. Luckily, my sister was quite happy to exchange dolls. From then on Patsy was my baby and I continued to love her dearly and would have died for her.
Another gift I offered my Mom has been shining in my mind. On a Saturday, I was on my way to the local cinema when I happened to glimpse(一瞥) at the window of the gift shop at the corner of our street. There were lovely gloves, pretty flowered handkerchiefs, and rose patterned teacups and saucers, all in pretty boxes. Seeing all these lovely gifts reminded me that it would soon be Mother’s Day and my mother’s birthday. Wouldn’t it be nice, I thought, if I could give my mother something really special, something I’d bought myself? So I stepped inside the shop and admired a dressing table set, which was a green cut glass with ornamental tray(装饰托盘) and several matching pieces. I was sure my mother would love it.
The lady must have seen my disappointment when she told me the price. But she had a suggestion which immediately lifted my spirits. She pulled out a large notebook and wrote my name in it and the gift I wanted to buy, and in return I paid her a penny from my pocket money. It meant no sweets that day but I didn’t care. At the age of nine, I’d made my very first lay-by(分期付款)…and felt like a grown up. From then on, every Saturday I dropped in at the shop on schedule and paid a penny, which the lady dutifully recorded in her notebook.
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The day before Mother’s Day I paid the last two pence.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Too excited to wait till Sunday, I excitedly presented the gift to my mother.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________| A．$90. | B．$150. | C．$240. |
