--I'd like to buy a skirt like this

--OK, We can buy_______ one than this, but_______ this.

A. a cheaper;　 not as nice as　 　　 B. a cheaper; as nice as

　　 C. a nicer; not as cheap as　 　　　　　 D. a nicer; not so cheap as

Shopping used to mean actually going to shops, but nowadays, you can shop without even leaving your house. Just sit in front of your computer, click your mouse and your things will be sent to your house in a couple of days.

November 11^th is a big day for people who like shopping online. On that day last year, many online stores offered a big discount and free delivery service. The biggest online shopping sites in China,Taobao.com and Tmall.com ，sold things worth 19.1 billion yuan in total.

“Goods online are often much cheaper. It also saves me a lot of time. And we often have more goods on many online stores than in shopping malls,” Wang Xin, an online shopping lover in Beijing, said to China Daily. She stayed up very late for a lot of cheap goods online. She spent several thousand that day.

Another big advantage of online shopping is that it helps people get things from different cities, even different countries, with ease. “I like eating duck neck very much and I often buy it on Taobao from shops in Wuhan. It’s much more delicious than what our local (当地的) stores sell, but cheaper,” said Zang Xin, a girl in Yangzhou.

While enjoying online shopping, many people also have worries, especially for middle school student buyers. Young students are easily attracted by advertisements on the Internet and buy things they don’t need.

“Middle school students should pay more attention to their study. Searching for things wastes their time,” said Jing Chunling, an education expert. “Besides, online shop owners have no idea of the ages of their buyers. Anyone can easily buy things that they want to. Some of goods are even bad for young students such as cigarettes and wine.”

1.Nowadays many people like shopping online instead of _________.

A．clicking their mouse                     B．paying money

C．sitting in front of their computers           D．going to shops

2.What does the underlined phrase “with ease” mean?

A．轻松地           B．困难地           C．便宜地           D．昂贵地

3.According to the article, which of the following is not an advantage of shopping online?

A．It can save people time and money.          B．Online stores have better quality goods.

C．People can buy things from different places.   D．Online stores may have more kinds of goods.

4.People worry about students shopping online because students _________.

A．have no time to waste and are easily attracted to buy bad things

B．may depend too much on online shopping

C．haven’t met the online store owners

D．may buy nothing with a lot of money

5.The article is mainly about _________.

A．how to buy good products online

B．how to find good online stores.

C．advantages and disadvantages of online shopping.

D．dangers of shopping online for students.

Look at the paper in the picture carefully. Is there anything different from your notebook paper? This kind of paper feels as soft as your notebook paper. It’s also easy to write on. But do you know, this kind of paper is made from stone?

As we know, stone is easy to get on the earth, so it’s cheap. And the stone paper is about 20% to 30% cheaper than ordinary paper. The stone paper causes little pollution and helps protect the environment, because it makes tree and water free. The following table shows what is needed to make one ton of stone paper and one ton of ordinary paper. 

Now in Beijing, some students begin to use stone paper to do their homework. And during the two sessions (两会) in 2011, stone paper was also used.

1.Stone paper is ______________.

    A. cheap          B. difficult to write on    C. not soft          D. bad

2. We need  _______________ ton of stone to make one ton of stone paper..

    A. 0.8            B. 0.3                 C.  0.2           D. 0.25

3. ________________in Beijing begin to use stone paper to do their homework.

    A. All the students   B. Some students       C. Many students   D. Nobody