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on the Internet.Some online businesses are run from oneroom home offices. Others have hundreds of employees(雇員)spread across five different continents. Have you ever heard of or ? My friends often said they got cheap textbooks from , or had a good deal(交易)on Steve Madden boots that were on sale at . Unfortunately for me, I continued my “emerceless” websurfing, unaware(不知道)of all the deals I was missing out on.That is, of course, until my sister finally sold the idea to me.“Why are all these packages arriving in the mail for you, Katy?” I asked her one day. Strange envelopes had been put on our doorstep for weeks now, each one always addressed to my sister。 we all know little sisters should never be getting more mail than their elders!“0h, it’s the stuff I ordered online!” she answered. I watched speechlessly as she opened item after item. There was no way our parents were letting her spend that much money—online or offline!“How much did all of this cost?”“Oh, only about $15 in all!” She said excitedly. “Everything on eBay is on sale! It’s way better than going to the mall.”I felt as if my entire life there had been a store right in my backyard that I had never walked into! That week, I ordered a used Spanish textbook for my summer course online for 10 percent of the publishing price. A few days later, I bought an iPod protector and a hook or two via the wonderful eBay. . 56. From the first two paragraphs we can conclude that the author . A. had no experience in using puters B. had no idea of what emerce is C. only used the Internet to check D. thought surfing the Internet was a waste of time57. The author didn’t find out about emerce until . A. she stopped websurfing B. she visited a store in her backyard C. her friends told her about the online deals they made D. her sister explained the packages she got by mail58. We can infer from the last paragraph that the author .A. has begun to enjoy online shopping B. loves the big store in her backyard C. feels she is a true master of the Internet D. never enjoyed shopping that much59. What’s the purpose of the article? A. To make an online shopping ad. B. To do business on the Internet. C. To advise people to do online shopping. D. To suggest how she begins online shopping.60. What would be the best title of the article? A. Online Business B. Good deals C. A master of the Internet D. Everything on SaleB“If you want to see a thing well, reach out and touch it!” That may seem a strange thing to say. But touching things can help you to see them better. Your eyes can tell you that a glass ball is round. But by holding it in your hands, you can feel how smooth and cool the ball is. You can feel how heavy the glass is. When you feel all these about the hall, you really see it. With your skip, you can feel better. For example, your fingers can tell the difference between two coins in your pocket. You can feel a little drop of water on the back of your hand, too. You can even feel sounds against your skin. Have you ever wanted to know why some people like very loud music? They must like to feel the sounds of music. All children soon learn “what Don’t touch!” means. They hear it often. Yet most of us keep on touching things as we grow up. In shops,we touch things WC might buy, such as food, clothes and so on. To see something well, we have to touch it. The bottoms of our feet can feel things, too. You know this when you walk on warm sand, cool grass or a bad floor. All feel different under your feet. There are ways of learning to see well by feeling. One way is to close your eyes and try to feel everything that is touching your skin. Feel the shoes on your feet, the clothes on your body, the air on your skin. At first, it is not easy to feel these things. You are too used to them!Most museums are just for looking. But today some museums have some things which you can touch. Their signs say, “Do touch!” There you can feel everything on show. If you want to see better, reach out and touch. Then you’11 really see!61. By touching things . A. you will have a strange feeling B. you will learn how to reach out C. you can tell the difference betwee