I have been using the Internet since I was five years old, when my dad first sat me down in front of a computer and connected me to the World Wide Web.

I’ve always felt like a master of the Internet world. AOL Instant Messaging, MSN, Gmail, Facebook, Myspace—I’ve got them all under control. I thought there was nothing more to it besides checking my email and wasting my time, until I was introduced to e-commerce: business on the Internet.

My friends often said they got cheap textbooks off Amazon.com, or had a good deal on Steve Madden boots that were on sale at SteveMadden.com. Unfortunately for me, I continued my “e-commerce-less” Web-surfing, unaware 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.

“Oh, it’s the stuff I ordered online!” she answered. I watched in surprise as she opened item after item. There was no way our parents were letting her spend that much money—online or off!

“How much did all of this cost?”

“Oh, only about $15 in all!” She said excitedly. “Everything on eBay is on sale! It’s better than going to the mall.”

I felt as if in 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 book or two via the wonderful eBay.com.

1.What can we infer from the passage?

A. The author started doing online shopping at the age of five.

B. The author is a master of the Internet world.

C. The author learnt online shopping from her sister.

D. The author often bought things via Amazon.com.

2.Why was the author surprised when she saw her sister’s items?

A. Because she had no knowledge of online shopping.

B. Because she didn’t like the stuff her sister bought.

C. Because she thought that her parents would be happy to see her sister’s items.

D. Because she hadn’t thought her sister should buy so many things.

3.The underlined sentence suggests that the author ________.

A. wanted to go for a walk in her backyard

B. showed great interest in the Internet

C. was eager to open up an online shop

D. had never done online shopping before

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