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Unit 4 Let’s go shopping
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(2022春·上海静安·七年级上海市风华初级中学校考期中)Do you shop online with websites like Taobao? The money you pay doesn’t go directly to the seller. I____1____, it goes through Alipay, which keeps your money for a while. After you r____2____ your goods and click the “confirm receipt” button, Alipay then gives the money to the seller.
The process is called “third party online payment”. There is a transfer station, or a third account, between sellers and b____3____ to make online shopping safe. Buyers don’t need to worry about paying for goods and then receiving n____4____. Sellers also get rid of the risk of receiving no money after sending out goods.
While most online sellers and shoppers like the third party online payment system, banks are not very h____5____. That is because companies like Alipay are fighting over money with the banks. Users can invest (投资) in financial products through Alipay and make money. Thus lots of people choose to put money in Alipay rather than in banks.
But WeChat payment is not the same. When paying through WeChat, the buyers’ money goes directly to the sellers. That’s why so many people are excited about receiving and h____6____ out “red envelopes” or gift money to their friends on WeChat.
Whether Alipay or WeChat payment, they are all trying to a____7____ more users and make online shopping easier. New payment methods such as quick response codes have become popular too.
(2022秋·上海黄浦·七年级单元测试)One day I was shopping for myself and wanted to buy a s____8____ gift for my sister. I found a scarf made of silk. I knew the scarf would be a great gift for her because the color would really suit some of her clothes.
During a____9____ shopping trip, I found a wonderful gift for my daughter. She liked things with a heart shape. There was a store that sold things made of glass in d____10____ colors and sizes. The store also had a beautiful heart-shaped glass bowl on sale. So, I bought that bowl for her. I t____11____ it would be