It began with a red paper clip and ended with
a house. Kyle MacDonald, a 26-year-old Canadian, got a three-bedroom house
through 14 trades (交換)
that started with a single red paper clip.[來源:學(xué)�？�。網(wǎng)Z。X。X。K]
Encouraged by Kyle’s successful experience, now more and more
young people around the world are starting their own trading activities. They
set up websites where people can trade things they don’t usually use with other people. A website
called Peerflix allows people to trade their used DVDs. These traders usually
prefer face-to-face trading, which means they don’t have to worry about who is going to pay for
the delivery (遞送).
Last year, a young girl in Beijing decided to
follow the example of Kyle. She started with a paper clip and hoped to get a
house in the end. After several trades she now has a piano which is more than
10,000 yuan. But she may still have a long way to go.
You may be puzzled about why people are doing
this. In fact, everyone in the trade activities gets things that are useful to
them. Just as Kyle said, “What’s more important to a man dying of thirst in the desert — one million dollars
or a glass of water?” Kyle’s words probably show why these trades are poplar among
young people.
4. Where can people trade things they do not
usually use according to the passage?
A. On the Internet. B. In
Beijing. C. In Canada. D.
In the desert.
5. Why are trading activities popular among
young people?
A. Because they can make a lot of money by
trading with other people.
B. Because the traders can get things that
are useful to them.
C. Because young people love trading
activities.
D. Because many young people want to get a
house.
6. Which of the following statements is true
according to the passage?
A. If you begin with a paper clip, you will
finally get a house by trading.
B. A young girl in Beijing got a house
through trading.
C. A glass of water is more important than one
million dollars.
D. Many
traders like face-to-face trading because they don’t have to pay for the delivery.
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