China’s Singles Day is now the world’s largest online shopping event.

Starting from midnight (Beijing time) on November 11, China welcomes the e-commerce holiday of the year – the 24-hour Singles Day sale. Last year, Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group scored $5.8 billion on November 11.

From Alibaba to JD.com, China’s online e-commerce giants are trying to hit another record that could surpass $8 billion this year. Tmall.com invented the 24-hour sale five years ago, when young people in mainland China either celebrate or regret “being single.” The holiday got its name from the four “1s” in the date November 11, which look like four sticks. In Chinese, stick, or guanggun, means guys who are single. 

To Alibaba, this year it can connect Chinese shoppers with overseas. More than 200 businessmen from over 20 countries will do their best to get a share of the record-breaking by Chinese shoppers. So Chinese shoppers can now buy overseas goods not just through Alibaba’s e-commerce sites, such as Taobao and Tmall; they can also shop at overseas and pay with Alipay, 

Here’s how Alibaba’s Singles Day Sale fought against its competitors and other online shopping days:

Alibaba’s GMV (gross merchandise value), which jumped from $8 million to a record-breaking $5.8 billion in the past five years, hit a new record of $9.3 billion in 2014.

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1.When is China’s Singles Day ?

A January 1st.

B July 7th.

C November 11th.

D May 4th.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。从第3段The holiday got its name from the four “1s” in the date November 11可明确得知，故选C。

2.How much money did Alibaba Group score on China’s Singles Day last year?

A $5.8 billion

B $8 million

C $9.3 billion

D $200 billion

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。从第2段最后一句Last year, Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group scored $5.8 billion on November 11.可知，故选A。

3.From the text we can infer that Jack Ma is_________.

A Xi Dada

B Ma Yun

C Cheng Long

D Ma Huateng

解析：选B。B 常识题。根据图片及阿里巴巴掌门人是马云可得出，故选B。

4.You can buy the following things EXCEPT_________on Tmall.

A an iPhone6

B Nike shoes

C air

D a child

解析：选D。D 常识题。网上购物，苹果手机、耐克鞋子及空气是可购的，但是买卖儿童肯定是违法的，故选D。

5.When people buy things on Alibaba, what do they pay with ____?

A cash

B gold

C Alipay

D Apple Pay

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。从第4段最后一句they can also shop at overseas and pay with Alipay,可知，故选C。