The Captivating World of eBay

1. The appeal of eBay Reading Unit 10

2. Thehistory of the Internet is 1) l_____ed w_____ tales orbusinessesthatwere set totakeovertheworld… • 1) containing a lot of • 1) litteredwith • A 2) st______ingsuccessstorythatjustkeepsongrowing. • 2) shocking, surprising • 2) staggering

3. Majorcorporations use eBay to 3) sh____ unwanted stock. • 3) togetrid of • 3) shed • Itwaslaunched in 1995 and wasthe 4) br_____d of Pierre Omidyar. • 4) a clever and original idea, plan orinvention. • 4) brainchild. Alsobrainwave, thoughwith a slightlydifferentconnotation: a SUDDEN clever idea.

4. SeekingtoanswerthatquestionturnedOmidyarintoone of today’smostsuccessful 5) ent________urs. • 5) someone who starts their own business, especially when this involves seeing a new opportunity • 5) entrepreneurs • As one 6) in_____teobserver of social trendsputit (…) • 6) someonewhodoessomethingveryoften and cannot stop doingit • 6) inveterate

5. Shewasan 7) a____dcollector of sweetdispensers. • 7) extremelyeagerorinterested • 7) avid • I wasquickly 8) h_____ed. • 8) tobecomeaddictedtosomething • 8) hooked

6. After a while I began 9) s____ingthrough a category of interestto me – cycling 10) m______lia. • 9) to move text or other information on a computer screen in order to view a different part of it • 10) objects that are collected because they are connected with a person or event which is thought to be very interesting • 9) scrolling • 10) memorabilia

7. Therewas a day and a halftogountiltheconclusion of the sale and I started 11) b____ing • 11) to offer a particular amount of money for something which is for sale and compete against other people to buy it, especially at a public sale of goods or property • 11) bidding • When I got the news that I had won the auction, I was 12) e____ed • 12) extremely happy and excited, often because something has happened or been achieved • 12) elated

8. Youprobablywouldn’tfindany of thosepeoplestandingnexttoyou at a 13) car-____ s_____ on a Sundaymorning… • 13) an event in a public place where people sell their unwanted possessions, often from the backs of their cars • 13) car-boot sale