“Ni Hao! I am your foreign friend. Just have a bite of our organic apples (有机苹果) and place your orders here!” Erik Nilson, a Swedish traveler, greeted through TikTok livestreams (抖音直播) in a village of Jiangxi Province. His livestreams increased that day’s sales greatly. After experiencing a special day of livestreaming, Erik said jokingly. “I wish I could change my job.”

This village is not alone. Nowadays, China’s e-commerce platforms (电商平台) like TikTok and Taobao have helped open up online markets for Chinese farmers’ produce. This has made livestreaming sales a new way to help poor farmers, with mobile phones becoming “new farm tools”.

“How can you make the audience believe that your products are delicious just through the screen in front of you?” The government in Hainan Province invites experts to teach farmers some necessary skills including how to make short videos and how to increase livestreaming sales. “However, at first, only a few villagers gave it a shot. So we helped them get training in livestreaming, short video marketing, and other courses. It wasn’t fancy, but simple, practical, and effective.”

“Everybody, please take a look. This is the best banana. Taste it.” said Pei Yanqin, 59, speaking with a strong local accent but communicating carefully with audience through her livestreaming software. Just over a year ago, she was one of those villagers with the least interest to get training.

Today, the village has developed eight e-commerce livestreaming courtyards. Some farmers work alone, while others are husband and wife teams. In the next step, the government will train more farmers to conduct the livestreams and develop multi-variety online sales.

【小题1】What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A．To promote the organic apples.	B．To share a travel experience of Erik.
C．To introduce the topic of the text.	D．To explain what the livestreams are.

【小题2】Which of the following phrases can replace the underlined words “gave it a shot” in paragraph 3?

A．turned it down.

B．had a try at it.

C．had access to it.

D．argued about it.

【小题3】Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

A．Erik Nilson came to China because he wants a new job.

B．Pei Yanqin has no interest in livestreaming sales at all.

C．Livestreaming has become the best way to help poor farmers.

D．Government is helping farmers become skilled in marketing online.

【小题4】In which part of a newspaper may this text be found?

A．Business.

B．Education.

C．Science.

D．History.