【C7】A．botherB．recommendC．favorD．delay

【C6】

A．comprise

B．summarize

C．publish

D．appreciate

【C5】

A．certificates

B．suspects

C．experiments

D．exams

【C4】

A．also

B．though

C．then

D．therefore

【C3】

A．disastrous

B．controversial

C．notorious

D．curious

【C2】

A．merit

B．earn

C．rate

D．demand

l revenue, $5 billion) of Summly, a British start-up (annual revenue, zero), for a reported $30m would normally【C2】______merely a shrug of the shoulders and some muttering about the【C3】______economics of the internet. The deal is worth noting,【C4】______, for two reasons. One is that Summlys founder, Nick dAloisio, is only 17: this summer he will be sitting his【C5】______like other teenagers. He invented an iPhone app to【C6】______articles in 300-400 characters, ideal for the smartphone-user wondering what he should【C7】______reading. Li Ka-shing, a Hong Kong telecoms tycoon, invested money in the【C8】______, having got wind of an early version of the app after tech blogs wrote about it, Mr dAloisio says. Famous actors, artists and entrepreneurs have also【C9】______in, taking the sum outsiders invested in Summly to $1.5m. Mr dAloisio says that he remained the largest shareholder. The second reason is that Summly is just the latest of half a dozen start-ups【C10】______by Yahoo in as many months. The internet company has also bought Stamped, Alike and Jybe, which built apps for personalized recommendations of,【C11】______other things, books, food and music; OnTheAir, a video-chat company; and Snip.it, which created an app for managing and sharing articles. Marissa Mayer, Yahoos boss since July, says she is【C12】______make the company a stronger force on smartphones and tablets. Yahoo was born on the desktop, but【C13】______Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook, points out Thomas Husson of Forrester, a research firm, it【C14】______a mobile platform, such as an operating system or social network, through which to provide its【C15】______. Yahoo, says Mr Husson, "will have to go through the【C16】______platforms to maximize reach". On mobile devices, thinks Mr Husson, personalized content will be especially【C17】______. The companies bought by Yahoo have all been trying to provide【C18】______that. Ms Mayer, who has also improved Yahoos news and e-mail apps in recent months, has neither time nor money to【C19】______. Had she waited until Mr dAloisio left school, it might have been too【C20】______.

【C1】

A．statement

B．propose

C．purchase

D．operation

【C20】

A．influence

B．consequence

C．opponent

D．component

【C19】

A．evaluate

B．demonstrate

C．master

D．prepare

【C18】

A．value

B．prospect

C．direction

D．efficiency

【C17】

A．so that

B．even though

C．now that

D．even if