There comes a point with a technological process when the world wakes up to the possib

ilities of what can be achieved. A decade ago, the cellphone was a bulky item of limited range, high cost and minority interest. Now it is everywhere.

The personal computer (PC) has been around for decades. But it was only in the mid-1990s, with the explosive growth of the Internet and the World Wide Web, that it was first recognized that the technology can be used to do business. It is now fully recognized that shopping in cyberspace, the name given to this world wide electronic network, is the way of the future.

A recent study by the Department of Trade and Industry (the DTI) provides some impressive data. In the United States, the world' s largest consumer of goods， about 21% of the population is now online. Europe is still behind, with only 10% in Britain,for example. But, as we've seen before, when it comes to technology, nothing stays the same for long. The number of people online is rising dramatically throughout the world.

1.According to the passage, how was the cellphone like. a decade ago？

A.It interested few people

B.It cost a lot but was used everywhere

C.It had small size with bad connection

22.People realized that the technology can help do business when

A.the cellphone was everywhere

B.the Internet began to be widely used

C.the personal computer was more and more popular

2.According to the passage, what is the way of the future？

A.Use of personal computers throughout the world

B.Buying or selling via the Internet and the World Wide Web

C.The explosive growth of the Internet and the World Wide Web

3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true？

A.America consumes more goods than other countries

B.The population online in Britain is smaller than that in the Unites States

C.The number of people online is rising slowly throughout the world

4.The passage mainly talks about

A.the cellphone and its influence in some countries

B.development of the Internet technology and its influence

C.the data provided by the Department of Trade and Industry