It's a goal for millions and millions of families every year to keep the Christmas spending within a certain amount of money, but you can still afford the gifts because your loved ones will enjoy them．This concern(忧虑)is becoming greater and greater theses days．Even so, there are several things that you can do to help,
Hit the sales．No one wants to get up at four o'clock in the morning and fight to get a good deal(交易)on Black Friday(the first Friday at Christmas time)．
It's surely very difficult to pick up the courage and get out there in the cold for a good deal,, But sometimes it can be well worth．
Many retailer(零售商)offer specials all through the day．Some even offer online Black Friday specials, so we may still be able to get a great deal on Black Friday．
Read advertisements regularly．Once the Christmas shopping season is coming, retailers will be hungry for business．They will try their best to get us into the store．Please read the weekly advertisements of sales among the major retailers from time to time．We may be lucky enough to find different prices for the same thing in different shops．
Shop online．Some of us don't like running from store to store to get the best price on the perfect gift．．Some of us don't like to go out in the cold at all, and then, we can do online shopping．The world of online shopping makes it possible for us to visit all the major retailers and some specialty stores on the Internet．We can find exactly what we are looking for at the best possible price without even having to leave the house, With traditional Christmas shopping, it will always take us a long time to wait if we want to get the perfect gift．
(1)
The underlined word "specials" in Paragraph 2 means _________．
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A．
赠品
B．
奢侈品
C．
特价商品
D．
圣诞礼品
(2)
We can have more choices to get a good deal _________．
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A．
on the Internet
B．
in specialty stores
C．
from salesmen
D．
from retailers
(3)
In this passage the writer wants to _________．
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A．
tell us to shop online
B．
tell us the best way to do shopping
C．
show us how hard it is to do Christmas shopping
D．
give us advice on how to get a good deal at Christmas time
(4)
From the passage we can infer(推断)that _________．
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A．
people are surely able to get a good deal on Friday
B．
it is possible for people to buy the perfect Christmas gifts with less money
C．
retailers will be hungry because they are busy selling Christmas gifts
D．
with traditional Christmas shopping, people can't buy the perfect gifts
Good afternoon.Welcome to England.We hope that your visit will be a pleasant one.Today I'd like to tell you something about a few of our laws.
The first one is about drinking.Now you may not buy wine in this country if you are under 18 years of age,nor may your friends buy it for you.
The second one,noise.Enjoy yourselves by yourself,but don't make unnecessary noise,especially at night.We ask you to respect other people who may wish you be quiet.
The third one,crossing the road.Be careful.The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country.Use pedestrian crossing (人行横道) and don't take any chances when crossing the road.
My next point is about rubbish.It isn't lawful to drop rubbish in the street.When you have something to throw away,please put it in your pocket and take it home,or put it in a dustbin.
Finally,smoking.It is against the law to buy cigarettes if you are less than 16 years of age.
I'd like to finish by saying that if you need any kinds of help,you should contact the police.They will be glad to help you.You can call,write or go to ask any policemen.
(1)
Who do you think is most likely to make the speech?
A.A guide. B.A person who makes laws.
C.A teacher. D.An English officer.
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(2)
How many laws are discussed in the speech?
A.Four. B.Three. C.Six. D.Five.
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(3)
The main purpose (目的) of this speech is to ______.
A.tell people that those above 18 can drink and smoke in England
B.declare (宣布) the different laws in England
C.give advice to the travelers in England
D.warn people against going to England
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(4)
The underlined word“contact”in the last paragraph means“______”.
A.keep up B.go to see C.make a call to D.bring trouble
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(5)
From the passage we can learn______.
A.in England,if you are under 18 years of age,you can't buy wine,but your friends can buy it for you
B.you may not buy cigarettes unless you are above 16 years of age
C.because the traffic moves on the left side of the road,you must use the pedestrian crossing when crossing the road
