Bargaining is the rule here in Beijing.At least,it is so in most markets and back-street clothes shops.Bargaining is an art and if you are unfamiliar(不熟悉) with it,we'd like to offer you some advice.The tips(窍门) here are often used in Beijing but may help you at any place in the world where bargaining is practiced.
DO NOT say how much you want to pay for an item(物品) unless it's near the end of the bargaining.Always try and drop the seller's offering price as much as possible before opening your mouth with a price.
DO throw out really low prices like 10 RMB with a big smile.
DO keep smiling from the beginning to the end.The seller usually continues bargaining with a happy smiling face.Getting angry hardly gets you the price you want.
KEEP in mind the price offered by the seller at the beginning is usually at least 40％ over the generally reasonable price.It can be up to 500％ over.
DO have an idea of what the item costs.You can ask your friends,people in the hc)tel or others you know,or look at the list below.This is very general and is based(根据) on a market like Xiu Shui.You may not be able to get the lowest prices at Xiu Shui,especially on a weekend when there are lots of tourists around.
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Who is this passage written for?
A.Owners of back street shops. B.Businessmen in Beijing.
C.Those who are good at bargaining. D.Those who travel in Beijing.
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(2)
What is the topic the writer is mainly talking about in this passage?
A.Beijing markets. B.Bargaining tips.
C.Lowest price s. D.Seller's offer.
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(3)
What is the most important thing to do in bargaining with the seller?
A.Keep smiling. B.Be patient.
C.Don't get angry. D.Don't say anything.
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(4)
What is NOT included in the tips often used to bargain in Beijing?
A.Find out the true price and go to the markets with friends.
B.Don't offer your price until the end of the bargaining with a smile.
C.Drop the seller's offering price four or five times(倍) until he agrees.
D.Don't go to markets at the time when there are too many tourists.
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(5)
Which of the following can help you get an item you want at the lowest price?
A.Whenever you go shopping,take a price list with you.
B.You can bargain for anything at the price of 10 RMB
C.The price range(范围) for you to bargain is usually between 40％ and 500％.
D.Xiu Shui Market is the biggest shopping center where prices are always reasonable.
The first chocolate was eaten by people in South America hundreds of years ago．In those days, the people did not really eat chocolate．They used the cocoa bean(可可豆)to make a chocolate drink and they enjoyed it very much．Many years later, the cocoa bean was brought to other countries and people came to love the taste of chocolate．
In 1824, John Cadbury opened a small shop in Britain．One of the things he sold was chocolate drink．In 1831, he opened a factory to make chocolate drink．He wanted to encourage people to drink chocolate instead of other drinks．A few years later, a man called Joseph Fry found a way to make chocolate instead of only drinking it．But at that time chocolate was very expensive and only the rich people could buy it．Later, ad more and more chocolate bars were produced and sold, it became cheaper．
However, aT first only plain chocolate(a kind of chocolate without milk and with very little sugar)was produced．Milk chocolate came later and this was made by adding milk to the chocolate．The first milk chocolate bar was made in Cadbury’s factory in 1897．Their most famous chocolate, Cadbury’s Milk Bar, was made in 1905, It has been the most popular chocolate in Britain and around the world for over 100 years．The Cadbury factory is still in Britain and the chocolate produced there is eaten all over the world．Every year, thousands of visitors visit the factory in order to see how chocolate is made．
(1)
Hundreds of years ago, people first began to drink chocolate in ________．
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A．
South America
B．
South Africa
C．
Britain
D．
Australia
(2)
John Cadbury opened a factory to make chocolate drink in _________．
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A．
1824
B．
1831
C．
1897
D．
1905
(3)
People had the chance to eat chocolate instead of drinking it for the first time ________．
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A．
when chocolate was cheaper
B．
when more and more chocolate was produced
C．
when John Cadbury started to make chocolate drink
D．
when Joseph Fry found a way to make chocolate bars．
(4)
At first, not many people bought chocolate _________．
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A．
because it was very expensive
B．
because people didn’t like the taste
C．
because they wanted to have other drinks
D．
because there was no chocolate sold in the shops
(5)
Cadbury’s Milk Bar _________．
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A．
was first made in 1897
B．
is a kind of plain chocolate
C．
is famous neither in Britain nor in America
D．
is popular not only in Britain but also around the world
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Once there was a piano player in a bar(酒吧)．People came just to hear him play．But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song．
“I don't sing,” said the man．
But the lady told the waiter, “I'm tired of listening to the piano．I want the player to sing!”
The waiter shouted across the room, “Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!”
So he did．He had never sung in public before．Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!
He had talent (天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar．But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US．His name was Nat King Cole．
You, too, have skills and abilities．You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think．With hard work, most skills can be improved．Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent．
(1)
The lady asked the player to sing a song because ________．
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A．
she paid him much money
B．
she knew him very well
C．
she wanted to have a change
D．
she enjoyed his singing
(2)
Nat King Cole succeeded because ________．
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A．
the lady found his talent and trained him
B．
he caught the chance and worked hard
C．
he continued to play the piano in the bar
D．
he went to school to improve singing skills
(3)
The words “sit on” in Paragraph 6 probably mean ________．
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A．
fail to realize
B．
forget to use
C．
try to develop
D．
want to show
(4)
Which could be the best title(标题)for the passage?
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A．
Sing in the Bar．
B．
Become a famous singer．
C．
Never Lose Heart．
D．
Find Your Hidden Talent．
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“For a long time, I had no choice except going to a bar for a drink and karaoke to relax myself,” Yang Chen from a computer business said.
One day when he saw many toy dogs in a toy shop, he had an idea. “Why not do some kind of things and relax myself?” Then he began to make model planes, model ships and something else. The things he has made by himself don’t look as professionally made as those in the shop, but he likes doing it. “It’s not as much fun to play with things which are bought expensively from the shops,” he said.
More and more young people are like Yang, making or creating things on their own. They like doing it themselves. Though making things with our hands may take much time, DIYers enjoy doing it very much. They can make all kinds of things they like. DIY is becoming more and more popular in China. It may be to the young, yet many people remember when it was once a way of life.
During 1960s and 1970s, when there were not enough living things for people to live on, they had to use their own hands to do many things. Whitewashing the wall or making clothes was a part of life because there was no other choice. If you wanted something done, you had to do it yourself; and if you needed something, you made it yourself.
(1)
Yang Chen used to _______ to relax himself.
A. play computers
B. chat online
C. go to a bar
D. see a movie
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(2)
What does Yang do in his free time now?
A. Make things by himself.
B. Make clothes.
C. Visit his friends.
D. Whitewashe the wall.
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(3)
Young people like making things by themselves _______
A. because it’s fun.
B. because they have a lot of spare time.
C. because they can’t buy them anywhere.
D. because they are cheaper.
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(4)
From the passage we know that _______ .
A. between 1960s and 1970s, people loved making things by themselves for fun
B. things making by ourselves are more beautiful than those which are sold in the shop
C. making things with our own hands take less time
D. more and more young people like doing things on their own hands nowadays
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(5)
What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. DIY is a good lifestyle.
B. All people like DIY.
C. People enjoy making things themselves because they have no choices.
D. DIY is a part of life in the past.
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Letter One
Dear Editor(编辑),
After I finish my homework,I often go online and chat with my friends.Sometimes I play computer games.But my parents hate to see me playing games on the computer.Maybe they have heard too much news about how QQ and Internet games harm(伤害) children.Once I went to a net bar(网吧) to play games
after school.But after that I told my parents that I was playing basketball at school.I said so because I didn't want to make them unhappy.I feel had about it.
However,I need to rest for a while by playing computer games after studying for a long time.I really want my parents to understand that. Do foreign parents do the same to their children? Please help me.
Li Ping,Nantong
Letter Two
Dear Li Ping,
I think it's not strange for parents to keep their children away from anything bad.Foreign parents will do the same as your parents!They may not let their children watch TV for too long a time,or like your parents,they don't want their children to play computer games.
Talk to your parents and be honest(诚实) to them,I think.Tell them what you are doing and why you are doing so to make them understand you.It's never good to do things behind your parents' backs ndline.They aren't fools as you think sometimes!Our parents seem to know what is the best for us.Remember:to be honest is the best way.
Good luck,
Rebeca
(1)
From the passage we can learn that Li Ping often ________.
A.talks to his friends on the Internet
B.plays basketball after school
C.plays computer games at home
D.chats online before doing his homework
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(2)
The boy goes online ________.
A.to get news about QQ
B.just to have a rest
C.to show that he hates study
D.just to find some friends
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(3)
The underlined(划线的) sentence in Letter Two means“__________”.
A.You must do everything in front of your parents
B.you must always listen to your parents carefully
C.you should tell your parents what you do before or after doing it
D.You should not do anything to make your parents worry about you
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(4)
The editor thinks ________.
A.children should play computer games secretly
B.playing computer games can be very helpful to children's studies
C.children should be honest and try to make their parents understand them
D.foreign parents don't care for their children as much as Chinese parents
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Welcome to Sun Hotel.To make you stay as enjoyable as possible,we hope you will use our facilities(设施) to the full.
Dining Room:Breakfast is served in the dining room from 6:30 a.m.to 9:30 a.m.Also the room staff may bring breakfast to your room at any time after 6:00 a.m.If this happens,please put out a card and hang outside your door when you go to bed.Lunch is from 12:00 to 2:30 p.m.Dinner is from 7:30 p.m.to 9:30 p.m.
Room service:This operates 24 hours a day,phone the Reception desk,and your message will be passed on to the staff.
Telephones:To make a phone call,dial 0 for Reception and ask to be connected.We apologize for delays if the lines are very busy.There are also public phones near the Reception desk.Tell Reception if early calls are needed.
Shop:The hotel shop is open for presents,gifts and goods from 9:00 a.m.to 5:30 p.m.
Bar:The hotel bar is open from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m.and 7:00 p.m.to 1:00 a.m.
Banking:The Reception staff will cash cheques and exchange any foreign money for you.
(1)
You can see this notice ________.
A.in a hotel bar
B.in a hotel dining
C.in a bedroom of a large international hotel
D.at the entrance of a small family hotel
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(2)
You arrived at the hotel at 2:00 a.m.and wanted a quick meal.What should you do?
A.Go to the hotel shop.
B.Go to the hotel dining room.
C.Hand a message outside of your door.
D.Phone Reception.
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(3)
If you want to make a call to your home in the bedroom at the hotel,you can ________.
A.dial 0 and ask a staff to come
B.put out a card outside
C.dial 0 to Reception and ask to be connected
D.make a call to your staff
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(4)
"The underlined word"staff"in this passage means ________ in Chinese.
A.工人 B.服务员 C.老板 D.招待、服务
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(5)
The text tells us that ________.
A.the hotel offers at least six kinds of services
B.it's not convenient to stay up in the hotel
C.you will have trouble without the money of the country the hotel belongs to
