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When a store sells goods or services at a price lower than usual, it is called a sale. Sales last for a limited time. Then the price returns to normal.

There are many kinds of sales. For example, a “back-to-school” sale is held near the beginning of the school year. A “midnight madness” event starts very late at night. An “early bird special” sale starts very early in the morning, usually before the sunrise. This kind of sale is popular the day after Thanksgiving in November. A favorite sale among many people is the “buy one, get one free” sale. You buy one thing and get a second one without cost. When people see the word “free” in an advertisement they think they will get a good deal.

Another kind of sale is a “going out of business” sale. This is when a storekeeper tries to sell all the goods before closing the business for ever. Take the store selling floor coverings for example, the owner lowers the prices and puts up a sign:“Going out of business sale. All items MUST be sold by tomorrow.” People who buy the floor coverings think they are getting a special price because everything must be sold in a short period of time. Then, a few days later they see the store did not close. And they see the same sign that says the store is going out of business. Some business owners really do not end the business but want to make more money.

In America, you can always find a good sale, no matter the day or the time of a year . There is the Independence Day sale, Veteran’s Day sale, clearance sale, sidewalk sale, red tag sale, white sale, blue light special, liquidation sale, half-off sale, warehouse sale, tent sale…

73．The day after Thanksgiving, the popular sale is the _____.

A．“back-to-school” sale B．“midnight madness” sale

C．“early bird special” sale D．“buy one, get one free” sale

74．The underlined part “get a good deal”(in Paragraph 2)means “get _____”.

A．expensive goods B．a lot of things

C．cheap goods D．good things

75．According to the passage, if you go to a “going out of business”sale, you will find ______.

A．you are clever enough B．the goods worth the prices

C．the prices are especially lower D．yourself cheated by the owner

76．What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Sales in America B．How to buy cheap things

C．How to sell more goods D．Shopping in America

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