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　　Have you ever wondered why we buy more things than we need when we go shopping? Even if we're not in the mood for shopping it __1__ that many of us waste money on unwanted purchase（所购物）. However, consumers __2__ to admit this and in general see themselves as being __3__ enough not to be influenced by advertising, retailers'（零售商) __4__ or even their own mood when shopping.

　　__5__ surveys（调查）which have been carried out, there's a strong __6__ between people's psychology（心理）and their purchases. In other words, if consumers feel __7__, they buy more. It seems retailers have realized this, so they play __8__ to create a more pleasant atmosphere. Apart from __9__, visual（视觉的）tricks are used as well. __10__ goods are placed on shelves where they can easily be __11__ by adults, while children's goods are displayed on __12__ shelves. Other ways of making people buy without __13__ that they are being influenced is the use of vivid __14__ to make products stand out or the smell of baking bread or fresh coffee flowing __15__ the store, which may attract the shoppers' appetite（食欲）.

　　Therefore, it isn't. __16__ to go shopping when you are hungry since you are more likely to __17__ products you don't really need in addition, don't carry __18__ money when out shopping because the more you have the more you __19__.

　　So are you a smart shopper or one that gets tricked into buying without realizing it? __20__ next time you go shopping!

Many years ago,I owned a service station and roadhouse on the main road between Melbourne and Adelaide.

One very cold,wet night at about 3:30 a.m.,there was a 　 16　 on the front door of our house.A young man,wet from 　　 17　　 to toe,explained that he had 　　 18　　 out of petrol about 30 km up the road.He had left his pregnant(怀孕的) wife and his two children 　 19　 at the car and said that he would hitchhike(搭便车) back.

Once I had 　 20　 a can with petrol,I took him back to his car where his two-year-old and four-year-old children were both 　 21 ,saying that they were cold.Once the car had started,I suggested that he 　 22　 me back.

Before leaving,I had turned the heater 　23　 in the roadhouse,so that when we went in,it was nice and 　 24 .While the little ones played and ran 　 25　 ,I prepared bread and butter for the children,and hot chocolate for the 　26 .

It was about 5 a.m. before they 　27 .The young fellow asked me how much he 　 28　 me and I told him that the petrol pump(加油泵) had 　 29　 $15.He offered to pay “call-out fee”,but I wouldn’t accept it.

About a month later,I received a 　 30　 from Interstate,a large bus company that we bad been trying to 　 31　 to stop off at our roadhouse for a long time.It 　 32　 out that the young fellow I had helped was its general manager,the most 　33 person in the company.

In his letter,he thanked me again and 　 34 me that,from then on,all their buses would stop at my service station.In this 　 35　 ,a little bit of kindness was rewarded with a huge amount of benefits.

16.A.kick 　　　　　　　　　 B.hit　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.beat　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.knock

17.A.finger　　　　　　　　　 B.shoulder　　　　　　　　　 C.head　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.hand

18.A.driven　　　　　　　　　 B.used　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.come　　　　　　　　　　　 D.run

19.A.away　　　　　　　　　 B.behind　　　　　　　　　　　 C.over　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.out

20.A.supplied　　　　　　　 B.poured　　　　　　　　　　 C.equipped　　　　　　　　　 D.filled

21.A.sleeping　　　　　　　 B.crying　　　　　　　　　　　 C.quarrelling　　　　　　　　 D.fighting

22.A.allow　　　　　　　　　 B.ring　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.lead　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.follow

23.A.on　　　　　　　　　　　 B.off　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.over

24.A.neat　　　　　　　　　　 B.hot　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.warm　　　　　　　　　　　 D.attractive

25.A.around　　　　　　　　 B.inside　　　　　　　　　　　 C.nearby　　　　　　　　　　 D.along

26.A.drivers　　　　　　　　 B.guests　　　　　　　　　　　 C.customers　　　　　　　　 D.adults

27.A.left　　　　　　　　　　　 B.arrived　　　　　　　　　　 C.ate　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.disappeared

28.A.gave　　　　　　　　　　 B.paid　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.owed　　　　　　　　　　　 D.offered

29.A.appeared　　　　　　　 B.exhibited　　　　　　　　　 C.calculated　　　　　　　　 D.shown

30.A.call　　　　　　　　　　　 B.letter　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.check　　　　　　　　　　　 D.notice

31.A.get　　　　　　　　　　　 B.force　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.require　　　　　　　　　　 D.hope

32.A.pointed　　　　　　　　 B.turned　　　　　　　　　　　 C.worked　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.found

33.A.generous　　　　　　　 B.successful　　　　　　　　 C.serious　　　　　　　　　　 D.powerful

34.A.praised　　　　　　　　 B.persuaded　　　　　　　　 C.informed　　　　　　　　　 D.convinced

35.A.lesson　　　　　　　　　 B.business　　　　　　　　　 C.aspect　　　　　　　　　　　 D.case

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    Pigeons 1 large city parks where people will feed them peanuts, popcorn and 2 . 3 street corners, where people wait 4 buses and trains, are favorite spots with pigeons too. Pigeons seem 5 the smoke and 6 of 7 places. They are not at all 8 people. In some ways they are 9 like people.

    Many people think that pairs 10 pigeons stay together as long as they live. The pigeon 11 helps the pigeon mother 12 the babies. And pigeons feed their 13 pigeon milk. So you see the pigeon 14 is like the human family in all these ways.

    Young pigeons are 15 squabs, they are very good to eat. Some people raise them for food.

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A public competition   1  every year in a small town is Scotland to　　   2  who could eat the most in   3  time.   4  one man succeeded   5  a　　 new recorD.  6  given by the judges（裁判）he　　 ate a big bowl of   7  , a whole chicken,   8  eggs cooked in different ways with　　 ten big pieces of bread and   9  cake.   10  top of all this he had ten glasses of　　 beer. After   11  the competition the new champion（冠军）went　　 home with two of his friends, As they   12  near his house he suddenly stopped and　　 said, “I say, friends, don’t tell my wife anything   13  the competition   14  after　　 dinner, otherwise she won’t give me   15  .”

Signs made up mainly of circles, crosses, or arrows, can occasionally be seen at the entrance of a house. They   1   that a tramp(流浪汉) has been there. This special sign-language is often used by tramps to tell their   2   whether the people living in a certain house are hospitable(好客的) or unfriendly, and to save them the trouble of making unnecessary   3  .

Quite by chance one day, I   4   a real tramp. He is such a rare sight these days that I stopped and   5   him from some distance away. He was dressed just as a tramp would be, in patched trousers and a jacket many sizes   6   big for him. On his head there was a shabby hat and his boots were so worn that they were almost coming   7   pieces. But the man himself looked   8  , as if he had not a care in the world. He put down a small bag by the front gate, and began   9   a sign left by a previous(先前的) caller. Although the sign was   10   to me, it must have been favorable to him, for his face lit up with   11 . He entered the gate and rang the bell. When the door opened, I saw him   12  his hat. But the conversation that took place was very   13   indeed, for before he said a few words, the door shut loudly in his face. I felt very sorry for him   14   he walked sadly out of the house. But just as quickly, his face lit up again and he moved   15   towards the gate.   16   he stopped, looked at the sign and shook   17   seriously as if he had made a big mistake. Digging deep into his pockets, he took out a piece of   18  , rubbed out the existing sign and   19  a new one in its place. Then he   20   his things and began walking to the next house, whistling as he went along.

1. A. prove　　　　　　　　   B. suggest　　　　　　　　    C. explain　　　　　　　　  D. warn

2. A. fellows　　　　　　　　 B. readers　　　　　　　　　　 C. families　　　　　　　　 D. masters

3. A. calls　　　　　　　　　　     B. cook　　　　　　　　　　    C. quarrel　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. visits

4. A. came across　　　　  B. came over　　　　　　    C. went through　　　　  D. went over

5. A. saw　　　　　　　　　　  B. noticed　　　　　　　　　　 C. watched　　　　　　    D. examined

6. A. as　　　　　　　　　　    B. about　　　　　　　　　　   C. too　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. so

7. A. from　　　　　　　　    B. to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. by

8. A. happy　　　　　　　　   B. unhappy　　　　　　　　   C. disappointed　　　　   D. anxious

9. A. drawing　　　　　　    B. wiping　　　　　　　　　　  C. using　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. studying

10. A. meaningless　　　　 B. known　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. interesting　　　　　　　　　　 D. new

11. A. anger　　　　　　　　  B. hope　　　　　　　　　　    C. satisfaction　　　　　　　　   D. fear

12. A. rise　　　　　　　　　　 B. pull　　　　　　　　　　　　  C. hold　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. push

13. A. discouraging　　    B. short　　　　　　　　　　    C. successful　　　　　　　　    D. special

14. A. since　　　　　　　　  B. though　　　　　　　　　　　　    C. after　　　　　　　　　　  D. as

15. A. slowly　　　　 B. directly　　    　　   C. sadly　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. angrily

16. A. Where　　　　　　    B. There　　　　　　　　　　   C. When　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. So

17. A. his hands　　　　    B. the gate　　　　　　　　    C. his head　　　　　　   D. a tree

18. A. chalk　　　　　　　　  B. wood　　　　　　　　　　   C. bread　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. cake

18. A. changed　　　　　　　　　　 B. formed　　　　　　　　　　 C. developed　　　　　　　　　　 D. made

20. A. found　　　　　　　　 B. held　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. looked for　　　　　　　　　　 D. collected