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 retailers (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 (专卖店)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 .

A. special gifts B. special and expensive things

C. special price D. special things

2.We can have more choices to get a good deal .

A. on the Internet B. in specialty stores

C. from salesmen D. from retailers

3.In this passage the writer wants to .

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 ______.

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

Choose the best answer (根据文章内容,选择最恰当的答案):

I put my carry-on in the luggage compartment(行李舱架),

and sat down in my seat.Just before take-off,a line of soldiers came down the aisle(过道) and filled all the empty seats.

After flying for about an hour,an announcement was made that sack lunch (午餐袋)were available for $5.As I reached for my wallet to buy one,I overheard the soldier ask his buddy if he planned to buy lunch."No ,that seems like a lot of money for just a sack lunch.I'll wait till we get to Chicago."His friend agreed.

I looked around at the other soldiers.None were buying lunch.I walked to the back of the plane,and handed the flight attendant(服务人员)a $50 bill." Take a lunch to all those soldiers."

After we finished eating. I went again to the back of the plane,heading for the restroom.A man stopped me."I saw what you did.I want to be part of it.Here,take this."He handed me $25.

Soon after I returned to my seat,I saw the Flight Captain coming down the aisle.

When he got to my row,he stopped and said,"I want to shake your hand.I was a soldier and I was a military(军队) pilot.Once,someone bought me a lunch.It was an act of kindness I never forgot."I was embarrassed when applause(掌声) was heard from all of the passengers.

Later I walked to the front of the plane so I could stretch my legs.A man who was seated about six rows in front of me reached out his hand,wanting to shake mine.He left another $25 in my hand.

We landed in Chicago,I picked up my belongings.Waiting just inside the airplane door was a man who stopped me and put something in my shirt pocket.Another $25.

Upon entering the terminal(航站楼),I saw the soldiers gathering for their trip to their base.

I walked over to them and handed them $75."It will take you some time to reach the base.It will be about time for a sandwich.God Bless You."I said.

These soldiers were giving their all for our country.I could only give them a couple of meals.It seemed so little.

1.The writer met the soldiers when he to Chicago.

A.took a coach B.took a plane

C.took a bus D.took a train

2.The soldiers didn’t buy sack lunches because .

A.they were not hungry at the time

B.They missed the time when they could buy sack lunches

C.They thought the sack lunches were too expensive

D.They thought the lunches on the plane tasted bad

3.When the writer bought lunch for the soldiers, .

A.he wanted the soldiers to thank him

B.he expected others to pay for them with him

C.he wanted to impress the Flight Captain

D.he didn’t know others would notice what he did

4.The writer received from the other passengers in the end.

A.$125 B.$75 C.$50 D.$25

5.Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the article?

A.The writer bought sack lunches for the soldiers and the captain

B.A flight attendant give the writer $25 to buy lunch for the soldiers

C.Someone once bought the Flight Captain a lunch when he was a military pilot

D.The writer bought sandwiches for the soldiers when they got off the plane

6.The article is mainly about “ .”

A. Love for one’s motherland is often rewarded

B. You should show pity to people around you

C. An act of kindness will invite others to join in

D. Sometimes it costs a little to help people in need

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