Advertising is as old as story-telling itself．For as long as people have wanted to persuade others to buy their goods, give them their vote or lay down their lives, they have used the methods of advertising．Of course, methods have changed over the years．At first, word of mouth was the only means of communicating, but after the invention of the first printing press and the arrival of the first newspaper, the camera, the television, and the home video recorder, the persuasive methods of the advertising industry have become much more sophisticated．
Advertising appeals more to our emotions than to our minds and therefore uses persuasive techniques which, though not misleading, are certainly biased towards its products．Advertisements have some basic features．
·They are fast and short．They deliver their message in minimum time and space．
·They are concentrated．Their language and images are extremely dense．
·They appeal to consumers'emotions rather than to their logic．
·They entertain．That entertainment may be in the form of a jazzy melody or a photograph or a clever joke, but it always draws attention to itself because advertisements have to compete against every other competitor for consumers'attention．
(1)
In the past, people used methods of advertising when they wanted others to ________．
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A．
buy their products and lay down
B．
vote for them and give up their lives
C．
support them and lie down
D．
buy their products and give them tickets
(2)
How can advertisements attract people?
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A．
By showing reasonable prices of the products．
B．
By showing fabulous pictures of the products．
C．
By reminding people to think before deciding to buy the products．
D．
By persuading people in the form of music, pictures and so on．
(3)
The writer implied in the passage that ________．
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A．
advertisers only present good points of their products
B．
advertisers try to cheat consumers
C．
advertisers are not sure about their products
D．
advertisers are competing with each other．
(4)
“Itself” in the last sentence of the passage refers to ________．
Below is a page adapted from an English dictionary．
stick
verb(stuck, stuck)
push sth in
[＋adv．/prep．] to push sth, usually a sharp object, into sth; to be pushed into sth：[VN] The nurse stuck the needle into my arm．◆ Don't stick your fingers through the bars of the cage．◆ [V] I found a nail sticking in the tyre．
attach
[＋adv．/prep．] to fix sth to sth else, usually with a sticky substance; to become fixed to sth in this way：[VN] He stuck a stamp on the envelope．◆ We used glue to stick the broken pieces together．◆ I stuck the photos into an album．◆ [V] Her wet clothes were sticking to her body．◆ The glue's useless-the pieces just won't stick．
put
[VN ＋adv．/prep．](informal)to put sth in a place, especially quickly or carelessly：Stick your bags down there．◆ He stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off．◆ Can you stick this on the noticeboard? ◆ Peter stuck his head around the door and said, 'Coffee, anyone?' ◆(spoken)Stick 'em up!(＝put your hands above your head-I have a gun)
become fixed
[V]～(in sth)to become fixed in one position and impossible to move：The key has stuck in the lock．◆ This drawer keeps sticking．
difficult situation
(BrE, informal)(usually used in negative sentences and questions)to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation or person：[VN] I don't know how you stick that job．◆ They're always arguing-I can't stick it any longer．◆ The problem is, my mother can't stick my boyfriend．◆ [V -ing] John can't stick living with his parents．
become accepted
[V] to become accepted：The police couldn't make the charges stick(＝show them to be true)．◆ His friends called him Bart and the name has stuck(＝has become the name that everyone calls him)．
[V] to not take any more cards
Idioms：stick in your mind(of a memory, an image, etc．)to be remembered for a long time：One of his paintings in particular sticks in my mind．
stick in your throat/craw(informal)
(of words)to be difficult or impossible to say：She wanted to say how sorry she was but the words seemed to stick in her throat．
(of a situation)to be difficult or impossible to accept; to make you angry
stick your neck out(informal)to do or say sth when there is a risk that you may be wrong：I'll stick my neck out and say that Bill is definitely the best candidate for the job．
stick to your guns(informal)to refuse to change your mind about sth even when other people are trying to persuade you that you are wrong
Phrasal Verbs：stick around(informal)to stay in a place, waiting for sth to happen or for sb to arrive：Stick around; we'll need you to help us later．
stick at sth to work in a serious and determined way to achieve sth：If you want to play an instrument well, you've got to stick at it．
stick by sb [no passive] to be loyal to a person and support them, especially in a difficult situation：Her husband was charged with fraud but she stuck by him．
stick by sth [no passive] to do what you promised or planned to do：They stuck by their decision．
stick sth＜－＞down(informal)to write sth somewhere：I think I'll stick my name down on the list．
stick out to be noticeable or easily seen：They wrote the notice in big red letters so that it would stick out．
stick sth＜－＞out(of sth)to be further out than sth else or come through a hole; to push sth further out than sth else or through a hole：His ears stick out．◆ She stuck her tongue out at me．◆ Don't stick your arm out of the car window．
stick to sth
to continue doing sth in spite of difficulties：She finds it impossible to stick to a diet．
to continue doing or using sth and not want to change it：He promised to help us and he stuck to his word(＝he did as he had promised)．◆ 'Shall we meet on Friday this week?' 'No, let's stick to Saturday．' ◆ She stuck to her story．
stick together(informal)(of people)to stay together and support each other：We were the only British people in the town so we tended to stick together．
stick up to point upwards or be above a surface：The branch was sticking up out of the water．
stick with sb/sth [no passive](informal)
to stay close to sb so that they can help you：Stick with me and I'll make you a millionaire!
to continue with sth or continue doing sth：They decided to stick with their original plan．
noun
from tree
[C] a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been broken from a tree：We collected dry sticks to start a fire．◆ The boys were throwing sticks and stones at the dog．◆ Her arms and legs were like sticks(＝very thin)．
for walking
[C](especially BrE)＝WALKING STICK：The old lady leant on her stick as she talked．
in sport
[C] a long thin object that is used in some sports to hit or control the ball：a hockey stick
long thin piece
[C](often in compounds)a long thin piece of sth：a stick of dynamite ◆ carrot sticks ◆(AmE)a stick of butter
[C](often in compounds)a thin piece of wood or plastic that you use for a particular purpose：pieces of pineapple on sticks ◆ The men were carrying spades and measuring sticks．
in plane/vehicle
[C](informal, especially AmE)the control stick of a plane
[C](informal, especially AmE)a handle used to change the GEARS of a vehicle
for orchestra
[C] a BATON, used by the person who CONDUCTS an orchestra
criticism
[U](BrE, informal)criticism or harsh words：The referee got a lot of stick from the home fans．
country areas
(the sticks)[pl．](informal)country areas, a long way from cities：We live out in the sticks．
person
[C](old-fashioned, BrE, informal)a person：He's not such a bad old stick．
(1)
When Jimmy says：“Every morning, I have to take the crowded bus to school, which I really can't stick．”, he may feel _________．
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A．
worried
B．
curious
C．
annoyed
D．
discouraged
(2)
Due to her fashionable dress, the woman stuck out when she was walking in the street．“stuck out” in this sentence means “_________”．
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A．
be noticeable
B．
be followed
C．
be admired
D．
be envied
(3)
When I was in trouble, Paul was the only one who _________ to help me．
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A．
stuck in his throat
B．
stuck together
C．
stuck up
D．
stuck his neck out
(4)
Sally said to me：“Try a peaceful life out in the sticks, and you will experience something totally different．” She means _________．
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A．
I should go to the woods to enjoy a new life．
B．
I should ignore the criticism and enjoy myself．
C．
I should go to the remote areas to have a change．
D．
I should go out by plane instead of by train to change my feelings．
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verb(stuck, stuck)
[＋adv．/prep．] to push sth, usually a sharp object, into sth; to be pushed into sth：[VN] The nurse stuck the needle into my arm．◆ Don't stick your fingers through the bars of the cage．◆ [V] I found a nail sticking in the tyre．
[＋adv．/prep．] to fix sth to sth else, usually with a sticky substance; to become fixed to sth in this way：[VN] He stuck a stamp on the envelope．◆ We used glue to stick the broken pieces together．◆ I stuck the photos into an album．◆ [V] Her wet clothes were sticking to her body．◆ The glue's useless-the pieces just won't stick．
[VN ＋adv．/prep．](informal)to put sth in a place, especially quickly or carelessly：Stick your bags down there．◆ He stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off．◆ Can you stick this on the noticeboard? ◆ Peter stuck his head around the door and said, 'Coffee, anyone?' ◆(spoken)Stick 'em up!(＝put your hands above your head-I have a gun)
[V]～(in sth)to become fixed in one position and impossible to move：The key has stuck in the lock．◆ This drawer keeps sticking．
(BrE, informal)(usually used in negative sentences and questions)to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation or person：[VN] I don't know how you stick that job．◆ They're always arguing-I can't stick it any longer．◆ The problem is, my mother can't stick my boyfriend．◆ [V -ing] John can't stick living with his parents．
[V] to become accepted：The police couldn't make the charges stick(＝show them to be true)．◆ His friends called him Bart and the name has stuck(＝has become the name that everyone calls him)．
[V] to not take any more cards
[C](informal, especially AmE)a handle used to change the GEARS of a vehicle
[C] a BATON, used by the person who CONDUCTS an orchestra
[U](BrE, informal)criticism or harsh words：The referee got a lot of stick from the home fans．
(the sticks)[pl．](informal)country areas, a long way from cities：We live out in the sticks．
[C](old-fashioned, BrE, informal)a person：He's not such a bad old stick．