Scores of farms across he country are opening up to overnight guests．The best have all the appeal of a first-rate inn（小旅馆） — plus here a moo, there a moo．

　　　 Sure, you and your kids have a plan for the theme parks．In the meanwhile, why not make a little hay（干草）? Farm stays are fast becoming the great American alternative to the pre-packaged vacation．

　　　 LIBERTY HALL FARM

　　　 Rochester, Vt．; 802/767-3926; ．Adults $75, teens $50, kids 12 and under $35, including breakfast and dinner; shared baths．

　　　 Beth and Bob Kennett run a farm straight out of a storybook．You’ll find Beth in the kitchen, rolling out dough（生面团） for a pie．Bob’s busy with other work．Guests sleep in seven sunny bedrooms right in the farmhouse and can participate in any of the farm jobs．Maybe you and your kids won’t be up at 6 am to meet the milk truck, but you can help with the milking twice a day, collect eggs, and pick sweet corn and wild blackberries in season．

　　　 HULL-O FARM

　　　 Durham, N．Y．; 518/239-6950; Adults $110, kids 10-14 $60, 5-9 $50, 2-4 $35, under 2 free, including breakfast and dinner; private baths．

　　　 It started in 1993 as a way to bring in some extra money at a time of falling milk prices．But soon after Frank and Sherry Hull opened their Catskill Mountains dairy farm to overnight visitors, they discovered they loved it．As you drive up, Sherry greets you on the porch（入口处） of the 1825 farmhouse with a cow-shaped cookie jar．Before long your kids are playing around with the cows, sheep, ducks, goats and getting ready for a hayride．

　　　 MERAMEC FARM CABINS

　　　 Bourbon, Mo．; 573/732-4765; Doubles with private bath $75, $10 per additional person．Trail and riding fees extra．

　　　 Climb on the back of the Ford pick up and catch up with the herd．One gentle cow named Cricket will even let the kids sit on her back．At the barn（牲口棚） Carol will introduce you to the horses — 15 Missouri Fox Trotters — and lead you on a ride over the hills and down along the spring-fed Meramec River, where everyone swims．Grab a fishing pole and head back to the river．When you have your fill of the wild, try Carol and Dave’s favorite restaurants, within 20 miles of the farm．

74．The underlined sentence in the first paragraph implies that _____．

　　　 A．you can enjoy the best cuisine at the first rate restaurant

　　　 B．some farms provide country experiences as well as good accommodations

　　　 C．farm work is hard, but you can enjoy it a lot, playing with the animals

　　　 D．if you want to hear a cow’s cry, please stay on a best farm

75．We can learn from the three ads that ____．

　　　 A．Hull-O Farm was not built for overnight visitors

　　　 B．Frank and Sherry Hull run a farm out of a storybook

　　　 C．kids can sit on a gentle cow’s back on Hull-O Farm

　　　 D．you can’t milk a cow if you get up late on Liberty Hill Farm

76．The Browns have a 13-year-old son and 11-year-old daughter．If they stay on Liberty Hill Farm for one night, how much will they pay?

　　　 A．$175．　　 　　　 B．$220．　　 　　　　 C．$235．　　 　　　 D．$250．

77．Who will be most likely interested in the webpage?

　　　 A．Kids who want to find pleasure in the theme parks．

　　　 B．People who expect to be employed on the farm．

　　　 C．Those who plan to have family vacations on working farms．

　　　 D．Researchers who are interested in raising cows on farms．

People can be addicted to different things – e, g alcohol, drug, certain foods, or even television. People who have such an addiction are compulsive （强迫的）; they have a very powerful psychological need that they feel they must satisfy. According to psychologists, many people are compulsive spenders. They feel that they must spend money. This compulsion, like others, is impossible to explain reasonably. For compulsive spenders who buy on credit, charge accounts are even more exciting than money. In other words, compulsive spenders feel that with credit, they can do anything. Their pleasure in spending large amounts is actually greater than the pleasure that they get from the things they buy.

　　There is even a special psychology of bargain hunting. To save money, of course, most people look for sales, low prices, and discounts. Compulsive bargain hunters, however, often buy things that they don’t need just because they are cheap. They want to believe that they are helping their budgets, but they are really playing an exciting game. When they can buy something for less than other people, they feel that they are winning. Most people, experts claim, have two reasons for their behavior: a good reason for the things that they do and the real reason.

　　It is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits, but also business people. Stores, companies, and advertisers use psychology to increase business. They consider people’s needs for love, power, or influence, their basic values, their beliefs and opinions, and so on in their advertising and sales methods.

　　Psychologists often use a method called behavior therapy（疗法） to help individuals solve their personality problems. In the same way, they can help people who feel that they have problems with money.

1．According to the psychologists, a compulsive spender is one who spends large amounts of money __    ___.

　　A．and takes great pleasure from what he or she buys

　　B．in order to satisfy his or her basic needs in life

　　C．and feels he or she is cheated

　　D．just to meet his or her strong psychological need

2．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

　　A．People spend money for exactly the same reason that they need to buy things.

　　B．Business people understand the psychology of compulsive buying better than scientists do.

　　C．Compulsive bargain hunters do not have problems with money.

　　D．Business people and advertisers can use the psychology of peoples’ habits to merest sales.

3．What is the text mainly about?

　　A．The habits of compulsive spenders.

　　B．The psychology of money-spending habits.

　　C．A special psychology of bargain hunting.

　　D．The use of the psychology of spending habits in business.

4．From the text we may safely conclude that compulsive spenders or compulsive bargain hunters ___   __.

　　A．are really reasonable

　　B．are really beyond drugs

　　C．need special treatment

　　D．can never get any help to solve their problems with money