Shopping is a big part of the holiday season,when families and friends gather together and exchange gifts.While the popularity of shopping online has grown,such practices are not always eco-friendly or timely,as gifts bought online must be packaged and shipped,wasting valuable resources and time.
The benefits of shopping locally go beyond convenience and reduce your carbon footprint.The following are a few ways that shopping locally this holiday season can directly benefit your community and the people who call it home.
When men and women shop locally,they are putting money back into their local communities.Local businesses may be owned by your neighbors,and it can be comforting to know that your holiday shopping dollars are going to support a neighbor instead of a large company.Local businesses also employ your neighbors,so shopping locally can strengthen the local economy by creating jobs.
Local businesses go a long way toward creating a neighborhood identity,and that identity can create a stronger sense of community among you and your neighbors.In addition,a unique community identity can make your town more attractive to outsiders,and can also attract more people to local businesses in your neighborhood.
The gifts you buy when shopping locally can also benefit your community.Gifts purchased from small local businesses tend to be more unique than items bought from national chains,as smaller retailers tend to sell more home-made items than their national competitors.Recipients of such items may find such gifts more thoughtful than mass produced items bought from national chains.
The accessibility of customer service is another benefit of shopping locally.When you buy something from national chains,especially during the holiday season when such businesses may have to deal with orders,making contact with customer service departments can be a test of patience.A long wait on the phone or online can make the process of contacting customer service departments extremely frustrating.But such frustration is rare when shopping from local businesses,as consumers can simply buy their products in the store.In addition,shopping locally makes it more convenient for friends and family members who also live in your community to return their gifts.
1. The author referred to shopping online in the passage to .| A．imply it is convenient to shop online |
| B．show it has been popular with the public |
| C．imply shopping locally is better than that |
| D．tell people they should stop wasting resources |
| A．local businesses are in poor management |
| B．shopping locally can help some people get jobs |
| C．a large company usually gains much profit |
| D．few people support local businesses |
| A．the business will raise the price of its products |
| B．the products will be sold in the distant places |
| C．it will help develop the community a lot |
| D．the community will turn into a tourist destination |
| A．The persons who receive something. |
| B．The persons who donate something. |
| C．The persons who sell something. |
| D．The persons who purchase something. |
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【推荐1】Women have jumped ahead of men for the first time in using the Internet to do their holiday shopping,according to a study published last week in the US.
For years men have been more likely to shop on the Internet than women,but during the 2011 holiday season 58 percent of those making online purchases（购买）were women.
“It shows how mainstream the Internet is becoming”,said Lee Rainie,director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project group,which carried out the study.
Rainie said it was only a matter of time before women shoppers caught up with men.This is because women traditionally make decisions about spending.
Users were more likely to shop online to save time.Internet users between the ages of 18 and 29 were responsible for some of the most dramatic increases in the online gift-buying population this time around.
However,three-quarters of the US Internet users did not buy holiday gifts online in 2011.They worried about credit card security（安全）,or just compared online prices with off-line prices,then dashed off to t he shops to get the best deals.
“But even if shoppers don’t buy online,websites are becoming promotion tools for stores,”said Dan Hess,vice president of Comscore Networks Inc.Hess said that actually most stores’ websites can make customers fully believe the security of their credit card numbers.And most are able to ensure that gifts arrive on time.“It’s all about making the shopping experience more efficient,more reliable and more comfortable.”Hess said.
1. Which of the following statements is true?| A．More women shopped online than men during 2011 holiday season. |
| B．There were fewer women online shoppers than men during 2 011 holiday season. |
| C．Most of the Internet users between the ages of 18 and 29 are women. |
| D．People in the US were more likely to buy gifts online. |
| A．men usually decide how to spend money in the family |
| B．women usually decide what to buy in the family |
| C．the Internet is used in all the shops. |
| D．more and more shops will sell their goods online. |
| A．unsafe | B．convenient |
| C．a waste of time | D．cheaper |
| A．American people only buy gifts in holidays. |
| B．Shopping online is fun for women. |
| C．Shopping off-line provides better service. |
| D．Young people like to do gift-shopping online. |
【推荐2】Product placement is a form of advertising in which a company pays a director to place its product on the set of a movie or TV show. It isn’t new. The oldest examples date all the way back to the invention of motion pictures, when the Lever Brothers’ Sunlight Soap appeared in the Lumiere films in 1896. But as streaming has become more popular, product placements have become an even more attractive option for advertisers now.
When watching web videos, most consumers either skip or ignore the advertisements that run before the video starts. So as advertisers struggle to reach consumers, they are increasingly turning to product placement, spending advertising budgets to get their advertisements into media content in ways that can’t be skipped or ignored. Studies have shown they increase viewers’ awareness of products and their positive attitudes toward them.
Not all product placements are effective, though. Those that seem to influence viewers the most are those that strike the careful balance between being noticeable and not too boring. Viewers tend to be turned off if the product placement is too noticable, as when a character in the show holds the product and talks about it.
Viewers are most influenced by product placements in which the product or brand name is spoken by one of the characters but not shown. Also viewers may be more attracted to product placements that appear earlier in a show or movie. Because we become more engaged in the plot and characters of a show or movie as it progresses. If a placement appears at the climax — the moment when our attention is fixed on what will happen next — we’re either less likely to notice the placement or more likely to be annoyed if we do notice it.
With increasing online viewers and better designed product placement, perhaps advertisers will consider product placement their first choice and decrease their spending on traditional advertising, like TV and print ads.
1. What can we know about product placement?| A．It is popular nowadays. | B．It makes streaming attractive. |
| C．It first appeared in TV shows. | D．It aims to make videos interesting. |
| A．Advertisments. | B．Videos. | C．Advertisers. | D．Consumers. |
| A．The product is shown before the movie is on. |
| B．The product appears in a conversation at the climax. |
| C．The product is in the character’s hand at the beginning. |
| D．The product is mentioned not long after the movie is on. |
| A．Product placement: a future trend for advertising |
| B．Product placement: a new driving force behind movies |
| C．Product placement: a mirror of the advertisement history |
| D．Product placement: a perfect companion to online videos |
【推荐3】Though online ordering is popular in the UK today, handson experience still attracts many buyers’ attention.
Oxford Street
London is a shoppers’ paradise, and most visitors head for Oxford Street. Halfway along is Selfridges, one of the world’s first department stores where the architecture and window dressing impress you even before you go in. There are at least four other major stores on this street, plus Europe’s largest music shop. In December the atmosphere is especially festive because of the Christmas lights which are always lighted by a politician, a great sportsman, or a super star.
Kensington High Street
A fashionable area for shopping is Kensington High Street. One of its department stores even has a roof garden — good for relaxing between purchases. There’s also an organic food superstore.
Borough Market
You can’t visit London without going to a supermarket. One of the oldest and best for food is probably Borough Market on the south bank of the Thames. Get off the underground at London Bridge and wander among fresh fish stalls, bakeries, and fruit and vegetable sellers. You can also buy specialities to take away, like cheeses, pork pies, mustard and chutney.
More places for bargains
Portobello Road Market on a Saturday is your best choice for jewelry or collector’s items. It’s a short walk from the underground station at Notting Hill Gate and you never know what you will find. For clothes, Camden Market is the place. It gets a little crowded at the weekends, though. Convent Garden Market offers great experience for the simple pleasure of looking at jewelry and gifts.
1. Oxford Street becomes special in December for ________.| A．the wonderful window dressing |
| B．the Europe’s largest music shop |
| C．the lights lighted by a famous person |
| D．many bargains to choose from |
| A．Camden Market |
| B．Borough Market |
| C．Kensington High Street |
| D．Portobello Road Market |
| A．A science book. | B．A traveler’s journal. |
| C．A news report. | D．A trip guide. |
【推荐1】Every August,Spain’s countryside comes alive with fiestas (宗教节日).But hardly anyone actually lives here. People come one week a year to party in the villages of their ancestors.During the other 51 weeks,villages are deserted.“There was a time when this place was growing! But not anymore.” says Felix Sacristan,who’s 55 and unemployed,living in his late grandfather’s house.“The only ones left are the elderly.There are lots of abandoned homes.”It makes for cheap housing,he says.
Like much of Spain’s central Meseta Table Plateau,this land is dusty and the climate is severe.People say it’s like nine months of winter and three months of burning hell.“This land used to be for cereals (谷物),but it’s difficult to grow anything else,”Sacristan says.“And who wants to be a farmer these days now,anyway?”
In northern Europe,the Industrial Revolution pulled people to big cities centuries ago.But in Spain,that migration happened much later.The first wave occurred after the Spanish Civil War in the late 1930s;the second,after Spain’s military governing ended in the late 1970s.Now there’s been a third leaving,during the recent economic crisis.But it’s not just on Spain’s severe central land.Even villages in the country’s most fertile northwest region,Galicia,are being depopulated.The Galician landscape once supported Spain’s highest population,and half of all Spanish villages are located there.Now nearly half of these villages are abandoned.
“Some of the places I’m finding have been empty for 50 or 60 years,” Adkinson,a British-born real estate (房地产)agent who searches the countryside for abandoned properties and tries to match them up with foreign buyers,says.
1. The text mainly tells about the present situation of .| A．countryside life in Spain | B．the aging problem in Spain |
| C．old buildings in Spain | D．the culture in Spain |
| A．It is as rich as ever. | B．It is polluted by rubbish. |
| C．It is hard to farm for a living. | D．It is frozen throughout the year. |
| A．suffering disasters | B．gaining attention | C．producing more | D．reducing residents |
| A．Villages got empty suddenly in Spain. | B．Some rich people are moving to countryside. |
| C．Spanish have experienced several migrations. | D．Working as a real estate agent in Spain is very easy. |
【推荐2】Nothing says love like a dozen long – stemmed roses on Valentine’s Day. More than a million roses will be sold during this festival for lovers, the biggest day of the year for the nation’s rose industry. It’s going to remain the most popular flower because love never goes out of style.
Yes, a rose is a rose is a rose. But selling them is no longer a beautiful experience for traditional flower shops. Supermarkets now offer convenience to the busy and discount rose shops help those hopelessly in love save money. Roses only is a good example of a discount rose retailer that was transformed from a traditional shop to answer the challenge in the 90s.
Inside this store on Sixth Avenue near 40 th Street, contemporary white furniture and wall – to – wall mirrors give it an expensive look. Customers move about freely among the counters, looking eagerly at the roses in more than 50 colors from shelf to shelf. Some customers say it’s the high quality of the roses that attracts them there. “I spent $ 20 but the flowers looked like I paid 60 or 70 dollars,” says one customer.
Studies show more people are buying roses in ones, two and threes these days. In fact, more than half of all roses are sold in bunches of fewer than a dozen. But Roses Only’s low prices encourage people to spend. Even on Valentine’s Day, when the price of a dozen roses and delivery can soar as high as $150, 12 of Roses Only's most expensive flowers sell for just $35. The company's key to success is to hold prices down by controlling every link in the rose chain. It grows its own roses in the sunshine of the Andes Mountains. In addition, the company also sells other items such as ballons and stuffed animals.
While discount rose retailers are witnessing their business bloom, U.S. rose growers aren’t able to compete with the fierce foreign competition. More than 57% of roses sold in the USA are grown in other countries. The biggest foreign producers are Colombia and Ecuador, which accounted for almost 90% of the total imported last year. The trend has hurt domestic rose growers such as Johnson Flowers of California, considered to be this country's leading producer.
Now, instead of fighting overseas rivals, the Johnsons are trying to work with them. "We have a few big fighting overseas rivals, the Johnsons are trying to work with them. “We may also widen our business to include the service area and be a representative for overseas flower producers.”
As a result of severe competition, those in the rose business long for the good old days, whereas ordinary people benefit from the low price.
1. What is the central theme of this text?| A．The US rose business is going from bad to worse in spite of the efforts made. |
| B．The rose will remain the most popular flower as love never goes out of date. |
| C．The rose business is trying to meet the challenges in the market to succeed. |
| D．The rose industry plays an important role in American economy. |
| A．By setting up more chain stores across the country. |
| B．By selling roses in supermarkets. |
| C．By selling high quality roses at a low price. |
| D．By selling roses by the dozen. |
A． | B． | C． | D． |
| A．Selling roses is no longer as easy for traditional flower shops as it was. |
| B．Almost 90% of roses sold in US are imported from Colombia and Ecuador. |
| C．US rose growers are faced with intense foreign competition. |
| D．the Johnsons are trying to co-operate with foreign competitors instead of fighting them. |
Xing suggested the government give out 1,000 Yuan to each Chinese since the government income has increased rapidly in recent years. He said his suggestion would allow everyone to directly enjoy the fruits of the country’s economic success, help the lower-income groups deal with rising prices and increase consumption (消费) around the country.
Recent years have seen the government carry out a series of pro-poor (扶贫) and pro-rural (惠农) policies, including increasing spending on public healthcare and calling off the agricultural tax. But the lower-income group still needs more help while being hit hard by an 11-year high in prices and recent snowstorms.
Xing said while making the draft, he has borrowed many ideas from practices in countries like the United States and Singapore. Earlier this year, the governments of the two nations offered cash handouts (救济) to their citizens as the result of a surplus in government income. As for in China, “We can even encourage the rich to donate their 1,000 Yuan red packet to the poor,” said Xing.
Although Xing’s suggestion has gained wide support among ordinary Chinese on the Internet, many other economists criticized it as unpractical. Even Xing himself admitted he made the suggestion without any careful calculation. But they agreed with Xing's point that the growing economic pie should be shared among the people.
“To better use the increase of money, handing out money is not a solution that holds good for all time. It could be better to improve the public service or cut the price of energy use in daily life,” said Qiao Xinsheng, an economic professor.
1. Xing Pu suggested that the government give out 1,000 Yuan to each Chinese because ____.
| A．the poor should get help from the rich |
| B．the government should help the rich |
| C．the growing economic pie should be shared among the people |
| D．the government doesn’t know how to use the money |
| A．Spending less on public health care. |
| B．Increasing the agricultural tax. |
| C．Handing out money to every Chinese. |
| D．Carrying out pro-poor policies. |
| A．Supplying food to everyone every day. |
| B．Cutting the price of energy use in daily life. |
| C．Controlling the rising of prices. |
| D．Increasing the government income. |
| A．children receiving red packets from their families |
| B．the US and Singapore governments offering cash handouts to their citizens |
| C．the government’s increasing spending on public health care |
| D．the rising prices in the country |
【推荐1】Americans like to visit the national parks．In 1996, over 250,000,000 people visited areas which are managed by the National Park Service．Experts say that by 2012, 500,000,000 people per year will visit the parks．As a result, people are trying to think of ways to protect the parks from the crowds．
The crowding of the parks has caused several problems．One is that there is not enough space for all of the people who want to use the parks．To deal with this problem, you may have to book your tickets a few months ahead of time．The Park Service may also raise entrance fees (费) ．
Another problem caused by increased park use is pollution．Some garbage and waste can be cleaned up, and the cleanup can be paid for by increased entrance fees．To cut down on noise pollution and air pollution, the number of cars allowed in parks may be limited．If this happens, people may use buses to travel around the parks．Officials may also limit the use of jet-skis, snow-mobiles, motor-boats, and sightseeing helicopters and planes．
The parks may also be in danger because of development that is going on around them．For example, around Yellow Stone Park, many hotels, golf courses, resorts, and other tourist attractions have been built．Some of these developments have effect on areas that are used by animals．People will have to learn to agree about ways to protect the parks．If they do not, there will soon be no reason to visit these national treasures．
1. According to experts, by 2012 the number of visitors ______．| A．may be doubled | B．may rise to 50% |
| C．will reach 250 million | D．will go up by a second |
| A．Visitors will pay less than before． |
| B．The parks are not big enough to hold all visitors． |
| C．Visitors may not necessarily buy tickets ahead of time． |
| D．Only buses are allowed to enter the parks． |
| A．Enlarged． | B．Admitted． | C．Controlled． | D．Concerned． |
| A．High fees may probably keep some people out of parks． |
| B．Helicopters and planes will not be used in parks any longer． |
| C．The bus will become the only tool in parks in order to cut down pollution． |
| D．National Park Service will always welcome as many visitors as possible． |
【推荐2】We can see an ice cream store in every street, but not all of them have a mission. When Charles Foreman was laid off from his position, he decided to do something to improve the neighborhood. He then ran his store Everyday Sundae, located in a troubled area that has seen its share of crime.
What sets his business apart is the free ice cream that Foreman generously gives out. He talked about young visitors wanting a treat of ice cream they couldn’t afford. “You know when kids come in, you can notice some of the kids have it and some of the kids don’t have it.
So I’m going to sponsor them. I just want to do some positive things. I believe my community is in need of a family-friendly ice. cream shop,” Foreman said. Foreman has also organized events like storybook readings accompanied by sweet treats for local kids.
With his business slogan “A place for community”, and artworks and cards from local kids decorating the walls, Foreman’s store has quickly gained a devoted following. One day, Nicole Harkin, one of his regular customers, noticed Foreman gave a free ice cream to kids without money.
For Foreman, this was a constant gesture that had just gone unnoticed, but Harkin reacted with surprise. She came back and handed him an envelope containing 100 dollars. Foreman was so touched by Harkin’s gift that he posted it on social media. Foreman and Harkin’s kind behaviors also inspired other customers to cover Foreman’s free ice creams for people they didn’t know. Foreman’s ice cream project has received many donations since then.
“When you see people doing their best, you want to do your best. Everything is contagious, whether you do something negative or positive. That’s just part of being in the community. We’re supposed to do all we can to help each other, Foreman said. Visitors tothe shop started buying items for the people in need, which started a pay-it-forward chain.
1. Why is Foreman’s store special?| A．Its goods are intended for kids. | B．It provides free goods for locals. |
| C．It offers kids ice cream for free. | D．Its ice cream flavors are various. |
| A．The sympathy for local kids. | B．The inspiration for his action. |
| C．The advantage of an ice cream shop. | D．The method of running his business. |
| A．Dismissive. | B．Critical. | C．Negative. | D．Appreciative |
| A．Influential. | B．Flexible. | C．Unique. | D．Sustainable. |
【推荐3】Many of us have heard of or seen My Fair Lady (1964), a classic movie starring British actress Audrey Hepburn. The film is an adaptation of Pygmalion, a comic play by the Irishman George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950).
However, the musical version of My Fair Lady is even older, and has been entertaining audiences since 1956. In fact, a new Broadway version of the musical was nominated for 10 Tony awards.
The story of Eliza Doolittle, a working-class flower seller from London, and the snobbish Professor Higgins, who teaches her “proper English”, has never showed any signs of dying out since it was introduced.
But why do people still queue up around the block for tickets when a new production of the play is announced?
The answer is simple: The musical has a wonderful story. Everyone can identify with Doolittle’s desire to live a more satisfying life; all she wants is to get rid of her accent so she can get a job in a store and not on the streets. However, it seems that people like Higgins are always looking down on Doolittle for not being from a fancy family, which is something that many of us can relate to.
Besides Doolittle’s background, the story and the songs in the musical are also what make it so popular. Audience members are moved when Eliza and her fellow flower sellers imagine what it’d be like to live as a rich person does. This is perfectly summed up in the lyric, “Wouldn’t it be lovely?”
The musical also makes people think. It doesn’t make sense that one kind of accent can be considered good and another bad. Eliza and her father speak “badly” because they were born poor, while Higgins speaks “proper English” because he was born a “gentleman”. That reflects the unfairness of class divisions – a kind of unfairness that still sadly exists today.
1. The underlined word “nominated” in paragraph 2 can be replaced by _______.| A．appointed | B．selected |
| C．proposed | D．directed |
| A．it’s considered the best adaptation of Pygmalion. |
| B．it offers a good chance to learn proper English |
| C．it was nominated for 10 Tony awards |
| D．they can relate to the story |
| A．Don’t judge people by appearance. |
| B．Women’s status has been greatly improved in the UK. |
| C．Social class division is deeply rooted in British society. |
| D．One’s language ability and manner are the key to success. |
| A．Higgins is described as a kindhearted man. |
| B．Eliza was born poor but fights for a better life. |
| C．Higgins and Eliza get along well since they first meet. |
| D．Eliza finally changes Higgins’ prejudice against the poor. |
【推荐1】I seldom kept my things tidy and in order, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.
War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started shouting. She shouted back louder.
The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬) under her covers, sobbing. Obviously, that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.
Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so busy with my work that I even didn’t notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression was such disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, “Thanks.”
Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.
1. Why was Kate angry that evening?| A．She couldn’t find her books. |
| B．She heard the author shouting loud. |
| C．She saw the author’s shoes under her bed. |
| D．She got the news that her grandma was ill. |
| A．She wanted to show her care. |
| B．She was scared by Kate’s anger. |
| C．She was asked by Kate to do so. |
| D．She hated herself for being so messy. |
| A．My School Life | B．Hard Work Pays off |
| C．How to be Organized | D．Learning to be Roommates |
【推荐2】Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens are to start a war on gray-headed flying foxes. These super bats have invaded one of Australia’s most famous public spaces. Officials have said the animals are destroying trees and have to move on.
These unwanted guests at Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens look like tiny foxes with wings. Officials have estimated there are about 11,000 of them living in the harbor-side park. After inspecting damage to dozens of trees they now believe there are twice as many as previously thought. Branches have been breaking under the weight of these furry invaders and their droppings have been poisoning plants.
Help may well be at hand, however, in the shape of the ordinary garbage bin. The gardens’ director Dr. Tim Entwistle hopes the unpleasant sounds of crashing bin lids will agitate the flying foxes and force them to move on. “The way to disturb them is to use noises, so we’ve used the loud noises made by rubbish bins in the past. You can also use speakers as long as you move the noise around, and what we’ll do is to have a series of noises, at the beginning and end of the day. What we’ve found in the past is that the flying foxes leave the gardens and go somewhere else,” said Tim.
The gray-headed flying fox is Australia’s largest bat. It flies around at night using its eyes and a powerful sense of smell to search for fruit and flowers. Officials at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney have said they’re optimistic the unwelcome colony can be uprooted. If and when the bats do move to other parts of the city they will of course then become someone else’s problem.
1. Why do people want to get rid of the flying foxes?| A．Because the gardens are important public places. |
| B．Because they are polluting the city. |
| C．Because many garbage bins have been damaged by them. |
| D．Because they’re threatening the survival of trees and other plants. |
| A．Shooting them. | B．Making loud noises. |
| C．Shaking the trees hard. | D．Cutting some trees down. |
| A．excite | B．kill |
| C．disturb | D．discourage |
| A．The bats will still stay in the gardens. |
| B．Some other areas will have to deal with the bats. |
| C．The grey-headed flying fox often eats trees. |
| D．The damage caused by the bats is serious. |
【推荐3】Tom goes everywhere with Catherine Green, a 54-year-old secretary(秘书). He moves around her office at work and goes shopping with her. "Most people don't seem to mind Tom," says Catherine, who thinks he is wonderful. "He's my fourth child," she says. She may think of him and treat him that way as her son, buying his food, paying his health bills and his taxes(税), but in fact Tom is a dog.
Catherine and Tom live in Sweden, a country where everyone is expected to lead an orderly life according to rules laid down by the government, which also provides a high level of care for its people. This level of care costs money.
People in Sweden pay taxes on everything, so it's surprised to find that owning a dog means yet more taxes. Some people are paying as much as 500 Swedish kronor in taxes a year for the right to keep their dog, money that is spent by the government on dog hospitals and sometimes medical treatment for a dog that falls ill. However, most such treatment is expensive, so owners often decide to offer health and even life premium for their dog.
In Sweden dog owners must pay for any damage their dog does. A Swedish Kennel Club official explains what this means: if your dog runs out on the road and gets hit by a passing car you, as the owner, have to pay for any damage done to the car, even if your dog has been killed in the accident.
1. The money paid as dog taxes is used to .| A．pay for damage done by dogs |
| B．provide medical care for dogs |
| C．keep a high level of care for the people |
| D．buy insurance for dog owners |
| A．payment(付款) for entertainment | B．payment for food |
| C．payment for risks | D．protection fee |
| A．The owner of the dog. | B．The owner of the car. |
| C．The insurance company. | D．The government. |
| A．many car accidents are caused by dogs |
| B．keeping dogs means asking for trouble |
| C．people care much about dogs. |
| D．dogs are welcome in public places |
