1 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Domestic cosmetics (化妆品) firms find products that have traditional Chinese culture attract enouger shoppers better. With buying power    1     (rise) among young, domestic brands are winning hearts of heritage-minded consumers with guochao (国潮).

In one case, brands are embracing solar term (节气), a concept based on China’s ancient calendar     2     divides the year into 24 periods. This type of marketing is used to inject a sense of nature     3     beauty routines.

Grain Rain (谷雨), a Chinese skincare brand,     4     (inspire) by the eighth solar term, guyu, which starts around April 20. It uses the solar term’s traditional association with picking herbs.    5     (stress) the label’s herbal skincare branding.

Generation Z, a major consumer group, is being affected by the country’s cultural renaissance and the development of the internet. They are    6     (independent) in their choices and have a greater sense of national identity, while expressing confidence in     7     (they) by using Chinese brands, marketing experts said.

With the rise of guochao, and the influence of the expansion of China’s manufacturing ability, consumers are showing an increased    8     (prefer) for domestic cosmetics brands, according to a recent report. Although China’s high-end cosmetics market has been dominated for a number of years by international brands, the market influence of homegrown brands has been.    9     (rapid) rising. Especially, in China’s smaller cities,    10     rate of domestic cosmetics excels 90 percent.

4 . Recently, I read about a promotion from a home builder in San Diego where consumers (消费者) could buy a 4,000 square foot house for $1.6 million and get a smaller home by the developer valued at $400 thousand for free. This sounds like a fantastic deal, but I am always wary of any promotion labeled (给……加标签) with“buy one get one free”, and here is why.

Oftentimes, “buy one get one free” ends up being “buy two at the regular price”. For example, I often see “buy one get one free” ads for orange juice at the supermarket, but the first box always costs over $5.00. At the same time, the juices not in the promotion are selling for $2.50 to $2.99 a box.

Another problem with “buy one get one free” is that oftentimes you do not need the second item. I only consume one gallon of milk every two weeks. If I were talked into buying a second gallon in a “buy one get one free” promotion, then the second gallon would go bad before I have time to consume it. That creates waste instead of savings.

In the case of the San Diego developer, so far they have received one offer on their expensive houses, but the buyer does not want the cheaper house for free. Instead, he wants the value of the smaller home taken away from his purchase price. I think this guy is quite wise because he saw right through the marketing of “buy one get one free”.

Finally, it is up to you to see how much you need and how much you are willing to spend. Knowing the regular price of things also helps you in deciding whether a “buy one get one free” promotion is truly a great deal.

1. What does the underlined part “wary of” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A．annoyed at

B．careful about

C．familiar with

D．puzzled about

2. Why does the author mention milk in Paragraph 3?

A．To show that there are many promotions of food.

B．To suggest that people think twice before they shop.

C．To prove that the second item isn’t always as good as the first one.

D．To show that people often buy more than they need in the promotion.

3. What does the house buyer want to do?

A．Buy the smaller house only.

B．Get the smaller house for free.

C．Buy the larger house for $1.2 million.

D．Buy both the larger and smaller houses for $2 million.

4. How does the author organize the text?(P: Paragraph)

A．

B．

C．

D．