1 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the woman probably care most about buying a car?

A．The price.

B．The brand.

C．The function.

2. What kind of car does the man like best?

A．A gas car.

B．An electric car.

C．A solar car.

3. What does the woman suggest the man do?

A．Quit smoking.

B．Cut his daily expenses.

C．Get a well-paid job.

2 . How much will the man pay?

A．$25.

B．$28.

C．$53.

3 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. How much should the man pay?

A．$215.

B．$225.

C．$235.

2. How does the man pay the woman?

A．By credit card.

B．By check.

C．In cash.

3. Where does the conversation take place?

A．At a store.

B．At a hotel.

C．At a restaurant.

4 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. What does the man order?

A．Sun flowers.

B．Red roses.

C．Gift cards.

2. What does the man advise the woman to do?

A．Write a letter.

B．Confirm the address.

C．Call before delivering.

3. When will the flowers arrive?

A．At 3:00.

B．At 3:30.

C．At 4:00

5 . Money Matters

Parents should help their children understand money.     1    . So you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example.

● The basic function of money

Begin explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or services. It is important to show your child how money is traded for the things he wants to have.If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier(收银员).    2    . When your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money, you can start explaining more complex ways of using money.

● Money lessons

Approach money lessons with openness and honesty.     3    . If you must say no to a child’s request to spend money, explain, “You have enough toy trucks for now.” Or, if the request is for many different things, say, “You have to make a choice between this toy and that toy.”

●     4    

Begin at the grocery store. Pick out two similar brands of a product—a kind of name-brand butter and a generic (无商标消费品),for example. You can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money.     5    . If he chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to make another purchase with the money saved. Later, you may explain how the more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchases.

A．Wise decisions

B．The value of money

C．Permit the child to choose between them

D．Tell your child why he can—or cannot—have certain things

E．Ask yourself what things that cost money are most important to you

F．Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store

G．The best time to teach a child something about money is when he shows an interest

6 . Where does the conversation probably take place?

A．In a store.

B．In the post office.

C．In a company.

7 . Shopping is not as simple as you may think! There are all sorts of tricks at play each time we reach out for that particular brand of product on the shelf.

Coloring, for example, varies according to what the producers are trying to sell. Health foods are packaged in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colors. Ice cream packets are often blue and expensive goods, like chocolates, are gold or silver.

When some kind of pain killer was brought out recently, researchers found that the colors turned the customers off because they made the product look weak and ineffective. Eventually, it came on the market in a dark blue and white package — blue because we think of it as safe, and white as calm.

The size of a product can attract a shopper. But quite often a bottle doesn’t contain as much as it appears to.

It is believed that the better-known companies spend, on average, 70 percent of the total cost of the product itself on packaging!

The most successful producers know that it’s not enough to have a good product. The founder of Pears soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to promote (推销) their goods, came to the conclusion: “Any fool can make soap, but it takes a genius to sell it.”

1. Which of the following may trick a shopper into buying a product according to the text?

A．The cost of its package.

B．The price of the product.

C．The color of its package.

D．The brand name of the product.

2. The underlined part “the colors turned the customers off” (in Para.3) means that the colors _________.

A．attracted the customers strongly

B．caused the customers to lose interest

C．tricked the customers into shopping

D．had weak effects on the customers

3. Which of the following is the key to the success in product sales?

A．The way to promote goods.

B．The team to produce a good product.

C．The discovery of a genius.

D．The brand name used by successful producers.

4. Which of the following would be the best title for this text?

A．Choice of Good Products

B．Disadvantages of Products

C．Effect of Packaging on Shopping

D．Brand Names and Shopping Tricks

8 . Chinese girl looking for language exchanger
Posted Feb 10, 2010 16:25        by Sophia
Tag: Seeking Language partners       Guangzhou        Sex: Female
Race/Ethnicity: Chinese
I am a Chinese girl in my 20’s, can speak and write in English, but I’d like to make some improvement. People always look for making it better, right?
Meanwhile, I also like to meet more friends if we really have some topics to share.
And if you are in Guangzhou or visit here, I am more than willing to show you around in my spare time.
Reply to happycora@hotmail.com or call 15015704625
Tianhe nice apartment for share
Posted Feb 24, 2010 16:47        by Vivian
Tag: Seeking roommates        Guangzhou   Tianhe District        Up to 2000 RMB
I have a room available for rent in a shared apartment in Central Tianhe district.
The room has a big window with a nice view. The apartment itself is on the 22th floor of a new secure building on Tianhe Bei Lu, about 10 minutes walk from metro stations(地铁站) on lines 1 and 3, as well as buses and other transportation methods very close.
If you are interested, please feel free to phone me (Vivian) on 13145751201 (message preferred), or email me on vivian_liu2003@hotmail.com.
Business Interpreter/Guide
Posted Feb 26, 2010 08:46        by Sony
Tag: Business Services       Guangzhou   Baiyun District
Dear Foreign Friends, I am a professional interpreter（口译者）, now looking for a Freelance interpreter job urgently. Please read my CV at below：
Name: Sony Song
Gender: Male
Age: 22 years old
Education: Studied English in Da Shan Foreign Language College
Birth: 9th Oct 1987, Luohe city, Henan province, China.
Ability: Speak fluent English, know Guangzhou city very well, can also guide you to Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Dongguan, Shunde, Macao, Hongkong, etc.
Contact Detail: E-mail/MSN: sonysong4@hotmail.com; cell phone: 15112015812
Looking for flat
Posted Mar 11, 2010 14:03        by Lucy
Tag: Apartments wanted        Guangzhou
Hello,
This is Lucy coming from Peru and looking for a short term flat, from 15th April until 4th May 2010. If somebody can give some information, send me pictures, price and address.
Email: lucitamaron@hotmail.com; cell phone: 13800013900
Thanks a lot in advance!
1. If foreigner wants to learn some Chinese and make friends; he / she can call _________.

A．15015704625	B．13800013900
C．13145751201	D．15112015812

2. To share a department where the traffic is quite convenient, you may send text message to ________.

A．Sophia	B．Vivian
C．Lucy	D．Sony

3. What do the four advisers have in common?

A．All of them speak both Chinese and English.

B．All of them are in their twenties.

C．All of them are Guangzhou citizens.

D．All of them are hotmail users.

4. The information above can be probably found_________.

A．in a magazine	B．in a newspaper
C．at a website	D．in a guidebook