| A．The diamond is not beautiful. | B．The design is not fashionable. |
| C．The price is too high for them now. | |
1. What does the man think of the first tie?
| A．A bit expensive. | B．Very simple. | C．Too bright. |
| A．＄5. | B．＄10. | C．＄30. |
| A．Green. | B．Red. | C．Blue. |
4 . Having slept on mid-priced mattresses（床垫）for the past 20 years, my wife and I decided to buy a higher quality mattress. Like many other customers, we visited several local mattress stores and were not pleased with either the construction quality or the sales. So, we decided to check on-line to see what was available. And in all the research, Saatva kept coming up over and over again as one of the highest rate mattress factories in terms of comfort, customer service and producing quality. After an afternoon of interest research, we decided to order the 14.5 inch Luxury（奢侈）Firm king-sized mattress.
As someone who has led an active athletic life-style, I have had 5 knee surgeries（手术）, serious neck injuries, and most recently I was recovering from shoulder surgery. Following the recovery from the shoulder surgery, I was unable to return to our old tired bed because it was so uncomfortable. I was so excited the day our Saatva mattress arrived. My wife and I couldn’t wait to get the sheets on it and try it out.
The next few night’s sleep has proved that. No longer do I move and um al night with all my various damaged and surgically repaired joints screaming at me. Sleeping on our new Saatva mattress is like sleeping on a cloud. You close your eyes and it feels like you are floating. The moment you stretch（伸出）out, all the pressure points on all the old aching joints and injuries just disappear. My wife and I both sleep so well on this mattress that t made me realize how badly I had actually been sleeping on our old tired mattress.
The quality of this mattress and the entire buying experience couldn’t have ben any better. The Saatva mattress has really changed my life. I have run out of superlatives so I will wrap it up by saying “Thanks Saatva!”
1. Why didn’t the author buy mattress in the local stores?| A．He didn’t love the old style. |
| B．He couldn’t afford to purchase it. |
| C．He’d like to buy one on-line. |
| D．He was dissatisfied with the quality and sales. |
| A．A mattress material. | B．A mattress seller. |
| C．A mattress factory. | D．A mattress model. |
| A．The good feeling of their sleeping on the new mattress. |
| B．The design style of the newly-bought mattress. |
| C．The curing result of the new mattress in surgeries. |
| D．The disgusting sense to their old tired mattress. |
| A．maximum strength | B．all savings |
| C．whole wisdom | D．high praise |
5 . Hi Judy!
You often complain to me that you always buy goods unreasonably on sale promotion（促销）and feel it shameful after going back to your school dormitory with new things not needed, considering all the money you spend is your parents’ income.
In fact, this is a common phenomenon, called impulsive buying, a buying unplanned and hard to control. It usually happens when a store offers discounts（打折）or sales promotion—a special way used by stores to get more customers, which means you may fall into its traps even without notice.
Stores, with a good knowledge of customers’ psychology（心理）, make use of it to drive business. Avoiding all the impulsive buying is a hard thing. However, knowing our psychology behind it and reducing the times when influenced by sales promotion may be useful. So you should keep calm when facing the sales promotion by keeping in mind what you really need.
Find out the conditions where you are likely to buy things blindly. When seeing a dress advertised at 20% off, do not concentrate on the discount, but warn yourself against falling into the trap of “saving money’’.
Besides, do not forget the long-term effects of your choice when meeting a sales promotion. Short-term benefits, like excited feeling just after buying items encourage impulsive buying. But the long-term costs such as waste of money and the sense of shame really annoy you. When seeing the advertisements, remember what you really want to buy originally and warn yourself of that terrible feeling. Only in this way can you save money for really needed things.
Yours,
Rachel
1. Judy felt it a shame to ________.| A．complain to others about the poverty of her family |
| B．waste her parents’ money on unneeded things |
| C．buy cheap things at lower prices or with less money |
| D．rely on her parents for further education |
| A．It is designed by shops to draw customers’ attention. |
| B．It can be brought under control with the help of stores. |
| C．It is planned by buyers with the purpose of saving money. |
| D．It is done by customers without considering its bad effects. |
| A．have belief in her own immediate decision |
| B．check the quality of the goods at low prices |
| C．stay calm by thinking about what she really needs |
| D．take the chance to learn more about stores tricks |
| A．Regretful. | B．Thrilled. | C．Relaxed. | D．Sceptical. |
1. How much did the blue coat cost?
| A．$80. | B．$100. | C．$120. |
| A．Its color. | B．Its size. | C．Its price. |
| A．Host and guest. | B．Waiter and customer. | C．Husband and wife. |
1. How old is the man?
| A．Fifty years old. | B．Fifty－three years old. | C．Sixty－three years old. |
| A．Because the town is too crowded. |
| B．Because his parents want to live in it. |
| C．Because he wants to live with his children. |
| A．Buy something. | B．Look for the key. | C．Knock on the door. |
| A．$60. | B．$65. | C．$70. |
