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In 1996 I wanted to buy a Honda Civic. I went to the local dealer. "Oh, you want a Civic, do you?" said the fellow. "And I suppose you'd also like us to throw in a couple of front-row Superbowl tickets? Haw! Haw! Haw! Haw!"
When his laughter ended, he explained that the Civic was such a hit in Europe that Honda was getting an extra $ 2,000 per car there, making Civic practically unavailable in the States. But he did offer to let me add my name to the waiting list--if I agreed to pay $1,000 over the sticker (标贴) price.
When Honda dealerships No. 2 and No. 3 gave me the same story, I was ready to try anything. I carefully looked over to www.autobytel.com. For a skinflint like me, Auto-By-Tel's scheme (方案) is nearly irresistible. You indicate the car you want to buy, compete with the freedom to choose. The nearest participating car dealer mails you back with a cut rate offer. There's no charge for any of this ― and no obligation to accept the offer. It surely seemed no less to me.
Sure enough, two days later, a dealer 30 minutes away wrote me. "Unfortunately, 96 Civics are in very short supply," his message said, "The best we can offer you is $1,200 under sticker price. “I was in happiness. Ah! Bliss! Ah, saving! Ah, revenge!
When I picked up the car, it got better. Since there was no haggling (还价), the dealership fellow was friendly and congratulatory instead of everything. Now this, I thought, is the way to buy a car.
Auto-By-Tel makes money by charging a fee to each participating dealer. The dealers make money by receiving hundreds of ready-to-buy customer names off the Web. And you save money because your price doesn't reflect advertising, test drives, sales commissions, and so on.
My only regret is that I didn't think up Auto-By-Tel first.
51. This text mainly tells about the story of _____.
A. saving money charging
B. quarrelling with the dealers
C. the experience of buying a car
D. regretting buying a new Civic
52. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “skinflint”?
A. A person who doesn’t like wasting money.
B. A person who has few words.
C. A person who is afraid of everything.
D. A person who believes in others.
53. From the text, we can draw a conclusion:_____.
A. Believe others' good remarks while buying something
B. If you want to do anything, you must have a will
C. The writer was not generous at all and he loved money very much
D. Be sure of yourself and you will fail
54. What do you think of the Auto-By-Tel?
A. It makes money by not giving taxes.
B. It is good at advertising.
C. It is good at the business.
D. It makes money by cheating customers.
55. Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the text?
A. In 1996, Honda was so famous that it was hard to buy one in Europe.
B. If the dealer mails you with a cut rate offer, you should accept it but without any charge.
C. At last, the writer paid $1,200 for the car he liked.
D. It was with the fourth dealer that the writer made a successful deal.
It seems that Great Wall is the place to rock. There will be two parties held on the Great Wall this month.
Great Wall Ⅰ
The latest Great Wall party is sponsored(主办)by the Club and electrobeat and held at Jinshanling. Local DJ Mark ,as well as guest Slab from Australia ,Usami and Bobby from Hong Kong will spin the sounds. All drinks are priced at 20 yuan(＄2.4).
Tickets:200 yuan(＄24), including bus ride there and back plus entrance fee to the Great Wall.
T/D: 8 p.m. to 2 a. m., Sept.20.
Pre-sale tickets are available at: Public Space: 6416-0759 Neo Lounge: 6416-1077
Location: Buses leave at 5 p.m. on Saturday ,Sep. 20 from Neo Lounge, 99 Xinfuncun Zhonglu, Sanlitun, Chaoyan District.
For more info: www. elektrobeat.com
Great Wall Ⅱ
The other party at the end of this month at Jinshanling will be kick-started with live performances by Askar, Brain Failure, Longkuan, Supermarket, Mr.Zhou, Beijing Talking and the Yi band.
Dance till dawn to the groovy(绝妙的)sounds of DJs Ben ,Mickey Zhang ,Will, Cheese, Gao Hu and Huang Weiwei.
T/D: 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. ,Sept. 27.
Tickets: 350 yuan(＄42)or 300 yuan(＄36) for groups of 10 or more, 500 yuan (＄60) at the door and VIP tickets 800 yuan(＄72), transportation included..
Location: Buses depart from the north gate of Workers, Stadium at noon, 2 p.m., 4 p.m., Sept. 27.
For more info: contact Li Zhenhua at lzh@msgp.org or call 133-2119-1731.
Which is true according to the text?
A. You have to pay extra money for entering the Great Wall with a ticket.
B. You have to use a computer to get the details about Great Wall Rock.
C. You have to pay extra money for bus ride with a ticket.
D. It is at least 4 hours, ride from Neo Lounge to Jinshanling.
What day of the week is September 27?
A. Saturday . B. Sunday. C. Weekday. D. It can’t be known.
A dozen people want to attend Great Wall Ⅱ.They should pay at least _________ for the tickets.
A. ＄504 B. ＄432 C. ＄720 D. ＄864
If you want to go Great Wall Rock , _______________________.
A. you’ll have to get up early to catch the bus
B. you’ll have to spend a whole day on the bus
C. you can take a bus at any time from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
D. you can’t take a morning bus to get there
Pocket money
Most British parents give their teenagers pocker money. Teenagers get between ￡7 and ￡20 a week. They spend it on fast food, designer clothes, the cinema, concert, magazines and mobile phones.
★Lazy parents?
37% of parents pay teenagers to clean the lounge, 66% of parents pay teenagers to take the rubbish out.
★Lazy teens?
51% of teenagers don’t make their beds before they leave home.Only 13% of teenagers wash the car for money.Some parents even pay their teenagers to do their homework.
★Equality? Not yet!
Boys get more money than girls for most odd jobs.For washing the dishes, boys get about ￡4 and girls get about ￡1.
★And if you need some more money?
Teens get an extra ￡250 a year out of their parents on top of pocket money!About 50% of teens get gifts of money from their grandparents.Go to Mum if you need extra money!She gives more than Dad.
★Where you live makes a difference!
Parents in
★Spending
51% spend their money on clothes.39%buy cosmetics, juwellery and toiletries.Less than 40% of teenagers save any money.Here are some children who tell us about their pocket money:I get ￡30 a month, I have to take the rubbish out and tidy my room. --Emma,15, Edinburgh .I get ￡10 a week. But I have to clean the car, hoover the house and load and unload the dishwasher. I usually save the money. --James, 12, Sheffield..I get ￡7.5 a week.I have to be “good” but I don’t have to do any jobs for the money. --Lain, 13, Cardiff.I get ￡5 a week. But our neighbors go away a lot and they give me ￡25 a week for looking after their cats. --Richard, 13,
63. This passage is mainly about ________.
A.how to get pocket money B.some bits about pocket money in
C.how to spend pocket money D.teenagers everywhere get pocket money
64. Which of the following sentences is true according to the text?
A.Parents are lazy so they let children do housework.
B.Teens are too lazy to do housework unless they are given pocket money.
C.The pocket money boys and girls get is not equal.
D.it is not right for children to ask for pocket money.
65 .We can infer from the text that ________.
A.boys earn more money at home than girls B.girls earn more money at home than boys
C.only rich parents give children pocket money D.most children spend their pocket money
66. Who most probably gets the most money for a whole year according to the passage?
A. Richard B.James C.Lain D.Emma
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