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Passage1

Every year just after Christmas the January Sales start. All the shops reduce their prices and for

two weeks, they are full of people looking for bargains. My husband and I do not normally go to

the sales as we don’t like crowds and in any case we are short of money as we have to buy lots of

Christmas presents.

Last year, however, I took my husband with me to the sales at the large shop in the center of

London. We both needed some new clothes and were hoping to find a television set. When we

got

to

Oxford

Street,

it

was

so

crowded

that

we

decided

to

split

up

and

meet

again

at

the

underground station. So Ileft my husband and started looking around the shops. Unfortunately

all

the

clothes

were

in very

large

sizes

and

so

they

were

not

suitable

for

me .

But

I

did

buy

a

television at a very cheap price , so I felt quite pleased with myself.

When I arrived at the station , my husband was not there . So I sat down in a nearby café to have

a cup of tea . I quickly finished my tea when I saw my husband and went out to meet him . He

looked very happy. Then I saw he was carrying a large and heavy cardboard box . “Oh, dear!” I

thought . Yes, we had no new clothes but two televisions . We shall not be going to the sales

again.

1.

In January ______.

A.

lots of people go shopping for discount

B.

people have a lot of money to spend after Christmas

C.

all the shops close for a two-week Christmas holiday

D.

people don’t have enoug

h money to go looking for bargains

2.

In this passage, the word “bargain” could best be replaced by “something ______”.

A.

given to people

B.

offered at a reduced price

C.

offered, sold or bought which is expensive

D.

sold for the purpose of reaching an agreement

3.

The husband and wife in the story ______.

A.

wished to buy a TV

B.

went to the sales the year before

C.

often went to the sales to buy clothes

D.

were usually not short of money after Christmas

4.

The phrase “split up” in the second paragraph means “______”.

A.

break apart

B.

cause to break

C.

become pieces

D.

go in different directions

5.

After their day’s shopping, they ______.

A.

were happy with their bargains

B.

had got everything they wanted

C.

got more than they had hoped for

D.

had to go back to the sales the next day

passage2

Cultural differences in business entertaining include issues such as whom one entertains and

where and how one entertains. In countries in which status is important, it is not advisable to

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