自考阅读 II Lecture XI.pptVIP

Unit 8 Text 22 Bargains Questions: 1. What is the more recent definition of bargain? What does the author think of those who are extorted money from their pockets? 2. When does a company start to reduce the price of a product? Why? Vocabulary 1. … a bargain is a dirty trick to extort money from the pockets of silly and innocent people. A. obtain trickily B. cheat C. take out D. rob 2. … but the attraction of novelty soon fades. A. disappears B. loses color C. decreases D. loses freshness 3. When I was in Hungary a man was accused of murdering someone … and pleaded guilty. A. denied his guilt B. asked for his guilt C. admitted his guilt D. begged his guilt 4. The judge was outraged … A. tempered B. out of anger C. hurt greatly D. greatly offended 5. Perhaps she may add vaguely that she has been a trifle extravagant … A. a little B. greatly C. minorly D. too 6. Some people buy in bulk because it is cheaper. A. in cash B. in large amounts C. by check D. on a large scale True or False statement 1. The author is not clear about the definition of the word “bargain”. 2. The author describes how a new product is sold in such a detail because he is familiar with the field. 3. The cost of a new product is usually much lower than fair price. F F T 4. When a new product has lost its attraction of novelty, a bargain by 5p OFF or even 1p OFF can attract people, so sales rise. 5. The author holds that a bargain is so attractive that it mustnt be missed even if it is only 1p OFF. 6. The man in Hungary murdered a person just for one pengo, because he thought a pengo was the beginning of a large sum of money. T F T 7. The author thinks it all right that people buy some necessary things like washing powder or soap just for a bargain. 8. In the author’s eyes it is foolish of the man who bought an electric circular saw as a bargain and cut off two of his fingers, but still had no regrets: the saw had been truly cheap. 9. The author agrees