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05 Passage1 ?When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York from London for a one-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had planned either to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soon learned about a new system that more and more people are using. The renting of home furnishings (beds, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one of Americas fastest growing businesses.???? What kinds of people rent their home furnishings instead of buying them? Many kinds of people: international businessmen, government officials, airline workers, young married couples--the people whose job or business may force them to move frequently from one city (or country) to another. They are saved the trouble and cost of moving their furniture each time. They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new home. Young people with little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they will soon grow to dislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture they really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniture than they could afford to buy.???? One family, who now have a large, beautiful home of their own, liked their rented furniture so much they decided to keep renting it instead of buying new things. But they dont like to tell people about it. The idea of renting home furnishings is still quite new, and they are not sure what their neighbors might think. 1.?The passage is mainly about ____. [A]? how some people buy their furniture [B]? how some people buy their house [C]? why some people move their furniture from place to place [D]? why some people rent their furniture ?2.?What is the characteristic in common about those who rent home furnishings?____ [A]? They are wealthy. [B]? They are poor. [C]? They have to move frequently. [D]? They like to change their furniture frequently. ?3.?It can be concluded from the passage that young people ____. [A]? like good and expensive fur