Wise buying is a positive way in which you can make your money go further. The 61 you go about purchasing an article or a service can actually 62 your money or can add 63 the cost.
Take the 64 example of a hairdryer. If you are buying a hairdryer, you might 65 that you are making the 66 buy if you choose one 67 look you like and which is also the cheapest 68 price. But when you get it home you may find that it 69 twice as long as a more expensive 70 to dry your hair. The cost of the electricity plus the cost of your time could well 71 your hairdryer the most expensive one of all.
So what principles should you 72 when you go out shopping?
If you 73 your home, your car or any valuable 74 in excellent condition, you’ll be saving money in the long 75.
Before you buy a new 76, talk to someone who owns one. If you can, use it or borrow it to check if it suits your particular 77.
Before you buy an expensive 78, or a service, do check the price and 79 is on offer. If possible, choose 80 three items or three estimates.
61.A. formB. fashionC. wayD. method
62.A. saveB. preserveC. raiseD. retain
63.A. upB. toC. inD. on
64.A. easyB. singleC. simpleD. similar
65.A. convinceB. acceptC. examineD. think
66.A. properB. bestC. reasonableD. most
67.A. itsB. whichC. whoseD. what
68.A. forB. withC. inD. on
69.A. spendsB. takesC. lastsD. consumes
70.A. modeB. copyC. sampleD. model
71.A. causeB. makeC. leaveD. prove
72.A. adoptB. layC. stickD. adapt
73.A. reserveB. decorateC. storeD. keep
74.A. productsB. possessionC. materialD. ownership
75.A. runB. intervalC. periodD. time
76.A. applianceB. equipmentC. utilityD. facility
77.A. functionB. purposeC. goalD. task
78.A. componentB. elementC. itemD. particle
79.A. whatB. whichC. thatD. this
80.A. ofB. inC. byD. from
【答案解析】：
61.C本篇讲述了明智的购物方式可以让钱发挥更大的作用。此题前一句提到了一种正确的消费方式，这一空必须对前文进行呼应，因此，也选择C way。
62.A不同的购买方式既可以让你省钱，也可以让你增加开销。save(节省、节约)，preserve(保留)，raise(提高、增加)，retain(保留、保持)，从四个选项的词义来看，“省钱”用save money来表达。故选A。
63.B参照上题，62题和63题之间是用or连接的，所以63题应该填“省钱”的相反意义。此处，“增加花销”的固定搭配是add to。故选B
64.C结合四个选项，不难推出，作者意欲通过一个简单的例子来说明这个观点。故选择simple，而easy(容易的)修饰example表达的意思不合逻辑。
65.D参照下题。
66.B65题可以搁置一边，先考虑以下几题。先看that所带宾语从句中if引导的条件状语从句。经过句子结构分析后，67空后的look是名词，意思是“样子或式样”，由此推知，67空应该是一个形容词性的疑问代词，选whose。再来看68题，表达“价格最便宜”的意思，“在……方面”用介词in。此时，再回到66题，不难推出，作者指，如果买的吹风机是自己喜欢的，价格又是最便宜的，那么你可能认为自己做出的选择是“最好的”。因此，66题选best。这几题都得出正确答案后，65题就非常容易，应选择think(认为)。convince此处应用something be convinced that的句型，形式应为被动;其他几个选项意义都不符合。 |
