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You need some bread and milk. But half an
hour later, you leave the supermarket with a trolley(手推车)full of1, not just bread and milk. What games do
supermarkets play to make us spend so much money?
The tricks usually start2you
walk into the supermarket. Outside the supermarket entrance, anybody who walks
past can smell warm, fresh bread. That makes us3and
ready to buy lots of food,not just bread.
Now you're inside and, of course, a small
basket would be fine,4 all they have are trolleys. And the problem is
that it 5sad and lonely with just one or two
products inside a big trolley. So we may fill it with something. 6, supermarket trolleys are actually
getting bigger so that we buy more.
Of course, many people shop in supermarkets
because they think 7is cheaper than in other shops. Supermarkets
offer various prices on different things. One new trick is to put red stickers
on products. Customers usually connect red stickers with 8prices
so the red stickers are easy to be noticed, even when there is no reduction! 9,
this trick appears to work more with men than with women.
Apart from what you see and smell in a
supermarket, what about what you 10?
In most supermarkets they have soft, slow music. It's so relaxing that you11and
spend more time(and money)in the store. You also move more12when the supermarket is busy. Experts
suggest it's better to shop when it's13, on a Monday or a Tuesday for example.
And be careful with queues at the checkouts. These are sometimes deliberate(故意)to make you buy something from the checkout shelves while you 14.
So, next time you go into your local
supermarkets, remember these15and see if you can come with just the
things you went for.
(1)
A .
clothes
B .
shoes
C .
food
D .
flowers
(2)
A .
when
B .
before
C .
after
D .
as
(3)
A .
thirsty
B .
happy
C .
hungry
D .
sad
(4)
A .
and
B .
so
C .
then
D .
but
(5)
A .
looks
B .
smells
C .
sounds
D .
feels
(6)
A .
After all
B .
In
fact
C .
At first
D .
Once again
(7)
A .
everything
B .
something
C .
nothing
D .
anything
(8)
A .
low
B .
half
C .
high
D .
full
(9)
A .
Naturally
B .
Hopefully
C .
Interestingly
D .
Normally
(10)
A .
see
B .
listen
C .
pay
D .
hear
(11)
A .
hurry up
B .
sit
down
C .
slow down
D .
stand up
(12)
A .
slowly
B .
quickly
C .
happily
D .
carefully
(13)
A .
busier
B .
quieter
C .
noisier
D .
cheaper
(14)
A .
eat
B .
drink
C .
wait
D .
talk
(15)
A .
baskets
B .
tricks
C .
trolleys
D .
products
答案:(1)C;(2)B;(3)C;(4)D;(5)A;(6)B;(7)A;(8)A;(9)C;(10)D;(11)C;(12)A;(13)B;(14)C;(15)B;