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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 However objective we believe ourselves to be, most of us do not judge a product only on the basis of its advantages; we don't only 1 its quality, value or style before making a decision. 2 ， we are easily influenced by the people around us. There is nothing 3 with this. It is probably a smarter way to make decisions than relying on only our own 4. But it does make life hard for companies. They have long understood that groups of friends and relatives 5 to buy the same products, but understanding the 6 has been tricky. Is it because they are so similar with regard to how much money they 7 and what television ads they watch that they independently arrive at the same decision? Or do they 8 one another, perhaps out of envy or perhaps because they have 9 information about the products? Research in Finland recently found good 10 that neighbours have a big influence on buying 11. When one of a person's ten nearest neighbours bought a car, the chances that that person would buy a car of the 12 brand during the next week and a half rose by 86 percent. The researchers argued that it was not just a matter of envy. 13 cars seemed to attract neighbours even more. This suggested that people were not trying to keep up with their neighbours, they were eager to 14 them. Since second­hand cars are less reliable, people are more likely to consider others' 15 before buying. （1） A . recognize B . consider C . appreciate D . introduce （2） A . Otherwise B . However C . Instead D . Therefore （3） A . normal B . funny C . scientific D . wrong （4） A . opinions B . solutions C . actions D . traditions （5） A . fail B . agree C . pretend D . tend （6） A . problems B . rules C . reasons D . methods （7） A . borrow B . make C . waste D . need （8） A . help B . pay C . copy D . call （9） A . shared B . ignored C . expected D . declared （10） A . excuses B . results C . comment D . evidence （11） A . power B . decisions C . time D . approaches （12） A . best B . worst C . same D . different （13） A . New B . Used C . Expensive D . Cheap （14） A . agree with B . care about C . live with D . learn from （15） A . effort B . permission C . recommendation D . feeling 答案：（1）B；（2）C；（3）D；（4）A；（5）D；（6）C；（7）B；（8）C；（9）A；（10）D；（11）B；（12）C；（13）B；（14）D；（15）C；

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