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　　The names of certain places in the United States make people think of big businesses. Detroit, a city in Michigan, means cars. Texas means oil. Wall Street in New York City means the stock market(股市) and “big money”.

　　There is another place-name that is well known in the U. S.A. That is Madison Avenue(迈迪逊大街). Madison Avenue in New York is the place where many advertising companies have their offices. And advertising is one of the biggest businesses in America.

　　The same kinds of things are produced and sold by many different companies in the U. S. A. Many different companies sell cars; many others sell oil, soap, and so on. Each company wants the public to buy its goods. By advertising these companies make the public interested in what they want to sell.

　　Each company pays advertisers to tell the public about its goods. Suppose a company has a new type of toy that it wants to sell. In an advertising office on Madison Avenue plans are made for telling the public about the toy. The advertising company takes beautiful pictures of children playing with the toy. The pictures appear in newspapers or magazines and also on TV.

1．What do you think Wall Street is famous for?

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A．Cars

B．Advertising companies

C．Oil

D．Stock market

2．Which of the following statements is Not true?

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A．Detroit is well known for its cars.

B．There is a big business of advertising in New York.

C．People consider New York as“big money”. ________

D．Madison Avenue is more famous for advertising companies rather than for any-thing else.

3．Which of the following is not a state but a city?

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4．Companies put advertisements in newspapers, magazines and also on TV because ________.

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A．they want to open their offices in Madison Avenue

B．the producers try to sell their cars or oil

C．it is necessary for them to cut down the cost of newspapers or magazines

D．advertisement helps to sell-goods

5．From this passage we can see ________.

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A．different companies sell different goods

B．people show no interest in what the companies want to sell

C．many different companies make and sell the same kinds of things

D．advertising offices make plans for telling the public about the goods only by taking pictures

Most shops in Britain open at 9:30 am and close at 5 :00 pm. Small shops usually close for an hour at 1unch time. 1 one or two days a week--usually Thursday and/or Friday--some large food shops stay open 2  8 :00 pm for late night shopping.

Nearly all shops 3 on Sundays. Newspaper shops are open in the morning, and 4 sweets and cigarettes as well. But not all the things can be sold on Sundays.

Usually it is not difficult for foreign visitors to find  5   to buy things. Most shops sell the things that you want. One problem is 6 . In Britain you can only buy these at post offices. Many large food shops are self--\service (自选). When you 7 _one of these shops, you take a basket and you put the things you wish to buy into it.

8  anyone tries to take things from a shop without paying they are sure to 9 ,because most shops have detectives (侦探).

 When you are waiting to be served in a shop, it is important not to try to be served before people who arrive before you. Many foreign people are surprised 10 the British way of queuing( 排队).

1. A. On          B. In           C. With          D. For

2. A. at           B. before        C. until          D. after

3. A. closed       B. are closed      C. are closing     D. closes

4. A. show        B. open          C. buy           D. sell

5. A. where       B. how           C. when          D. what

6. A. knife        B. paper         C. stamp          D. stamps

7. A. go out       B. go into        C. come out        D. come out of

8. A. When       B. If             C. Though         D. As

9. A. catch       B. see            C. find            D. be caught

10. A. to          B. of              C. at             D. for