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1、ϧछᴀІ䆆໡д䌘᭭ᆚᢐ⠜⊇फⳕ᱂䗮催ㄝᄺ᷵䗝ᢨӬ⾔ϧ⾥↩Ϯ⫳䖯ܹᴀ⾥䰊↉ᄺд㗗䆩㗗ࠡ໡д䌘᭭Ö݀݅㣅䇁-䯙䇏⧚㾷TherearemanyshopsinSingaporewherecustomersstillbargain,althoughpricesareclearlyshownonthegoods.Thereisnothingoutoftheordinaryinhaggling;someshopkeepersexpectyoutoandwillbesurprisedifyouaccepttheirpricesimmediately.Wek

2、nowthatthepricesinsomestoresareabithigherthanthoseinChangeAlley,butwealsorealizethattokeepastorelikeRobinson'sisbynomeanscheap.Besides,insuchplacesweshopinair-condition(ぎ䇗)comfort.Forallthese,wepayalittleextra.ItisnotalwaystruetosaythatthingsinChangeAlleycostless.Ionceboug

3、htaCzechoslo-vakianglassbutter-dishfromRobinson'sforalittleundertwodollars.IthenwentontoChangeAlleyandjustbychancesawanarticleofthesameshape,designandsize,inoneoftheshops.Ithenaskedaboutitsprice,andwassurprisedwhenthemandemandedmorethanfourdollarsforit."Howmuchcanyouoffer?

4、"heshoutedatme.IofferedhimexactlythesamepriceIpaidforthearticleandhisreplywasshockinglyrude(㉫剕).Iopenedmybag,showedhimmyreceipt,staredathimandwalkedoutofhisshop.AbuyerinEnglandexpectstofindthepriceofgoodsclearlyshown,or,tobetoldexactlywhatthepriceis.Heknowsthisisthelowestp

5、ricethatwillbeaccepted.Ifhethinksthepriceisbeyondwhathecanafford,heshrugs(㘌㘌)hisshouldersandwalksaway.Hedoesnotattempttobargainwiththeshopkeeper.Evenifheshowedannoyanceorsurprise,hewouldexpecttobetothatifthepricewasunacceptable,heshouldtryelsewhere.1.Theunderlinedword"hagg

6、ling"(line2,para.1)inthetextmostprobablymeans________.A.acceptingthepricesimmediatelyB.fixingtherightcostforsomegoodsC.arguingaboutthepriceofsomethingD.payingextraforcomfortableshopping2.WecanlearnfromthetextthatRobinson’sisastorewhichsellsA.expensivegoodsB.air-conditioner

7、sC.CzechoslovakiangoodsD.goodsatabargainprice3.Thewriteraskedaboutthepriceofaglassbutter-dishinChangeAlleybecausehewantedto________.A.buyitatalowerpriceB.changehisdishforsomethingelseC.findoutiftheshopassistantispoliteD.comparethepricesofthedishintwostores4.Whichofthefollo

8、wingwordsbestdescribestilefeelingofaBritishcustomerwhen"heshrugshisshouldersandwalksaway"