阅读理解职称英语考试综合类练习题及答案(四)
<p> <span word="Lemons">Lemons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Used">Used</span> <span word="Car">Car</span> <span word="Market">Market</span></p><p> <span word="Suppose">Suppose</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="pickup">pickup</span> <span word="truck">truck</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="ad">ad</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="publication">publication</span> <span word="catches">catches</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>.</p><p> 1993 <span word="Ford">Ford</span> <span word="Ranger">Ranger</span>, <span word="bilk">bilk</span>, 4<span word="WD">WD</span>, <span word="a">a</span>/<span word="cAM">cAM</span>/<span word="FM">FM</span>/<span word="cass">cass</span>., <span word="showroom">showroom</span> <span word="condition">condition</span>.</p><p> <span word="Call">Call</span> 555-1234 <span word="after">after</span> 5 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span></p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inquire">inquire</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="is">is</span> $2,000 <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="equipment">equipment</span> <span word="listed">listed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="guidebook">guidebook</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="ecstatic">ecstatic</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="suspicious">suspicious</span>.</p><p> <span word="For">For</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="products">products</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="necessarily">necessarily</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="durable">durable</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="products">products</span>-<span word="or">or</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="essentially">essentially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>, <span word="products">products</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="replacement">replacement</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>-<span word="you">you</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lemon">lemon</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="substandard">substandard</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span>-<span word="or">or</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="durable">durable</span>-<span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="factor">factor</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seller">seller</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="attempting">attempting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="unload">unload</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lemon">lemon</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>-<span word="even">even</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>-<span word="most">most</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="suspicious">suspicious</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="good">good</span><span word="a">a</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seller">seller</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="facilitate">facilitate</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="trades">trades</span>.</p>
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