1大学英语四六级考试阅读提高练习题及答案(32)
<p> <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="acceptable">acceptable</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="suspicion">suspicion</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="syndrome">syndrome</span>. <span word="Along">Along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hire">hire</span>-<span word="purchase">purchase</span>, <span word="rental">rental</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leasing">leasing</span> <span word="schemes">schemes</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="encouragement">encouragement</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foolhardy">foolhardy</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="yield">yield</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temptation">temptation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span>, <span word="temporarily">temporarily</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>, <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="means">means</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="manage">manage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="cards">cards</span>.</p><p> <span word="Advertising">Advertising</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span> <span word="have">have</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="promoted">promoted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="realization">realization</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advantages">advantages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="obviate">obviate</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="amounts">amounts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="emergencies">emergencies</span>.</p><p> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="as">as</span> 25 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="judicious">judicious</span> <span word="purchasing">purchasing</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="obtain">obtain</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span>, <span word="interest">interest</span>-<span word="free">free</span> <span word="credit">credit</span>. <span word="Using">Using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="account">account</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="further">further</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worthwhile">worthwhile</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="deciding">deciding</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="card">card</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="granted">granted</span>; <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="vary">vary</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="outlets">outlets</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="cards">cards</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="garages">garages</span>, <span word="hotels">hotels</span>, <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="stores">stores</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happens">happens</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="stolen">stolen</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="credit">credit</span> <span word="card">card</span> <span word="thief">thief</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="goldmine">goldmine</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="card">card</span>.</p>
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