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1、??????д??????????催ㄝ??????????????????д?????д???????-????TherearemanyshopsinSingaporewherecustomersstillbargain,althoughpricesareclearlyshownonthegoods.Thereisnothingoutoftheordinaryinhaggling;someshopkeepersexpectyoutoandwillbesurprisedifyouaccepttheirpricesimmediately.Wek
2、nowthatthepricesinsomestoresareabithigherthanthoseinChangeAlley,butwealsorealizethattokeepastorelikeRobinson'sisbynomeanscheap.Besides,insuchplacesweshopinair-condition(ぎ?)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(??)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"