Wise buying is a positive way in which you can make your money go further. The 1C you go about buying an article or a service can actually 2A you money or can add 3B the cost.

　　明智地購買商品是可以讓你的錢能用得更久的有效辦法。購買一篇文章或者一個服務實際上可以省錢或者增加花費。

　　Take the 4C example of a hairdryer. If you are buying a hairdryer, you might 5D that you are making the 6B buy if you choose one 7C look you like and which is also the cheapest 8C price. But when you get it home you may find that it 9B twice as long as a more expensive 10D to dry your hair. The cost of the electricity plus the cost of your time could well 11B your hairdryer the most expensive one of all.

　　以吹風機為例，如果你買了一個吹風機，你也許會認為你的這個購買非常合算，因為你選了一個具有你最喜歡的樣式，而且價格最便宜的吹風機。但是當你把它買回家后，你會發(fā)現(xiàn)，你的花費比吹一個貴的發(fā)型還貴一倍。在電和時間上的花費會使你的吹風機成為所有最貴花費的東西之一。

　　So what principles should you 12A when you go out shopping?

　　因此，當你外出購物的時候，要采取什么策略呢?

　　If you 13D your home, your car or any valuable 14B in excellent condition, you’ll be saving money in the long 15A .

　　如果你能讓房子，車子還有所有有價值的財物保持良好狀態(tài)，那么你就能節(jié)省很多錢。

　　Before you buy a new 16A , talk to someone who owns one. If you can, use it or borrow it to check it suits your particular 17B .

　　在你計劃買如何新物品之前，要去問問那些已經(jīng)買了的人情況。如果可以，使用一下，或者借一個回來使用一下，以此來看看是否符合你的購買目的。

　　Before you buy an expensive 18C , or a service, do check the price and 19A is on offer. If possible, choose 20D three items or three estimates.

　　在購買某項昂貴的服務之前，必須核查家底和其提供的服務。如果可能，要貨比三家后再選擇。

　　1. A. form B. fashion C. way D. method

　　2. A. save B. preserve C. raise D. retain

　　3. A. up B. to C. in D. on

　　4. A. easy B. single C. simple D. similar

　　5. A. convince B. accept C. examine D. think

　　6. A. proper B. best C. reasonable D. most

　　7. A. its B. which C. whose D. what

　　8. A. for B. with C. in D. on

　　9. A. spends B. takes C. lasts D. consumes

　　10. A. mode B. copy C. sample D. model

　　11. A. cause B. make C. leave D. bring

　　12. A. adopt B. lay C. stick D. adapt

　　13. A. reserve B. decorate C. store D. keep

　　14. A. products B. possession C. material D. ownership

　　15. A. run B. interval C. period D. time

　　16. A. appliance B. machinery C. utility D. facility

　　17. A. function B. purpose C. target D. task

　　18. A. component B. element C. item D. particle

　　19. A. what B. which C. that D. this

　　20. A. of B. in C. by D. from