D

三、完形填空（本大題共15小題，每小題1分，共15分）

選擇最佳答案完成句子，錯(cuò)選、多選或未選均無(wú)分。

Wise buying is a _____41_____ way in which you can make your money go further. The way you go about buying an article or a service can actually _____42_____ your money or can increase the cost.

Take the _____43_____ example of a hairdryer. If you are buying a hairdryer, you _____44_____ think that you are making the best buy if you choose one which you like the look of, and it is the cheapest in _____45_____ . But when you get it home, you may find that it takes twice as long as _____46_____ model to dry your hair and the cost of the _____47_____ plus the extra cost of your time could well _____48_____ your hairdryer the most expensive one of all.

So what principles should you adopt when you go out _____49_____ ?

If you keep your home, your car or any valuable possession in tiptop condition, you’ll be saving money in the _____50_____ term.

Before you buy a new appliance, _____51_____ to someone who owns one. If you can, use it or _____52_____ it to check whether it suits your particular purpose or not.

According to a recent survey, almost half the things we buy in supermarkets are not what we really wanted before we _____53_____ the supermarket. _____54_____ this by compiling a detailed shopping list and sticking to it.

Before you buy an expensive item, or a service, do check the price and what is _____55_____ offer. If possible, choose from three items or three estimates.

41. A. positive                 B. negative                 C. real                       D. confident

42. A. put                       B. save                      C. deduce                  D. buy

43. A. simple                   B. just                        C. one                       D. simplified

44. A. should                  B. can                        C. have to                  D. may

45. A. value                    B. appearance             C. price                     D. quality

46. A. a more expensive      B. the cheapest           C. most expensive      D. a cheaper

47. A. performance          B. electricity               C. trouble                  D. function

48. A. make                    B. do                         C. charge                   D. enable

49. A. owning                 B. possessing             C. dreaming               D. shopping

50. A. short                    B. long                       C. near                      D. close

51. A. bargain                 B. discuss                  C. talk                       D. say

52. A. buy                      B. keep                      C. lend                      D. borrow

53. A. entered                 B. left                        C. got                        D. arrived

54. A. Object to               B. Combat                  C. Fight                     D. Opposing

55. A. as                         B. by                         C. in                          D. on