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　　Passage 18

　　If you were shopping __1__ a record， a sweater， and a birthday gift for a friend， would you want to go from store to store or would you rather buy everything in one place __2__ you could？

　　A department store __3__ for sale， under one roof， almost anything you would want to buy. This kind of store saves people trouble and time. They do not have to visit many different stores to buy __4__ they want. Since department stores need great __5__ of customers to do enough business to make a profit （赢利）， they are usually found in cities with large populations.

　　Not all department stores are exactly the same. Some meet the needs of rich people and __6__ mostly expensive products of the best quality. __7__ depend on people with less money for their business and __8__ expensive goods.

　　Department store sell thousands of different kinds of things， __9__ some offer a more complete selection __10__ others.

　　shop for sth. 通常go shopping for sth. 去买东西、购买

　　eg. I'm shopping for Christmas presents.

　　1. A. on B. in C. for D. to

　　1. 选C

　　2. A. until B. if C. unless D. before

　　2. 选B

　　3. A. offers B. looks C. works D. plans

　　for sale 待售

　　eg. She has put her house up for sale. 她的房子现在出售。

　　on sale （尤指商店等的货物）出售、上市

　　The new model is not on sale in the shops. 这种新款式商店尚未上市

　　3. 选A

　　4. A. when B. what C. which D. where

　　4. 选B

　　a great deal of + 不可数名词

　　a large amount of + 不可数名词

　　a number of + 可数名词

　　可说 a large crowd

　　5. A. crowd B. numbers C. deal D. amount

　　5. 选B

　　carry （指商店）出售（某物），有货

　　I'm sorry， this shop doesn't carry cigarettes.对不起，本店不卖香烟。

　　6. A. give B. buy C. lay D. carry

　　6. 选D

　　7. A. Few B. All C. Many D. Others

　　7. 选D

　　8. A. little B. less C. much D. more

　　8. 选B

　　9. A. but B. as C. since D. for

　　9. 选A

　　10. A. than B. from C. to D. for

　　10. 选A

　　涉及到上下文的和语法的各1道，其他的要根据文章的意思推断