There are many shops in Singapore where customers still bargain, although prices are clearly shown on the goods. There is nothing out of the ordinary in haggling; some shopkeepers expect you to and will be surprised if you accept their prices immediately. We know that the prices in some stores are a bit higher than those in Change Alley, but we also realize that to keep a store like Robinson’s is by no means cheap. Besides, in such places we shop in air-conditioned (空调) com-fort. For all these, we pay a little extra.
It is not always true to say that things in Change Alley cost less. I once bought a Czechoslo-vakian glass butter-dish from Robinson’s for a little under two dollars. I then went on to Change Al-ley and just by chance saw an article of the same shape, design and size, in one of the shops. I then asked about its price, and was surprised when the man demanded more than four dollars for it. "How much can you offer" he shouted at me.
A. buy it at a lower price
B. change his dish for something else
C. find out if the shop assistant is polite
D. compare the prices of the dish in two stores
You really have to get very old before you realize you’re old. I’m in my middle fifties and I don’t feel (21) yet. However, sometimes I look back at my childhood and (22) things to the way life is for (23) kids. Some things have certainly changed.
One area of change is (24) . Some changes have been improvements. Some changes, on the other hand, have been (25) .
When I started school, most people didn’t have a television; TV was just beginning to get (26) . My father decided to go all out and buy a 16 inch black and white Motorola (27) . I still re-member watching the Lone Ranger save people from the (28) guys on that awesome electronic ma- chine. That was exciting!
Now, (29) have larger pictures in full color. The pictures are clearer and the sound is much more (30) . The new high definition sets are made to rival (31) screens.
The variety and quant
A. people
B. writers
C. society
D. parents
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