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[单项选择] I was at a gas station the other day, filling up my tank with gas. The owner of the little establishment was hovering nearby, and someone handed him some bills, remarking, "You probably prefer getting paid in cash, eh "
Being a nosy sort, I turned around to hear his response. He surprised me by saying that he greatly prefers that customers use credit cards. Huh My understanding is that merchants who accept credit cards have to fork over to their hosting bank a fee and/or percentage of the sale for each transaction. Why wouldn’’t good old cash be preferable The answer took me aback, but upon a little reflection, it made a lot of sense: robberies. Gas stations, convenience stores, and other businesses are frequent targets of bandits. Many who work in these places have been shot and sometimes killed on the job. It’’s a serious problem.
A 2002 article from the Christian Science Monitor cited "... an uptick in store-clerk murders in the past three years, jumping from 78 to 1
A. the owner has made a deal with the bank
B. the payment is regulated by the law
C. accepting the credit cards will cost the owner some additional money for the transaction
D. the owner can make more profits in this way
[填空题]Natural gas is mainly made up of methane and other hydrocarbon gases.
[单项选择]The day was like any other day in his life. Tom walked past the shop on the street corner. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt happy to see that the pair of shoes he wanted very much were still there. Looking down, he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have them for his birthday.
He sadly walked away and thought how to tell his mother about it. He knew she would give him anything he liked if she could. But he also knew very well she had little money. He decided not to go home at once because he didn’t want his mother to be worried about him. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. Then he saw a boy in a wheel chair. He notice that the boy moved the wheel with his hands. Tom looked at his own feet, "It’s much better than being without feet." He thought, there was no reason to feel sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was happier.
Tom went into the park because he ______.
A. was thinking how to tell his mother about shoes
B. wanted to see his mother
C. didn’t want to worry his mother
