W: What kind of a car do you have
M: An old one.
W: What brand is it
M: It’s a Ford. Why do you ask You are going into the car business
W: Nothing like that. My cousin is going to take a job overseas and he can’t take his car with him, so he’s going to sell it cheap. It’s practically new.
M: Well, I have been thinking about getting a newer car. I can’t afford a brand new one.
W: Would you like to look at my cousin’s car
M: Is it a four-door or a two-door
W. Four-door.
M: Does it have automatic transmission
W: Yes, and it also has air-conditioning.
M: I guess I might take a look at it. Set it up for me to see it, if you can.
W: I’ll phone him this afternoon.
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car you might be buying, take the time to look up road tests. These appear in
consumer magazines and in magazines for automobile enthusiasts, and both types
are usually available in your library if you’re not a subscriber. The consumer
magazines generally pay more attention to practical things like roominess, gas
mileage, and repair records; the enthusiasts’ magazines pay more attention to
things like performance and style. You should remember that the enthusiasts’
magazines depend on the auto industry for the advertising that keeps them in
business and some (not all) will manage to find something nice to say about all
cars. So read about several road tests of the car you are thinking of
getting. You may want to skip this step because your mind is already made up--maybe you always buy a certain make of car A. Federal law requires prospective car buyers to do comparison shopping. B. Consumer magazines devote more than half their pages to practical advice about cars. C. A subscription to an automobile enthusiasts’ magazine is required of prospective car buyers. D. Federal law requires that specific car performance information be made available to all purchasers. 我来回答: 提交
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