I love charity(慈善) shops and so do lots of other people in Britain because you find quite a few of them on every high street. The charity shop is a British institution, selling everything from clothes to electric goods, all at very good prices. You can get things you won’t find in the shops anymore. The thing I like best about them is that your money is going to a good cause and not into the pockets of profit-driven companies, and you are not damaging the planet, but finding a new home for unwanted goods.
The first charity shop was opened in 1947 by Oxfam. The famous charity’s appeal to aid postwar Greece had been so successful it had been flooded with donations(捐贈(zèng)物). They decided to set up a shop to sell some of these donations to raise money for that appeal. Now there are over 7,000 charity shops in the UK. My favourite charity shop in my hometown is the Red Cross shop, where I always find children’s books, all 10 or 20 pence each.
Most of the people working in the charity shops are volunteers, although there is often a manager who gets paid. Over 90% of the goods in the charity shops are donated by the public. Every morning you see bags of unwanted items outside the front of shops, although they don’t encourage this, rather ask people to bring things in when the shop is open.
The shops have very low running costs: all profits go to charity work. Charity shops raise more than ￡110 million a year, funding（資助）medical research, overseas aid, supporting sick and poor children, homeless and disabled people, and much more. What better place to spend your money? You get something special for a very good price and a good moral sense. You provide funds to a good cause and tread lightly on the environment.
小題1:. The author loves the charity shop mainly because of _______.
A．its convenient location
B．its great variety of goods
C．its spirit of goodwill
D．its nice shopping environment
小題2:. The first charity shop in the UK was set up to ____.
A．sell cheap products
B．deal with unwanted things
C．raise money for patients
D．help a foreign country
小題3:. Which of the following is TRUE about charity shops?
A．The operating costs are very low.
B．The staff are usually well paid.
C．90% of the donations are second-hand.
D．They are open twenty-four hours a day.
小題4:. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?
A．What to Buy a Charity Shops.
B．Charity Shop: Its Origin & Development.
C．Charity Shop: Where You Buy to Donate.
D．The Public’s Concern about Charity Shops.

小題1:.C
小題1:.D
小題1:.A
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By pressing the “Tow” button, I’ll bc connected with my emergency roadside service provider. Or, if I don’t have one, the SOS operator can suggest one to me and get in touch with them immediately.
The “911” button would connect me to 911 emergency service in my area------best of all, the call is completely free!
If I just want to call home to tell my husband and children something necessary, I can, by pressing the “Call” hutton, I’ll reach an operator. When I ask the operator to call home, I’ll be connected automatically (自動(dòng)地). And because the Call Center has my 10 most-used phone numbers, I don’t even have to recite the numbers.
Unlike ordinary cellular phone plans, the SOS phone doesn't have any minimum usage requirements (底價(jià)) or other promises that could change the price
Why not try it yourself!
小題1:The writer enjoys using the SOS phone because ______.
A．she is always in trouble or in danger
B．she thinks the cost of its service is reasonable
C．she needn’t pay for any emergency service
D．the ordinary cellular phone can not he used in an emergency
小題2:Press______button, and you can get service without paying fee.  
A．911B．TowC．callD．Tow and 911
小題3:When you have an SOS phone, ________.  
A．you will get help whenever you are in an emergency
B．you will be safe wherever you are
C．you can be connected with anyone
D．you can get service from any cellular phones
小題4:When you want to call home, ______.  
A．you will have to tel1 the operator your home phone number
B．the operator will suggest one phone number to you
C．the Call Center will pass on your words to your family
D．you’ll be connected with your family with the Help of an operator
小題5:The writer wants to ______.
A．tell us her experience
B．let us know she has an SOS phone
C．let us know something about the SOS phone
D．tell us she is very safe now

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