Shopping is not as simple as you may think! Much has to be done for the producers before putting the products on the shelf.

Color, for example, changes a lot according to what the producers are trying to sell. Health foods are packed in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colors.

When some kind of medicine was brought out recently, researchers found that the color of the package(包裝) caused the shoppers to lose interest because they made the product look ineffective(無效的). At last, it came on the market in dark blue and white—blue because we think of it as safe, and white as calm.

The size of a package can also attract(吸引) a shopper, although quite often a bottle doesn’t hold as much as it appears to.

It is said that the better-known companies spend about 40 percent of the cost of the product itself on packaging!

The most successful producers know that it’s not enough to have a good product. The head of Pears Soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to sell their goods, came to the conclusion: “Any fool can make soap, but it takes a talent to sell it.”

1. Health foods are usually packed in colors Except ________.

A. green            B. black          C. yellow            D. brown

2.Why did the shoppers lose interest in the medicine?

A. Because of the size of the product.      B. Because of the color of the product. 

C. Because of the color of the package.     D. Because of the cost of the product.

3.If a new product costs $ 60, how much money may be spent on packaging?

A. $ 24            B. $ 36            C. $ 40            D. $ 60

4.Which of the following is the key to the success in product sales?

A. The way to sell goods.              B. A good product.

C. The one who makes a product.        D. A nice color.

5.The passage is mainly about ___________on shopping.

A. advantages of products              B. the importance of packaging

C. choices of products                 D. the cost of packaging

This is not a diet. It’s a simple way to lose *weight. And you don’t even have to give up the food you love or join a gym. You just follow some habits that thin people have. Keep them, and you’ll become thin.

(1) Wake up

When you wake up in the morning, sit up slowly without using your hands. With legs straight out, *bend forward until you feel sore in your back. It will burn about 10 *calories.

(2) Start with soup

When you have a meal, order a clear soup, and have it before having the main food. In this way, you’ll eat less when the main food comes.

(3) An apple (or more) a day

Apples are full of *fiber and water, so your stomach will want less. The study shows that people who eat at least three apples a day lose weight.

 (4) Stand up and walk around

Every time you use the mobile phone, stand up and walk around. Heavy people sit on a *average two and a half hours more each day than thin people. This skill is very important as standing up and walking around will burn fifty or more calories.

Use these skills, and you will have a big weight loss.

1.What should we have first if we want to eat less main food?

A. Soup.         B. Ice cream.         C. Salad.        D. Cheese.

2.Why does eating apples make one’s stomach want less food?

A. Because apples are delicious.

B. Because apples are full of fiber and water.

C. Because apples are sour.

D. Because only apples are filled with calories58.

3.Stand up and walk around when you use the mobile phone because it will burn ___________ or more calories.

A. 30             B. 40                C. 50           D. 60

4.Which of the following may the author disagree?

A. Sitting up slowly without using your hands helps burn calories.

B. Eating apples every day is good for people’s health.

C. You have to join a gym if you want to lose weight.

D. It’s good to walk around while talking on the mobile phones.

Shopping is not as simple as you may think ! Much has to be done for the producers before putting the products on the shelf.

　 Color, for example, changes a lot according to what the producers are trying to sell. Health foods are packed in greens, yellows or browns because we think of these as healthy colors.

　 When some kind of medicine was brought out recently, researchers found that the color of the package caused the shoppers to lose interest because they made the product look ineffective(無效的). At last, it came on the market in dark blue and white blue because we think of it as safe, and white as calm.

　 The she of a package can also attract a shopper, although quite often a bottle doesn't hold as much as it appears to.

　 It is said that the better - known companies spend about 40 percent of the cost of the product itself on packaging!

　 The most successful producers know that it's not enough to have a good product. The head of Pears Soap, who for 25 years has used pretty little girls to sell their goods, came to the conclusion: "Any fool can make soap, but it takes a talent to sell it."

44. Why did the shoppers lose interest in the medicine?

　　 A. Because of the size of the product.　　　 B. Because of the color of the product.

　 　C. Because of the color of the package.　　 D. Because of the cost of the product.

45. If a new product costs $ 60, how much money may be spent on packaging?

　　 A. $ 24　　　　　　　 B. $ 36　　　　　 C. $ 40　　　　　　 D. $ 60

46. Which of the following is the key to the success in product sales?

　　 A. The way to sell goods.　　　　　　　　 B. A good product.

　　 C. The one who makes a product.　　　　　 D. A nice color.

47. The passage is mainly about _______on shopping.

　　 A. the advantages of products　　　　　　 B. the importance of packaging

　　 C. the size of a package　　　　　　　　 D. the cost of packaging