Everybody loves a bargain. One person's useless, ugly, or broken object can be another person's bargain. That is why so many Americans do not throw things away. They put them outside their houses. They put on a For Sale sign. And, as simple as that, they have a yard sale.
In some parts of the county, such a sale might be called a garage sale (旧货出售)or a moving sale. Whatever the name, the activity is the same. People sell things they no longer want. The sellers put a paid announcement(付费通告)in a local newspaper. It tells when and where the yard sale will take place. It lists some of the things to be sold. Early in the morning, all the things to be sold are carried out of the house. Then they sit all day in the sunlight-like tired guests at a party-waiting for someone to take them home.
Just about anything can be sold at a yard sale. Sometimes, there are more clothes than anything else. Cooking equipment is also popular. So are old toys, tools, books, tables and chairs. Then there are objects called white elephants. A white elephant is something you think is extremely ugly or useless, to someone else, however, it might be a thing of beauty and joy. Usually, the seller puts a price on each object at a yard sale. However, that price can almost always be negotiated(商谈).
Some people go to yard sales to find a special thing that they collect. Most people who go to yard sales, however, are not looking for anything special. They might buy an object simply because it costs so little. They enjoy negotiating over prices, even if they really do not need the object.
1."Bargain"may really mean ________ .
A. useless or ugly things
B. things of great value
C. things bought at a lower price than its real value
D. cutting the price greatly
2. Which of the following isn't necessary to have a yard sale?
A. To put a paid announcement in the newspaper.
B. To put on a For Sale sign.
C. To have certain things old or no longer needed.
D. It must be in the yard.
3. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The price asked for the old objects isn't fixed.
B. Some people go to yard sales just for fun.
C. Yard sale attracts many people only because things are cheap.
D. A garage sale is the same as the yard sale.