【SamMartin，24，fromBelfastIdoallmyshoppingonChristmasEvebecauseIprefertogetitdonequickly．Icertainlydon'tenjoyshopping．Itdoesn'tmatterwhenIshop---Iprobablywon'tbuygiftsthatpeoplewillwantanyway．Ijustlook】

　　SamMartin，24，fromBelfast

　　IdoallmyshoppingonChristmasEvebecauseIprefertogetitdonequickly．Icertainlydon'tenjoyshopping．Itdoesn'tmatterwhenIshop---Iprobablywon'tbuygiftsthatpeoplewillwantanyway．Ijustlookatwhat'sforsaleandchoosefromwhateveristhere．IamneverdisappointedbecauseIneverhaveanyideawhattobuyanyonebeforeIgettotheshop，andIdon'tcareaboutgettingitatthebestprice．

　　LucyCollins，34，fromLiverpool

　　I'vealwaysfinishedallmyshoppingbythemiddleofAugust．IbuywhenthingsarecheapandwhenIcanaffordto．Ialsoenjoytryingtobuyasmanygiftsaspossibleatlessthanthefullprice．Thisyear，I'vespent￡230andsaved￡695ontheprices．

　　IthinkChristmasisamagicaltimesoIlikelookingforgiftsthroughouttheyear．IalsolikeknowingI'veboughtpresentsthatpeoplewillenjoy，ratherthanpickingthroughwhateverisleftintheshopsonChristmasEve．

　　FrankieBircham，31，fromHertfordshire

　　I'vealwaysfinishedshoppingbytheendofSeptember．Ilikethesatisfactionofgivingpeoplepresentstheywant---Idon'tlike"Oh，that'lldo"．IprefertobuyonlinesoIcancomparepricestomakesureI'mgettingthebestpossibledeal．It'scheaperthantravellingintoLondontogoshoppingandIcaneasilyreturnanythingIdon'tlikewhenitarrives．

　　AndiEuridge，40，fromLondon

　　IstartmyshoppinginJanuaryandhavealwaysfinisheditbyNovember．Idon'tlikeonlineshoppingbecausethenyouhavethecrazinessofparcelsnotarrivingintime．

　　Iliveonatightbudget（预算）andIcannotaffordtobuyallmygiftswithonemonth'spay．SoIpreferpickingupapresenthereandtherethroughouttheyear．

　　24．WecanlearnfromthetextthatSamMartin___．

　　A．isanorganizedshopper

　　B．hatesshoppinginahurry

　　C．alwaysbuyspresentsatadiscount

　　D．enjoysdoingsomelast-minuteshopping

　　25．WhatdoLucyCollinsandFrankieBirchamhaveincommon？___

　　A．Theydoshoppingwhentheshopsarequiet．

　　B．Theycareaboutthereceivers'feelings

　　C．Theychoosepresentseverywhere．

　　D．Theylikeonlineshopping．

　　26．WhydoesAndiEuridgedislikeonlineshoppin