WhenJohnandVictoriaChurcharrivedinNewYorkfromLondonforaone-yearstay,theybroughtnofurniturewiththem.Theyhadplannedeithertoliveinafurnished(备有家具的)apartmentortobuyusedfurniture.Buttheysoonlearnedaboutaneww
WhenJohnandVictoriaChurcharrivedinNewYorkfromLondonforaone-yearstay,theybroughtnofurniturewiththem.Theyhadplannedeithertoliveinafurnished(备有家具的)apartmentortobuyusedfurniture.Buttheysoonlearnedaboutanewwayoffurnishinganapartmentorahousethatmoreandmorepeopleareusing.TherentingofhomefurnishingshasbecomeoneofAmerica'sfastestgrowingbusinesses.
Whydopeoplerenttheirhomefurnishingsinsteadofbuyingthem?Manykindsofpeople:internationalbusinessmen,governmentofficials,airlineworkers,youngmarriedcouples--thepeoplewhosejoborbusinessmayforcethemtomovefrequentlyfromonecitytoanother--findtheycanrentbetterqualityfurniturethantheycouldaffordtobuy.Youngpeoplewithlittlemoneydonotwanttobuycheapfurniturethattheywillsoongrowtodislike.Theyprefertowaituntiltheyhaveenoughmoneytobuyfurnituretheyreallylike.Meanwhile,theyrent.Andpeoplewhoseworktakesthemfromplacetoplacearesavedthetroubleandcostofmovingtheirfurnitureeachtime.Theysimplyrentnewfurniturewhentheyreachtheirnewhome.
Onefamily,nowsettledinalarge,beautifulhome,likedtheirrentedfurnituresomuchthattheydecidedtokeeprentingitinsteadofbuyingnewthings.Buttheydon'tliketotellpeopleaboutit.Theideaofrentinghomefurnishingsisstillquitenew,andtheyarenotsurewhattheirneighborsmightthink.
61.Itissaidinthefirstparagraphthat_____.
A)manypeopledecidetorentfurnishingsinsteadofbuyingthem
B)peopledon'twanttochangetheirfurnitureconstantly
C)JohnandVictoriaboughtoldfurnituretosavesomemoney
D)rentingasanewbusinessisrapidlydevelopinginAmerica
62.Whoaremostlikelytorentfurnishingsaccordingtothepassage?
A)Farmworkers.B)Retiredworkers.
C)Governmentofficials.D)Customsofficials.
63.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A)JohnandVictoriarentedsomefurnitureastheirstaywasveryshort.
B)Peopleliketorentfurniturefortheywanttohaveachange.
C)Rentingfurnishingsisespeciallygoodforthosewhoarenotrich.
D)Peoplerentbetterfurnishingsastheyca