however, often buy things that they don?t need just because they are cheap. They want to believe that they are helping their budget, but they are really playing an exciting game: when they can buy something for less than other people, they are winning.
It is not only scientists, of course, who understand the psychology of spending habits, but also business people. Stores, companies, and advertisers use psychology to increase business. They consider people?s needs for love, power or influence, as well as their values, beliefs and opinions, in their advertising and sales methods.
Psychologists often use a method called “behavior therapy” to help individuals solve their personality problems. In the same way, they can help people who feel that they have problems with money. They give them “assignments.” If a person buys something in every store that he enters, for instance, a therapist might teach him self-discipline in this way. On the first day of his therapy, he must go into a store, stay for five minutes, and then leave. On the second day, he should stay for ten minutes and try something on. On the third day he stays for fifteen minutes, asks the sales clerk a question, but does not buy anything. Soon he will learn that nothing bad will happen to him if he doesn?t buy anything, and he can solve the problem of his compulsive buying.
56. For many people, money is an important symbol of __________. A. beliefs and values C. pleasure
B. power and influence
D. personality
57. When wives are angry with their husbands, they tend to ___________.
A. worry about their power in marriage B. become compulsive spenders C. consider money a symbol of love
D. buy expensive presents for families and friends
58. According to psychologists, compulsive spenders must spend more money because __________.
A. they?re addicted to buying things B. they?re compulsive in their addictions C. they must satisfy their needs to feel comfortable D. all of the above
59. Charge accounts are even more exciting than money in that __________. A. they enables people to do anything B. they made people feel pleased C. they have enormous amounts
D. none of the above
60. Compulsive bargain hunters often ________. A. look for reduced prices C. help their budget
IV. Translation
Section A Translate the following sentences into Chinese.
61. The most familiar outward signs of aging may be seen in old people, such as the greying of the hair and the wrinkling of the skin.
老化最典型的外部标志或许在老年群体中可以看到，例如头发逐渐变白，皮肤
B. buy inexpensive goods
D. both a) and b)
逐渐起皱。
62. Lately the main focus of monetary policy has shifted to interest rates. 最近，货币政策的主要焦点已经转向了利率。
63. It was customary in Newton?s time for the great mathematicians of Europe to spend months on solving a problem and then offer it as a challenge to all others. 在牛顿所处的那个时代，欧洲伟大的数学家花费几个月的时间解决一个难题后再其提供给其他数学家作为一种考验和挑战是很习以为常的。
Section B Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or expressions given in brackets.
64. 我根本没有想到要打电话给你。(occur) It never occurs to me to call you.
65．这出戏将首先在北京上演，然后到全国各地巡回演出。（tour） This drama will be staged in Beijing at first, and then it will be toured all cities. 66. 孩子通常喜欢看动画片。 (fond of) The children are fond of cartoons.
V. Writing
Write a composition on the topic MY PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. Your composition should be based on the outline given below and you are required to write it in no less 120 words. Remember to write it clearly.
MY PLAN FOR THE FUTURE
(1) 你现在在做什么？ (2) 你对自己的将来有何打算？ (3) 你将如何去实现自己的计划？
I earnestly hope to lead a healthy and prosperous life in the future. Judging from mu aptitude inclination and personality streaks, my ideal life will be that of a scientist, researching, lecturing, and writing books.
As I am from a farming family, I particularly enjoy being close to earth. If I can afford to live a pastoral life in the countryside, I will feel most blessed. As far as social life is concerned, simplicity is what I intend to pursue, so I really don?t need to many friends. All these will be mere talk if I am idle now. to attain my goal, I must make a point of training my body and mind. This is a highly competitive society in which everyone is eager to come out on top. That is not only a competition of physical strength and mental power, but a marathon of patience, faith, and perseverance. Life is not all roses, but with what I am being equipped with by the top teachers in this elite school, I surely deserve a promising prospect.