B.there is less trade than usual
C.a credit score is not so important
D.people's credit scores keep changing
解析:选C 推理判断题。根据"Low on credit? No problem!"部分中的"We know that a customer's credit score is not the only measure of his/her ability to buy a car."可知,这家汽车销售公司认为一个人的信用积分并不是衡量他们是否有能力买车的唯一标准,言外之意,这个信用其实也说明不了太大问题,并不是很重要的依据。
3.How much will a customer pay immediately for a $5,000 car?
A.$2,700. B.$2,500.
C.$2,300. D.$1,000.
解析:选B 细节理解题。根据"Inhouse financing"部分中的"if we have a $5,000 used vehicle, we would typically require half the cost as a down payment. The remaining would be paid at $200 or so per month"可知,如果买一辆5 000美元的二手车,首付需要一半的价格,即2 500美元。
B
Children who are given pocket money are less likely to save up as adults than those who have parttime jobs, according to a report by economists. They said parents can shape their children by encouraging them to carry out some paid work such as delivering newspapers, babysitting or washing a neighbour's car.
The research team from the University of Sheffield in the UK asked more than 3,200 local children whether they had a parttime job or relied on their parents for pocket money, and then they compared spending habits of the two groups. The research found there was a distinct difference in the influences of these two different income sources on their saving behavior.
The research concluded: One percent increase in the child's allowance (零花钱) is connected with 18 percent decrease in the probability that the child saves. In contrast, the weekly pay that the child receives from parttime work is positively connected with the probability of saving. The research also found that working had positive longterm effects on the possibility that a child will grow up to be good with money. Whether a person saved during childhood has a large effect on the probability of saving in adulthood, according to the report.
Children are legally allowed to work from the age of 13, with the exception of children who are paid for modeling or acting in TV shows. Adrian Roper, from the National Federation of Retail Newsagents, said, "Delivering newspapers is a wonderful opportunity