In your daily life, you may buy lots of different things. Some, such as pencils, CDs or books, cost only a little money; but others cost a lot of money, bikes or fridges, for example. If you want to buy the right things for the right price, making a wise decision is very important. Making a good decision can help you save your money. So how can you make a good decision when you buy a product? ① ______

♦ Know why you are buying a product

Before buying a product, think about the following questions—how often and when you will use the product, what the main use of the product is and whether you need the product now or later.

♦ Research the product

If you have decided to buy it, you must want to buy the best one. So you need to find out the information below—what companies make the product, the different prices of the product, what others say about the product, where you can buy the product. In this way, you can choose to shop in stores, online or in factory outlets.

♦ Ask questions before you buy. For example, do I really need to buy batteries?

These steps will help you become a smart shopper. ② ______

Remember, knowing a lot makes you a wiser shopper!

阅读短文，完成下列任务。
【小题1】回答问题。
(1) How many steps should you take before you buy a product?
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(2) Where can you buy the product according to the passage?
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【小题2】从A、B、C中为①②选出两个适当的选项，并将其字母标号分别填在下面的横线上。

A．If you follow them, you will get the best deal.

B．Here are some steps you can take for wise shopping.

C．You can make a decision not to buy anything.

① ______    ② ______
【小题3】请将划线部分的句子翻译成汉语：
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【小题4】The passage mainly tells us ________________________________________________.(不超过10个单词）