Câu 1
Questions 1-5. Read the passage and answer the questions.
Shopping used to be my favorite activity. It started when I was a teenager, and I worked in a clothes shop. I had a staff discount in the shop, and I used to spend all my wages on clothes. When I got a job in an office, I carried on spending all my spare money on clothes - even after I had got married, bought a house and had children!
I used to go shopping every weekend and I probably spent about £500 a month on clothes. It wasn’t something I only did when I wasn’t very happy, I always went shopping, however I felt. Sometimes I’d look for ages to find what I wanted. Other times, I’d just buy the first thing I saw.
Most of the things I bought I didn’t need. One day I bought three pairs of boots, even though I already had another ten pairs at home. I never even took the most expensive pair out of the box!
I realized I had a problem when one day my five-year-old daughter looked into my wardrobe and asked me why I had so many handbags. I counted them. I had seventy-five handbags, and they must have cost me thousands of pounds. I couldn’t believe what I’d done!
Immediately, I threw away my credit cards. Then, I gave away all the clothes that I’d never worn. After that I made arrangements every Saturday to visit friends or go on a day trip, so I wouldn’t be able to go shopping.
Đáp án và lời giải
Đáp án: C