第 1 页 学士学位英语考试模拟试题 When John and Victoria Falls arrived in New York City forone-year stay, they did not bring very many things with them. They had plannedeither to live in a furnished apartment or to buy used furniture. But they soonlearned about a new system that more and more people are using. The renting ofhome furnishings (bed, tables, dishes, and so on) has become one ofAmerica’sfastest growing businesses. 当 John 和 Victoria Falls 到达纽约开始他们的一年生活时，他们没有随身带很多东西。他们计划要么住在装修好的公寓里，要么买些旧家具。但是他们很快了解到越来越多的人正在采用的一种新的方式。租用家具（如窗，桌子，盘子等等）已经成为美国发展最快的行业之一。 What kinds of people rent their home furnishingsinstead of buying them? People who are international business or governmentofficials, foreign students, airline workers, young married couple – people whosejob or business may force them to move frequently from one city to another.They save a lot of trouble and the cost of moving their furniture each time.They simply rent new furniture when they reach their new homes. Young peoplewith little money do not want to buy cheap furniture that they may soondislike. They prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture thatthey really like. Meanwhile, they find they can rent better quality furniturethan they could afford to buy. 什么样的人是租用家具而不是买家具的呢？从事国际商务的人，政府官员，外国学生，航空公司工作人员，刚结婚的年轻夫妇----那些由于工作而被迫频繁来往不同的城市的人。他们可以省去每次搬家具的麻烦和费用。他们到一个新家的时候，只需租新的家具就好了。收入少的年轻人不想买那些他们可能很快就不喜欢的便宜家具。他们宁愿等到有钱时买他们真正喜欢的家具。同时，他们发现他们可以租比他们买得起的质量更好的家具。 One family, who now have a large, beautiful home ...
