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Do you often buy something that you don’t really need? It looks nice in the shop. There is a good advertisement. You want it. All your friends have one. There are lots of excuses!

We throw away millions of mobile phones and computers every year. They aren’t broken. We just want the newest model. But buying too much is bad for the environment because it creates pollution and uses up the world’s resources. It also wastes a lot of money.

Could you spend a whole day without buying anything? Well, on the last Friday in November, many people around the world celebrate Buy Nothing Day. They buy nothing for 24 hours!

A Canadian artist called Ted Dave created the day in 1992. And the idea has spread around the world since then, and gets bigger every year. Nowadays, people in over 60 countries celebrate Buy Nothing Day, including the UK, Austria, Germany, New Zealand and Japan.

You can celebrate Buy Nothing Day in different ways. You can simply avoid buying anything on the day, even online shopping. You can organize fun activities in shopping centers to call for people to buy nothing. Or you can go out to nature to enjoy a long walk on the beach, in a park, or along a river.

Though most people like Buy Nothing Day, some do not. Some people say that people just buy more things the next day. Other people say that it is just for people with too much money, because poor people only buy a few things in a year. What do you think? Is Buy Nothing Day a good idea to encourage you to produce less waste and think more about what you buy?

【小题1】How does the writer introduce the reasons why people buy things they don’t really need?

A．By telling stories.	B．By listing numbers.
C．By giving examples.	D．By showing pictures.

【小题2】What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 probably refer to?

A．Buying too much.	B．Using up resources.
C．The newest model.	D．A good advertisement.

【小题3】According to the text, Buy Nothing Day ________.

A．was created in 1996	B．is celebrated mainly in Europe
C．was the idea of a Canadian artist	D．falls on the first Friday in November

【小题4】To celebrate Buy Nothing Day, the writer gives ________ pieces of advice.

A．2

B．3

C．4

D．5

【小题5】What is the best title of the passage?

A．Don’t buy anything you don’t really need	B．How to celebrate Buy Nothing Day
C．A Canadian artist	D．Buy Nothing Day

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