WhenJohnandVictoriaChurcharrivedinNewYorkfromLondonforone-yearstay,theybroughtnofurniturewiththem.Theyhadplannedeithertoliveinafurnishedapartmentortobuyusedfurniture.Buttheysoonlearnedaboutanewwayoffurnishinganapartmentorahousethatmoreandmorepeopleareusing.Therentingofhomefurnishing(furniture,dishes,andsoon)hasbecomeoneofAmerica’sfastestgrowingbusinesses.Whydopeoplerenttheirhomefurnishingsinsteadofbuyingthem?Manykindsofpeople:internationalbusinessmen,governmentofficials,airlineworkers,youngmarriedcouples…thepeoplewhosejoborbusinessmayforcethemtomovefrequentlyfromonecity(orcountry)toanother…findtheycanrentbetterqualityfurniturethantheycouldaffordtobuy.Youngpeoplewithlittlemoneydonotwanttobuycheapfurniturethattheywillsoongrowtodislike.Theyprefertowaituntiltheyhaveenoughmoneytobuyfurnituretheyreallylike.Meanwhile,theyrent.Andpeoplewhoseworktakesthemfromplacetoplacearesavedthetroubleandcostofmovingtheirfurnitureeachtime.Theysimplyrentnewfurniturewhentheyreachtheirnewhome.Onefamily,nowsettledinalarge,beautifulhome,likedtheirrentedfurnituresomuchtheydecidedtokeeprentingitinsteadofbuyingnewthings.Buttheydon’tliketotellpeopleaboutit.Theideaofrentinghomefurnishingsisstillquitenew,andtheyarenotsurewhattheirneighborsmightthink.
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- Numbers,suchas“first”,“second”,andsoon,signalanorderorsequencetohelpyoukeeptheauthor’sideasordered.
- The passage is mainly about A: furniture designing B: furniture promotion C: furniture store decoration D: furniture production process
- meanwhile
- They bought ______ for the living room. A: some new furniture B: some new furniture's C: many new furniture D: much new furniture's
- Tables, chairs and beds ______. A: are all furniture B: is all furniture C: are all the furnitures D: is all the furniture