【正文】 l, things were good for about six months. I did indeed receive some offers such as $10 off a $50 purchase, or the opportunity to buy certain books for only $1. Then the offers dried up when the Kindle Fire came out. Suddenly the majority of the special offers were restricted to（限于） Kindle Fire owners. Now there are very few offers for them, either. The only things I now receive are true ads: Things for me to look at, but which hold no value for me at all. The advertising I ever allowed because I thought it was supposed to be a benefit to me is no longer benefiting me. Frankly, it makes me mad. I fell for the “ Advertising will save you money” strategy that so many sellers like to throw around. I did my research and thought that it would be different with the Kindle. But it wasn’ t. Once they needed to sell a different product, those holding the older product got left behind. And now that they need to cut profit margins（利潤(rùn)率） , even those holding the newer product are not receiving the offers that came in the “ heyday（全盛期） ” of the special offers. Sure, you pay a little bit less for the model that displays ads, but beyond that the moneysaving aspect is long gone. 46. The author thinks ads __________. A. won’ t bring customers good value as described B. actually benefit the producers in many ways C. can’ t make targeted customers know the goods D. pay for services for the customers in new ways 47. Why did the author choose to buy the Kindle with the ads? A. Because of his faith in the quality of the goods. B. Because other customers remended it strongly. C. Because he was persuaded by the shopkeeper. D. Because of the attractive prices and promised offers. 48. Through the experience of buying the Kindle, the author realized that __________. A. customers just need to receive and enjoy the ads at home B. the prices offered in the ads were a good value for customers C. ads wouldn’ t always bring customers expected benefits D. the higher the prices, the better the quality 49. The underlined words “ fell for” in the last paragraph mean __________. A. behaved well to make somebody believe something B. was tricked into believing something that was not true C. was encouraged to buy or to use new products D. did something in the same way as someone else did 50. By writing the text, the author mainly wants to __________. A. expose the lies behind the special prices B. find more strategies to resist the mean sellers C. warn us not to believe what attractive ads say D. tell us we can save money after choosing special offers D Forced to give up her little baby for adoption, Sue Farrell was always haunted by the pain, which inspired her to bee a foster（代養(yǎng)） mother later on, since the pain of that separation never left her. It seemed only in this way can the pain be lightened. “ My experience was the reason why I was so motivated to bee a foster carer. I wanted to give the care that I hoped my son had had when I was forced to give him away to the children who need it.” She said. Now, after devoting half her life to unwanted children, the great woman and her husband John are believed to have had the country’ s largest foster family in Britain. They have fostered 100 children since 1984, offering longterm day care for children at their home. Mrs. Farrell said, “ It’ s been a way of life. They all bee part of the family and my life. They start thanking you years later. If we get a knock on the door one day, there’ ll be someone standing there wanting to say thanks. I never fet any of them.” The loving foster mum says she never fets the children she cared for. Though having another two children of their own, the Farrells never gave up looking for their longlost son, Stuart. And hard work pays off. They found him. As a father of two now, the bank manager enjoys regular contact with the whole family. The couple are due to receive their award from Coventry KEEP program for their selflessness, which supports carers to help them manage children’ s behavior. Fostering is certainly a family tradition for Mrs. Farrell. As well as her grandmother offering care, Mrs. Farrell’ s mother also offered a home to homeless children. She cared for 12 as a longterm foster carer from 1978 until 1993. Mrs. Farrell hopes her experiences will encourage others to step forward, and there will be more and more foster carers in her country. S