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Bargain（廉价购买）shopping is popular among most people throughout the world. The main reason is that people know they get the opportunity（机会）to save money. But in order to buy things at the lowest prices, you need to follow certain tips.
Use the Internet. You have more shopping areas by shopping online. You can go to many online stores. You are able to see various products with different prices in them. Through going online, you can compare the products’ prices and qualities（质量）.
Use online coupons(优惠券). By using these coupons, you can even expect a discount (折扣) of 50% on what you want to buy. There are many websites that offer these coupons and they have different kinds of goods for you.
Shop at the right time. It is a known fact that there are certain items that go on sale in certain months of the year. Keep an eye on such sales and visit the store only during those particular times of the year in order to receive the best offers.
Use a shopping list. By acquiring the habit of writing a shopping list, you will always remember to buy the things you want. If you just enter a store and start buying things that you are interested in, you will probably end buying many cheap things that you may not need.
Take part in online auctions（拍卖）. If you are familiar with online shopping, you should take part in online auctions. Some websites such as e-bay offer auctions and give you the opportunity to buy products at low prices.
(1) What is the passage mainly about? (No more than 10 words)
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(2) Why do people buy things in certain months of the year? (No more than 15 words)
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(3) What does the underlined word“acquiring”mean? (No more than 3 words)
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(4) Why should we take part in online auctions? (No more than 15 words)
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(5) What will you do if you want to buy things at low prices? Why? (No more than 25 words)
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