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Modern mass-production methods lower the cost of making goods£¬and thus give us better values£®At the same time£¬American ingenuity and science are constantly at work improving the quality of products£®In this way£¬better quality products at good values are continually being brought to the people of all income groups£®

As an example of how this works£¬when facial tissues were first put on the market in 1924£¬they were made in limited quantities and sold at 65cents per box of 200£®People like these facial tissues immediately and began asking for them when they went into different stores£®Because there was such a demand for the product£¬manufacturers began making tissues in larger and larger quantities£®Because the manufacturers were making tissues in GREater quantities£¬their production costs were lowered£¬so that the cost of tissues went down£®In the meanwhile£¬the quality of facial tissues was constantly improving£¬because more manufacturers went into the business of making tissues£¬and each manufacture strove to make his product better than his competitors'£®Today£¬instead of costing 65cents£¬a box of 200facial tissues costs around one-third of that price£¬and they are both softer and stronger£®

When people are free to compete¡ªwhen they are free to make more things and make them better¡ªeveryone benefits£®

1£®In regard to the production of goods in GREater quantities£¬the author states that the __________£®

A£©price of the goods should drop

B£©price of the goods should rise

C£©quality and price should both rise

D£©quality should rise and the price should drop

2£®Facial tissues were first made in _________£®

A£©boxes of 24  B£©boxes of 200

C£©1924   D£©both B and C

3£®When manufacturers of facial tissues discovered how to produce tissues for less money£¬they reduced the __________£®

A£©quality so as to earn even GREater profits

B£©profits they anticipated from sales

C£©price a consumer must pay for their product

D£©standards of the entire industry

4£®Improved quality of facial tissues resulted from ________£®

A£©mass-production methods

B£©popular demand for a better product

C£©a decrease in price

D£©competition among manufacturers

5£®From this article£¬we can see that lower prices and improved quality occur ________£®

A£©as a result of the effect of one on the other

B£©always at the same time

C£©independently of each other

D£©through the kindness of manufacturers

6£®Put the first sentence of the passage into Chinese£®

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