Modem advertising men try to justify what they do by telling us of the advantages of advertising. Thus, it is said that advertis

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问题      Modem advertising men try to justify what they do by telling us of the advantages of advertising. Thus, it is said that advertising【C1】______ the price of goods because it increases the number that【C2】______ . In fact, products could often be sold more cheaply if【C3】______ not wasteful【C4】______ between companies. This results【C5】______ expensive advertisements, the cost of which is passed【C6】______ the public. A magazine has point ed out that headache pills without【C7】______ name can be sold very cheaply, but the same pills, advertised【C8】______ a cost of half a million pounds a year, cost five times【C9】______  .
     Secondly, it is suggested that advertising gives information to the customer. It is, of course,  【C10】______ to know what is【C11】______ at the local cinema, the date of a 【C12】______  or even that certain types of goods are available. But most advertising does【C13】______ than inform, and much is misleading. You would be very wrong to believe that all the tests shown on television are【C14】______ . Thus, in a polish advertisement, black glass was used instead of wood to give a shiny【C15】 ______ , and in a cat’s food advertisement,【C16】______  meat was used because the eat refusal to eat the tinned product. That whiter than white shirt in a washing powder ad is 【C17】______ to be bright blue.
     Finally, it is said that advertising【C18】______ the quality of goods because advertisers worry about their reputations, This may be so in many【C19】______ , but it could also be argued that advertising has made people willing to【C20】______  poor quality goods.
【C1】

选项 A、increases
B、reduces
C、raises
D、lifts

答案B

解析 increase意为“增加”,Un是“提高”,在这里都不能和price(价格)搭配,根据上下文,只有reduce(减少)是最佳答案。
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