08年英语专业四级考试部分试题及答案（三）

　　听力原稿及出处

　　Advertising

　　Advertising has already be a specialized activity in modern times. In today's business world, supply is usually greater than demand. There is greatpetition between manufactures of the same kind of product because they want to persuade customers to buy their particular brand. They always have to remind their customers of the name and qualities of their products by advertising. The manufacture advertises in newspapers and on the radio. He sometimes employs sales girls to distribute samples of their products. He sometimes advertises on the Inte as well. In addition, he always has advertisements put into television programs that will accept them. manufactures often spend huge sums of money on advertisements. we buy a particular product because we think that is the best. we usually think so because the advertisements say so. People often don't ask themselves if the advertisements are telling the truth when they buy advertised products from shops.