“Everybodylovesabargain”isawell—knownsaying.Oneperson’...

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“Everybody loves a bargain”is a well—known saying. One person’s useless，ugly，or broken object can be another person’s is why so many Americans do not throw things put them outside their put on a“For Sale”，as simple as that，yard sale. The sellers put a paid announcement in a local tells when and where the yard sale will take e sales are very popular during weekends in spring，summer

and y in the morning，all the things to be sold are carried out of the they sit all day in the sun light—— like tired guests at a party—waiting for someone to take them home.

Just about anything can be sold at a yard times，there are more clothes than anything ing equipment is also are old toys，tools，books，tables，and there are objects called“white elephants”.A white elephant is something that you think is extremely ugly or may be an electric light shaped like a feel a sharp pain whenever you look at someone else however it might be a thing of beauty and joy.

Some people go to yard sales to find a special thing that they may be old toy trains，for example，or paintings of rts say more Americans are collecting old things now than ever people who go to yard sales，however，are not looking for anything might buy an object simply because it costs so enjoy negotiating over prices，even if they really do not need the r，they may hold their own yard sale to sell all the things they have bought.

kind of things will go to a yard sale.

p and ugly things.

gs people no longer use.

gs out of season.

gs of great value.

30.A white elephant refers to________.

thing that can cause a feeling of pain

thing disliked by the owners while appreciated by others

thing sold at the lowest price

D.a toy shaped like a fish

h of the following is NOT true about a yard sale?

may not be held when the weather is very cold.