The key to any successful garage sale(家庭旧物出售)is to get the word out. The best means of advertising your sale is to place an ad in the local newspaper. If you have a city and neighborhood paper, make sure you advertise in both. The ad should be large enough that it stands out. It should also include information on where the sale is located with directions, the "hot" items you're selling and the time the sale will start and end. An ad should be placed at least two days before the sale and run until the day of your event. That way people can plan their route(路线)to the sale in advance.
Signs are another great way to inform your community. Post them in places where people gather, such as stores and community centers. Some businesses have a central bulletin board(布告栏), which is the best place to advertise. Other places to post are at the local college or university campus. This is especially helpful if your sale is happening in August or early September when students have returned to school and are looking for cheap finds.
Post signs around your neighborhood. You should also place both ads and direction signs, especially if you're located on a side street without a major presence. Signs will attract and direct people. Just make sure you print in bold letters and use large direction signs so people can read the information from the front seat of their car.

单选题 The best way of getting out the news of your garage sale is to______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】事实细节题。由关键词The best way和garage sale定位到义章第一段第一、二句。定位句指出，成功出售家庭旧物的关键在于发布信息，而发布信息的最佳方式是在当地报纸上刊登广告。题干中的The best way是对定位句中的The best means的同义转述，getting out the news of your garage sale是对定位句中的advertising your sale的解释说明。C)中的advertise与定位句中的place an ad意思相同，因此可以确定C)“在当地报纸上刊登广告”为本题答案。

单选题 You should place an ad at least two days before the sale so that people can______.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】事实细节题。由关键词at least two days before the sale定位到文章第一段最后两句。最后一句中提到了应当至少在销售活动开始前两天刊登广告的目的：人们可以预先计划前往销售活动现场的路线。题干中的so that意为“以便，为了”，引导目的状语从句，与定位句中的That way“那样的话”表达的意思相同。D)中的decide on意为“决定，选定”，是对定位句中的plan的同义转述，因此可以确定D)“提前选定前往的路线”为本题的答案。

单选题 Why should signs be posted in a community center?

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】细节推断题。由关键词community center定位到文章第二段第二句。定位句指出，商店和社区中心是人群聚集的地方，适合张贴广告。由此可见，作者主张把广告张贴在社区中心的原因就在于那里是人群聚集的地方。因此可以确定D)“更多的人聚集在那里”为本题的答案。

单选题 What advice is given for printing the signs according to the last paragraph?

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】细节推断题。由关键词printing和the last paragraph定位到文章末段最后一句。定位句提到，一定要确保用黑体字印刷(指示牌)，这也正是作者对指示牌印刷提出的建议。由此确定B)“应该使用黑体字”为本题的答案。

单选题 The best title for the passage might be______.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】主旨大意题。通读全文可以看出，文章具体介绍了为出售家庭旧物发布信息的方式，并指出张贴和印刷指示牌时的注意事项，因此确定A)“为出售家庭旧物做广告”为本文的标题。