单选题 With the development of material prosperity, advertisements have become more and more important in our daily life.
Advertisements give the newest information about product. If there are no advertisement, consumers could not know about goods in their nearby shops. Advertisement helps sell to a bigger market. Therefore, as more goods are sold, they are cheaper. Advertisements also provide money for newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations, etc.
But there are also some opinions against advertising. Some people think that advertisements do not give much information but only try to persuade you to buy. They create a demand for goods that are not really needed. Besides, advertising adds to the price of goods.
Actually, every coin has two sides. Advertising is without exception. But in today's world, advertising is not only necessary but also helpful.

单选题 According to the passage, which of the following is not among the advantages of advertisements?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 文章的第二段讲到广告的优势：介绍产品、扩大市场规模、减低价格是报纸，杂志，广播电视等资金来源，即选项A，C，D。而选项B则是广告的不利因素。
单选题 Some people are against advertising because they think that advertising ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 该题要求指出有些人反对登广告的原因。从文章第三段我们看到有些人列举的广告的弊端：有些人认为广告不能提供很多信息而只是试图劝诱人们去购买；它们引起了对不需要的商品的需求；提高了商品的价格。所以有人认为广告弊大于利，选项A正确，而选项B，C，D表述的是广告的优点，可以排除。
单选题 The writer's attitude towards advertising is that ______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 在文章最后一段，作者认为“advertising is not necessary but also helpful.”(广告不仅必要而且有好处)表明他对广告的态度是赞成的，故选B。
单选题 "Every coin has two sides" in the last paragraph means ______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 本句“Every coin has two sides．”意思是“事物都有两面性”。故选D。而选项A广告既无好处也无坏；B广告不仅必要而且有益；C强项与弱项不同均不符合题意。
单选题 Which topic fits the passage best?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题为主旨题。全篇文章围绕登载广告的利弊展开，作者也发表了自己对“advertising”发布广告的观点，所以C是正确答案。