Just about anything can be sold at a yard sale.Sometimes,there are more clothes than anything else.Cooking equipment is also popular.So are old toys,tools,books,tables,and chairs.Then there are objects called“white elephants”.A white elephant is something that you think is extremely ugly or useless.It may be an electric light shaped like a fish.You feel a sharp pain whenever you look at it.To 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 collect.It may be old toy trains,for example,or paintings of dogs.Experts say more Americans are collecting old things now than ever before.Most people who go to yard sales,however,are not looking for anything special.They might buy an object simply because it costs so little.They enjoy negotiating over prices,even if they really do not need the object.Later,they may hold their own yard sale to sell all the things they have bought.
What kind of things will go to a yard sale.
A.Cheap and ugly things.
B.Things people no longer use.
C.Things out of season.
D.Things of great value.
A white elephant refers to________.
A.something that can cause a feeling of pain
B.something disliked by the owners while appreciated by others
C.something sold at the lowest price
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