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In England a candle was used to burn at the auction sales ______.
A．because the auction sales took place at night
B．as a signal for the crowd to gather
C．to keep the auction room warm
D．to limit the time when offers of prices could be made
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In England a candle used to burn at auction sales______．
A．because the auction sales took place at night
B．as a signal for the crowd to gather
C．to keep the auction room warm
D．to limit the time when offers of prices could be made
In England a candle was used to burn at auction sales
A．because the auction sales took place at night.
B．as a signal for the crowd to gather.
C．to keep the auction room warm.
D．to limit the time when offers of prices could be made.
Auctions(拍卖)are public sales of goods，conducted by an officially approved auctioneer．He asked the crowd to gather in the auction room to bid for various items on sale．He encourages buyers to bid higher figures and finally names the highest bidder as the buyer of the goods．This is called“knocking down”the goods，for the bidding ends when the auctioneer bangs a small hammer on a raised platform．
The ancient Romans probably invented sales by auction and the English word comes from the Latin“autic”．meaning“increase”．The Romans usually sold in this way the spoils taken in war；these sales were called“sub hasta”，meaning“under the spear”，a spear being stuck in the ground as a signal for a crowd to gather．In England in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries goods were often sold“by the candle”：a short candle was lit by the auctioneer and bids could be made while it was burning．
Practically all goods can be sold by auction．Among these are coffee，skins，wool，tea，cocoa，furs，fruit，vegetables and wines．Auction sales are also usual for land and property，antique furniture，pictures，rare books，old china and works of art．The auction rooms at Chritie's and Sotheby's in London and New York are world famous．
An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of the articles to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by the buyers．If the advertisement cannot give full details，catalogues are printed，and each group of goods to be sold together，called a“lot”，is usually given a number．The auctioneer need not begin with lot one and continue the numerical order；he may wait until he notices the fact that certain buyers are in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to be interested in．The auctioneer's services are paid for in the form. of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for．The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding．
Auctioned goods are sold______．
A．for the highest price offered
B．at fixed prices
C．at prices lower than their true value
D．at prices offered by the auctioneer
The ancient Romans probably invented sales by auction, and the English word comes from the Latin auction, meaning" increase". The Romans usually sold in this way the spoils taken in war; these sales were called sub hasta, meaning "under the spear", a spear being stuck in the ground as a signal for a crowd to gather. In England in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries goods were often sold" by the candle": a short candle was lit by the auctioneer, and bids could be made while it stayed alight.
Practically all goods whose qualities vary are sold by auction. Among these are coffee, hides, skins, wool, tea, cocoa, furs, spices, fruit and vegetables and wines. Auction sales are also usual for land and property, antique furniture, pictures, rare books, old china and similar works of art. The auction-rooms at Christie's and Sotheby's in London and New York are world-famous.
An auction is usually advertised beforehand with full particulars of the articles to be sold and where and when they can be viewed by prospective buyers. If the advertisement cannot give full details, catalogues are printed, and each group of goods to be sold together, called a "lot", is usually given a number. The auctioneer need not begin with Lot 1 and continues in numerical order; he may wait until he registers the fact that certain dealers are in the room and then produce the lots they are likely to be interested in. The auctioneer's services are paid for in the form. of a percentage of the price the goods are sold for. The auctioneer therefore has a direct interest in pushing up the bidding as high as possible.
The auctioneer must know fairly accurately the current market values of the goods he is selling, and he should be acquainted with regular buyers of such goods. He will not waste time by starting the bidding too low. He will also play in the rivalries among his buyers and succeed in getting a high price by encouraging two business competitors to bid against each other. It is largely on his advice that a seller will fix a "reserve" price, that is a rise below which the goods cannot be sold. Even the best auctioneers, however, find it difficuh to stop a "knock-out", whereby dealers illegally arrange beforehand got to bid against each other, but nominate one of themselves as the only bidder, in the hope of buying goods at extremely low prices. If such a "knock-out" comes off, the real auction sale takes place privately afterward among the dealers.
The end of the bidding is called "knocking down" because______.
A．the person who offers the highest price wins
B．all the buyers win except one fail
C．the goods are knocked down on to the table
D．the auctioneer bangs the table with a hammer
You cant burn the candle ______both ends.
A．at
B．/
C．on
D．without
The house is cold here. A ______ candle can hardly make it warm.
A．light
B．lighted
C．being light
D．lighting
______the door when a gust of wind blew the candle out.
A．He had no sooner opened
B．Hardly had he opened
C．Scarcely did he opened
D．No sooner did he open
