Have you ever been given something you don’t like or that doesn’t fit, but you don’t want to hurt the feelings of the person who thinks about you？You’re not alone. Everyone has received an unwanted gift at least once in his or her life. That doesn’t mean the item is bad or useless. It simply means that it doesn’t work for you.
If you find yourself with something nice but that doesn’t fit into your lifestyle, consider regifting it. Before you do that, make sure you understand the manners of this practice that is more and more common as people find it difficult to make ends meet to a great extent.
There are specific things you should do to an item. Failure to do any of them may create an awkward situation.  You never have to lie about what you are doing, but you don’t want to be in the position of having to explain anything.  For example, remove the original wrapping paper and rewrap it in your own way；make sure the box is in good condition so the item doesn’t appear used；check the item and make sure there are no cards or names on the packaging；inspect the item and make sure it is in excellent condition.
When you get ready for regifting, consider having a white elephant gift exchange for your next celebration. This removes all the embarrassment of being caught regifting because that’s the whole purpose of the event. In order to prevent hurting feelings, provide everyone with a guest list and ask them not to bring anything given by the people on that list.
5．Why does the author begin the passage with a question?
A．To share a hot phenomenon.
B．To introduce the following part.
C．To ask for readers’ answers.
D．To point out a common opinion.
6．What most contributes to the growing regifting?
A．People’s lack of money.
B．People’s dislike of the gifts.
C．People’s reduced desire for gifts.
D．People’s understanding of its manners.
7．What’s mainly talked about in Paragraph 3?
A．What to do before regifting.
B．How to make use of unwanted gifts.
C．What kind of gifts to be regifted.
D．Why regifting can cause embarrassment.
8．What does the underlined phrase in the last paragraph mean?
A．Suitable but valueless.
B．Expensive and useful.
C．Packaged and invaluable.
D．Nice but unsuitable.
I.阅读理解
 
B【解题导语】　本文是一篇说明文，讲述了怎样转送不喜欢或者不太适合自己的礼物。
5．B　解析：推理判断题。第一段点出了文章主旨，首句采用设问句是为了引出全文的话题 “Everyone has received an unwanted gift...It simply means that it doesn’t work for you.”，从而引出下文，所以选B。
6．A　解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“this practice that is more and more common as people find it difficult to make ends meet to a great extent”可知，转送礼物变得越来越常见是因为人们发现在很大程度上很难实现收支平衡，故选项A “人们缺钱” 正确。
7．A　解析：段落大意题。通读第三段可知，该段首句为段落中心句，指出对于一件将被转送的礼物你有几件具体事情要做，故选项A “在转送礼物之前该做什么” 与本段中心句意思最接近，所以选A。
8．D　解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段首句“If you find yourself with something nice but that doesn’t fit into your lifestyle, consider regifting it.” 并结合第三段内容可知，要转送的礼物应是很好的但不适合自己的，所以D选项正确。white elephant意为“昂贵而无用之物”。