

MAN: So you're going shopping for new clothes tomorrow. Where're you thinking?
WOMAN: I usually go to the shopping center by the highway.
MAN: Do you mean the huge mall? I always shop downtown as much as I can. I try to support the small local businesses.
WOMAN: Yes, but admit it, those stores in the center just don't have as good a selection of items as the ones in the mall.
MAN: Sure, but the smaller stores are friendlier: it's a tradeoff. When I go downtown, I can chat with Joe at the bakery, and Diana, who runs the bookstore.
WOMAN: Well, that is nice. But the main thing for me is that the mall's open late, while those stores downtown sometimes close before I even get off work.
MAN: But if we don't give some business to the local stores, they'll all end up closing!
WOMAN: That's too bad, but they need to offer the same choice and convenience to get my business.
MAN: Uh-huh. Do you at least go to the farmer's market downtown?
WOMAN: No, I never shop at the farmer's market. I'm sorry, but they don't have a full selection of groceries.
MAN: No, they don't have everything there ...
WOMAN: So I go to the supermarket.
MAN: But don't you want to help those small family farms stay in business?
WOMAN: Well, it's not that I hope they go out of business, but basically, I just want to finish shopping as quickly as I can!
A man and a woman are discussing shopping. The man thinks that $\cdots$
$A$. people should shop at their favorite stores.
$B$. local businesses should stay open later.
$C$. it's important to help local businesses.
$D$. large stores can be convenient.
WOMAN: I usually go to the shopping center by the highway.
MAN: Do you mean the huge mall? I always shop downtown as much as I can. I try to support the small local businesses.
WOMAN: Yes, but admit it, those stores in the center just don't have as good a selection of items as the ones in the mall.
MAN: Sure, but the smaller stores are friendlier: it's a tradeoff. When I go downtown, I can chat with Joe at the bakery, and Diana, who runs the bookstore.
WOMAN: Well, that is nice. But the main thing for me is that the mall's open late, while those stores downtown sometimes close before I even get off work.
MAN: But if we don't give some business to the local stores, they'll all end up closing!
WOMAN: That's too bad, but they need to offer the same choice and convenience to get my business.
MAN: Uh-huh. Do you at least go to the farmer's market downtown?
WOMAN: No, I never shop at the farmer's market. I'm sorry, but they don't have a full selection of groceries.
MAN: No, they don't have everything there ...
WOMAN: So I go to the supermarket.
MAN: But don't you want to help those small family farms stay in business?
WOMAN: Well, it's not that I hope they go out of business, but basically, I just want to finish shopping as quickly as I can!
A man and a woman are discussing shopping. The man thinks that $\cdots$
$A$. people should shop at their favorite stores.
$B$. local businesses should stay open later.
$C$. it's important to help local businesses.
$D$. large stores can be convenient.