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Practice Reading: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #32980 MCS-R5
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Many of today's most trusted sales techniques were invented over a century ago by a young merchant named Eaton in Toronto. When he was young, Eaton worked briefly with his brothers in small-town stores. In 1869, he set up his own shop in downtown Toronto. He had many competitors, but he was also ambitious and had a plan for success. He offered a unique style of trade, but as was expected, all the other shopkeepers laughed at him, believing he would eventually fail. However, Eaton was not a man to be easily defeated; he came up with a brand new notion of business - 'Goods satisfactory, or money refunded.' He sold all his goods at fixed prices and only for cash.

The best description of Eaton is that

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Option 3: "he introduced new sales practices"

Explanation: The text highlights Eaton's unique approach to business, specifically his fixed prices and cash-only sales, which are indeed new sales practices that he introduced. This aligns directly with the main idea of the text.

Option 1: "he was the richest merchant in Toronto"

Explanation: The text does not provide any information about Eaton's wealth or status as the richest merchant. It focuses on his innovative sales techniques rather than his financial success.

Option 2: "he was a successful technical inventor"

Explanation: While Eaton introduced new sales practices, the text does not describe him as a technical inventor. His contributions are related to sales techniques rather than inventions in a technical sense.

Option 4: "he changed people's ideas about businessmen"

Explanation: The text does not indicate that Eaton changed people's perceptions of businessmen in general. It focuses more on his specific sales techniques rather than a broader societal impact on views of businessmen.

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