Questions 26to30 are based on the followingpassage.
We can see how the product life cycle works by looking at the introduction of instant coffee. when it was introduced, most people did not like it as well as “regular” coffee and it took several years to gain general acceptance (introduction stage). At one point, though, instant coffee grew rapidly in popularity and many brands were introduced (stage of rapid growth). After a while people became attached to one brand and sales leveled off (stage of maturity). sales went into a slight decline （衰退）when freeze-dried coffees were introduced (stage of decline).
26. According to the passage, when people grow fond of one particular brand of a product, its sales will_____.
A) decrease gradually B) remain at the same level C) become unstable D) improve enormously
第一段中有三个句型可以在图表作文中应用：
1. instant coffee grew rapidly in popularity.
我们可以这样模仿：the mobile phone has grown rapidly in popularity.
2. sales leveled off. 或者也可以这样说:sales remained constant / steady / stable / much the same
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