The coronavirus（冠状病毒）outbreak has sparked panic buying of toilet paper and cleaning products in countries across the world，but one UK businessman is determined to spread some happiness among the anxiety and confusion．
Rob Braddick，48，who owns Braddick's Holiday Park in Westward Ho，Devon，in the southwest of England，has filled the toy grabber machines in his amusement park with two of the country's most sought-after cleaning products．
Customers could previously try their hand at grabbing "Frozen 2" or "Peter Rabbit" toys from the machines，but no more． "They got removed this morning，" Braddick said of the toys，replacing them with toilet roll and hand sanitizer （洗手液）．Visitors can now pay 50 p for three goes on the toilet roll grabber，or ￡1 a go for Carex，which Braddick described as the "Rolls- Royce of hand sanitizers．"
Braddick said that his decision was born of a desire to make people feel less stressed in uncertain times． "It's a bit of light relief with everything that's going on，" he said． "Hopefully it will raise a smile，which I think everybody needs．"
Around the world，travel plans have been severely affected，and tens of millions of people remain at home as part of global efforts to fight against coronavirus．Supermarkets have seen shortages of toilet paper and hand sanitizer as anxious consumers stockpile the products．
Braddick said the family business，which has been running since 1932，has received more than a dozen calls from potential customers who say they don't want to travel abroad for their holidays and would rather stay in the UK．As for his own measures against coronavirus，Braddick said staff have been told to wash their hands every half hour，which is particularly important for those handling money．
（1）What does the underlined word "sought-after" in paragraph 2 probably mean？ CC
A．Practical
B．Amusing
C．Popular
D．Confusing
（2）What is the third paragraph mainly about？ CC
A．Price for a try．
B．Prizes of the game．
C．New practice of the game．
D．People's love for grabbing toys．
（3）What's the purpose of Braddick's new idea？ BB
A．To make higher profits．
B．To ease people's anxiety．
C．To support his family business．
D．To attract more people to play the game．
（4）What can be inferred from the passage？ AA
A．Tourism may fall into a decline．
B．Braddick's business is experiencing a hard time．
C．Cleaning products will be in shortage for a long time．
D．Everyone in the park is told to wash their hands every half hour．
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【答案】C；C；B；A
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