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Direction: In the following questions, you have several brie f passages with some questions following each passage. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives.

Passage V

acquisitive nature has become the hallmark of people in modern times. If a neighbor possesses a kitchen gadget like a mixie or a grinder, we too have the desired to own the same. All efforts are geared to make this purchase, whether the time is essential or not. Shop-keepers vie with each other to sell the mixie or grinder to me conspired to sell the mixie or grinder to me whether I want it or not. Of course, my wife wants it.

According to the passage, the purchase is made

A) because the article is essential

B) Whether the article is needed or not

C) only when the article is in demand

D) when the article is useful