READING PRACTICE : BOUGHT SWEATER

I bought a sweater the other day, but I didn’t like it. It was change made and it didn’t fit me. I took it back to the store to exchange it. I couldn’t find anything else I liked and I got a refund.
On the way home I went into the new department store. It is a big one and it has everything. They had some suits on sale and I tried on a few. I picked out a light gray suit. It looked good on me and aI bought it right away. It cost $35.00 I went to the shirt department, and I selected three shirts. Then I thought it would be nice to have some new shoes to wear with my new suit and I went to the shoe department. When I couldn’t make up my mind whether to get black or brown shoes, I decided to get both pairs. Socks were on sale and I bought six pairs.
I was just leaving the store when I saw some overcoats. They were beautiful and looked warm. I thought I would try one on. The first one fit me perfectly and the salesman said it looked good on me. The rice was forty dollars and this was too expensive for me. I couldn’t afford to pay that much. The clerk told me to wait a minute. When he came back he told me he would only charge me thirty-five dollars. I bought it right away.
When I got home, I found out I had spent $100. The suit cost me $35.00. The shirts were $3.00 each, the sockes where $3.00 for the six pairs, and the two paris of shoes cost me $18.00. The price of the overcoat was $35.00. I was astonished. All I really needed was a new sweater and I bought $100 worth of new clothes ! It will be a long time before I go into the department store again.