They decided to open a second…——2008 高考英语第 70 题答案解析

【答案】D

【解析】细节理解题。由第四段的 “We convinced ourselves to open a second store. We figured we could tell the public, ‘We are so successful, we are opening a second store.’ 可知他们之所以在开第二家商店主要就是为了向别人证明他们是能够成功的。