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1.Whenpeoplefindoutthattheproducttheyboughtisunsatisfyingorinsomeotherwaydoesnotliveuptothemanufacturer’sclaims,thefirststepistopresentthewarranty,oranyotherrecordswhichmighthelp,atthestoreofpurchase.Inmostcases,thisactionwillproduceresults.However,ifitdoesnot,therearevariousmeanstheconsumermayusetogainsatisfaction.Asimpleandcommonmethodusedbymanyconsumersistocomplaindirectlytothestoremanager.Ingeneral,the“higherup”hisorhercomplaint,thefasterheorshecanexpectittobesettled.Insuchacase,itisusuallysettledintheconsumer’sfavor,assumingheorshehasajustclaim.Consumersshouldcomplaininpersonwheneverpossible,butiftheycannotgettotheplaceofpurchase,itisacceptabletophoneorwritethecomplaintinaletter.
Complainingisusuallymosteffectivewhenitisdonepolitelybutfirmly,andespeciallywhentheconsumercandemonstratewhatiswrongwiththeiteminquestion.Ifthiscannotbedone,theconsumerwillsucceedbestbypresentingspecificinformationastowhatiswrong,ratherthanbymakinggeneralstatements.Forexample,“Theleftspeakerdoesnotworkatallandthesoundcomingoutoftherightoneisunclear”isbetterthan“Thisstereodoesnotwork.”Thestoremanagermayadvisetheconsumertowritetobemanufacturer.Ifso,theconsumershoulddothis,statingthecomplaintaspolitelyandfirmlyaspossible.Ifapolitecomplaintdoesnotachievethedesiredresult,theconsumercangotoastepfurther.Sheorhecanthreatentotakethesellertocourtorreportthesellertoaprivateorpublicorganizationresponsibleforprotectingconsumer’srights.
1.Whenpeoplefindthattheirpurchaseisunsatisfying,thefirstthingtheyshoulddoisto__________.
A.complainpersonallytothemanager
B.threatentotakethesellertocourt
C.writeafirmletterofcomplainttothestoreofpurchase
D.showsomewrittenproofofthepurchasetothestore
2.Howcanaconsumermakehisorhercomplaintmoreeffective,accordingtothepassage?
A.Makepoliteandgeneralstatementsabouttheproblem.
B.Threatentotakethesellertocourt.
C.Explainexactlywhatiswrongwiththeitem.
D.Avoidhavingdirectcontactwiththestoremanager.
3.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?
A.Howtosettleaconsumer’scomplaint
B.Howtomakeaneffectivecomplaint
C.Howtoavoidbuyingafaultyitem
D.Howtodealwithcomplaints
2.HerearesometraditionalGermanbeergames.
BeerBootPass
Avery,verypopulargameplayedinGermanyisthebeerbootpass(BierBoot),whichhasgainedpopularityallovertheworld.Thegameisusuallyplayedtopinthenextroundofbeeronaperson.Inthis,afullglassofbeerispassedaroundinthegroup—therearesomerulesforthis—ithastobetippedeverytimebeforeitispassedandnotadropofbeermustbespilled.Thesecond-to-lastpersonwhofinishesthebeermustpayforthenextround.Thegamethenbecomesallaboutjudgmentbecauseeitheryoudrinktheentirebeerorhaveasipandpassiton.Youneverknowwhothesecondtolastpersonwillbe,sotheuncertaintyandexcitementmakesthegameafavorite.
BeerCrate-Running
ThisisatraditionalgamethatisextremelypopularinGermany,Switzerland,andAustria,morepopularlyreferredtoasKastenlauf.Thegameissimilartorunningarace,wherearouteismarked,rangingfromanywherebetween5-12km.Eachparticipantbringsacrateofbeer(thesizeandquantitywillbespecified).Thefirstpersonwhosuccessfullyfinishestheentirecrateofbeerbeforegettingtothefinishlinewins.
Flunkyball
Thisoutdoorgameisplayedwithoneteambeingmatchedagainstanother,withequalnumbersinboth.Theteamsstandonoppositesidesofthegroundinaline,withtheirbeerslinedbeforethem.Anemptybottleoratincanisplacedinthecenterandanotherobject(usedasanaim)isbroughtin,somethinglikeatennisball.Thefirstteam(A)hitstheballontothetargettotumble(打翻)it.Oncethebottlehastumbled,teamAwillstartdrinkingtheirbeers.Meanwhile,teamBmustruntothecenter,placethebottleupright,findtheball,andcrossbackintothelinebeforeyelling‘Stop’.TeamAthenstopsdrinkingandteamBstartstothrowtheballatthebottleandcarryingforwardthegame.Thegamecontinuestilloneteamhasfinishedalltheirbeerandtheyaredeclaredwinners.
DrinkingRelay
Dividethegroupofpeopleintotwoteamsandgetthemtostandinalinewithbeerplacedinfrontofeachmember.Attheblowofthewhistle,thefirstpersonliftstheglassandstartsdrinkingthebeer.Afterheisdone,hehastoturntheglassovertoshowthatthereisnomorebeerintheglass.Then,thenextpersonstartsdrinkingandsoon.Thenextinlinecanonlydrinkwhenthefirstpersonhasemptiedhisglass.Theteamwhoselastmemberemptiestheglassaheadofotherswins.
HermantheGerman
Eventhoughthisgameseemssimple,itisalotoffun.Itrunsonthelinesof‘Whostolethecookie’.Apersonischosenas‘HermantheGerman’(HTG)andhehastogetthegamerunning.Theothermemberssitinarandommannerandaregivennames,betteriftheyareconfusingnameslikeChinaPortNo.1,RumMasterBlasteretc.ThegamestartswithHTGsaying–“HTGdroppedamissileonChinaPortNo.1,sir”andChinaPortNo.1hastoreplywith–“Itwasn’tme,sir.”ThenHTGreplies–“Whothen,sir”anditgoeson.Thesentencehastoendwith‘sir’andifitdoesn’t,thentheplayerhastodownabeer.Similarly,ifatanypointtheplayersfumble,theyhavetodothesame.Thetensionmakestheplayersforgetthingsandthere’sawholelotofbeerflowingasaresult.
1.Whichtwogameshavesomethingtodowithrunning?
A.BeerBootPassandBeerCrate-Running
B.FlunkyballandDrinkingRelay
C.BeerCrate-RunningandFlunkyball
D.DrinkingRelayandHermantheGerman
2.Theloserwillhavetobuybeersforothersinthegame__________.
A.BeerBootPass___________________________________B.BeerCrate-Running
C.FlunkyballD.DrinkingRelay
3.Apersonwithagoodmemorymayhaveaadvantageinplaying__________.
A.BeerBootPassB.Flunkyball
C.DrinkingRelayD.HermantheGerman
4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsislistedasaruleofthegames?
A.EverypersonhastosipthebeerwhenplayingBeerBootPass.
B.ThepersonwhorepliestoHTGwith“sir”attheendwillbepunished.
C.TheteamcanstartdrinkingtheirbeersassoonastheythrowtheballinFlunkyball
D.TheteammembershavetodrinktheirbeersinturnwhenplayingDrinkingRelay.
3.It’stheworsteventinhumanbeing’snautical(航海的)history,sixtimesmoredeadlythantheTitanic.WhentheGermancruiseshipWilhelmGustloffwashitbytorpedoes(鱼雷)firedfromaRussiansubmarineinthefinalwinterofWorldWarII,morethan10,000people–mostlywomen,childrenandoldpeoplefleeingthefinalRedArmypushintoNaziGermany–werepackedaboard.
Anicestormhadturnedthedecksintofrozensheetsthatsenthundredsoffamiliesslidingintotheseaastheshiptiltedandbegantogodown.Othersdesperatelytriedtoputlifeboatsdown.Somewhosucceededfoughtoffthoseinthewaterwhohadthestrengthtotrytoclawtheirwayaboard.Mostpeoplefrozeimmediately.“I’llneverforgetthescreams,”saysChristaNtitzmann,87,oneofthe1,200survivors.Sherecallswatchingtheship,brightlylit,slippingintoitsdarkgrave-andintoseemingnothingness,rarelymentionedformorethanhalfacentury.
NowGermany’sNobelPrize-winningauthorGtinterGrasshasrevivedthememoryofthe9,000dead,includingmorethan4,000children-withhislatestnovelCrabWalk,publishedlastmonth.Thebook,whichwillbeoutinEnglishnextyear,doesn’tdwellonthesinking:
itsheroineisapregnantyoungwomanwhosurvivesthecatastropheonlytosaylater:
“Nobodywantedtohearaboutit,nothereintheWest(ofGermany)andnotatallintheEast.”
Thereasonwasobvious.AsGrassputinarecentinterviewwiththeweeklyDieWoche:
“BecausethecrimesweGermansareresponsibleforwereandaresodominant,wedidn’thavetheenergylefttotellofourownsufferings.”ThelongsilenceaboutthesinkingoftheWilhelmGustloffwasprobablyunavoidable–andnecessary.
Byunreservedlyowninguptotheircountry’smonstrouscrimesintheSecondWorldWar,Germanshavemanagedtowinacceptanceabroad,marginalizetheneo-Nazisathomeandmakepeacewiththeirneighbors.
Today’sunifiedGermanyismoreprosperousandstablethanatanytimeinitslong,troubledhistory.Forthat,ahalfcenturyofwillfulforgettingaboutpainfulmemoriesliketheGermanTitanicwasperhapsareasonablepricetopay.ButeventhemostpoliticallycorrectGermansbelievethatthey’venowearnedtherighttodiscussthefullhistoricalrecord.NottoequateGermansufferingwiththatofitsvictims,butsimplytoacknowledgeaterribletragedy.
1.WhydoestheauthorsaythesinkingoftheWilhelmGustloffwastheworsteventinnauticalhistory?
A.ItwasattackedbyRussiantorpedoes.
B.Mostofitspassengerswerefrozentodeath.
C.Itsvictimsweremostlywomenandchildren.
D.Itcausedthelargestnumberofcasualties.
2.Howdo