[单项选择]Consumer porcelains in Jingdezhen are not selling well {{U}}in export market{{/U}} as compared with those made in Liling, Hunan Province and Zibo, Shandong Province.
A. on export market
B. in exporting market
C. in exported market
D. in the export market

[单项选择]Consumer porcelains in Jingdezhen are not selling well in export market as compared with those made in Liling, Hunan Province and Zibo, Shandong Province.
A. on export market
B. in exporting market
C. in exported market
D. in the export market

[单项选择]Consumer groups have complained that the existing two-company system has led to nearly ______ prices and plans.
A. parallel
B. vertical
C. identical
D. specific

[单项选择]Consumer groups are protesting against higher prices in this city now.
A. clothing with
B. clinging to
C. complaining about
D. clutching with

[单项选择]According to the classification of consumer motives, ___________ should belong to the category of emotional motives.
A. color
B. durability
C. fashion
D. service

[单项选择]Business needs to create a dissatisfied consumer because it______.
A. promotes competition
B. helps improving production
C. puts higher standard on the manufacturer
D. pushes forward product renovation

[单项选择]The results of the investigations on consumer psychology carded out in America were _____ those of the investigations made at the same time in Great Britain.
A. somewhat different from
B. exactly the same as
C. much better than
D. not as good as

[单项选择]Advertising can persuade the consumer to buy worthless products by ______.
A. stressing their high quality
B. convincing him of their low price
C. maintaining a balance between quality and price
D. appealing to his buying motives

[单项选择]Joe Curnow first got involved with consumer activism through buying

[单项选择]According to the latest report, consumer confidence ______ a breathtaking 15 points last month, to its lowest level in 9 years.

[单项选择]The main difference between consumer markets and industrial ones is ______.
A. consumer markets focus on research while industrial ones focus on developing
B. consumer markets focus on tailors while industrial ones focus on medicine
C. consumer markets focus on specific while industrial ones focus on general
D. consumer markets focus on application while industrial ones focus on plan

[单项选择]From 1965 to 1978 American consumer prices increased at an average annual rate of 5.7 percent. This ominous shift was followed by consumer price gains of 13.3 percent in 1979.
A. promising
B. overwhelming
C. threatening
D. astonishing

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Passage Three
When a consumer finds that an item she or he bought is faulty or in some other way does not live up to the manufacturer’s claim for it, the first step is to present the warranty (保单), or any other records which might help, at the store of purchase. In most cases, this action will produce results. However if it does not, there are various means the consumer may use to gain satisfaction.
A simple and common method used by many consumers is to complain directly to the store manager. In general, the "higher up" the consumer takes his or her complaint, the faster he or she can expect it to be settled. In such a case, it is usually settled in the consumer’s favor, assuming he or she has a just claim.
Consumers should complain in person whenever possible, but if they cannot get to the place of purchase, it is acceptable to phone or write the complaint in a letter.
Complaining is usually most effective when it is
A. complain personally to the manager
B. threaten to take the matter to court
C. write a firm letter of complaint to the store of purchase
D. show some written proof of the purchase to the store