When a consumer finds that something he or she bought is faulty（假冒的） or in some other way does not live up to what the producer says for it, the first step is to present the warranty（保单），or any other records that might help, at the store of buying．In most cases, this action produces 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 him 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, taking it as true that he or she has a just right．
Consumer should complain in person whenever possible, but if they can not get to the place of buying, it is acceptable to phone or write the complaint in a letter．
Complaining is usually most effective when it is done politely but firmly, and especially when the consumer can show clearly what is wrong with what was bought in question．If this can not be done, the consumer will succeed best by presenting specific information as to what is wrong, rather than by making general statements． For example, “the left speaker does not work at all and the sound coming out of the right one is unclear” is better than “This stereo（立体音响） — does not work．”
The store manager may advise the consumer to write to the producer, if so, the consumer should do this, stating the complaint as politely and firmly as possible．But if a polite complaint does not achieve the expected result, the consumer can go a step further．He or she can threaten to take the seller to court or report the seller to a public organization responsible for protecting consumer’s rights．
1．To gain a relatively quick settlement of his problem, which one below is a consumer advised to complain to ______．
A．the manager B．the producer
C．a shop assistant D．a public organization
2．The most effective complaint about what was bought can be made by ______．
A．asking politely to change it B．saying firmly it is of the poor quality
C．writing to the producer directly D．explaining exactly what is wrong with it
3．The passage mainly informs us ______．
A．how to make the effective complaint
B．how to settle a consumer’s complaint
C．how to avoid buying something wrong
D．how to deal with complaints from consumer
4．According to the passage, the last way a consumer has to use is ______．
A．to find the manager and reason with him
B．to write to the producer stating the problems
C．to gather several fighters to threaten the seller
D．to warn the seller of reporting to a public organization