Have you heard of the scandal that happened in one of Great Britain’s biggest su

Have you heard of the scandal that happened in one ofGreat Britain’s biggest supermarket chains called Tesco? The British love Tesco as it sells verycheap products and it can be found on almost every corner of a British city ortown.

On January 15th 2013 food inspectors discovered 30 %horsemeat in a certain brand of frozen beefburgers that were mostly sold byTesco in the UK and Ireland.

In times of social media like Facebook and Twitter thenews has spread fast and customers have been very concerned about what the foodthey buy actually contains. Tesco said it had taken away the burgers from theshop shelves immediately, and apologized to their customers. They also promisedthat they would find out what exactly happened and that they would work harderthan ever so this would never happen again. Customers are also able toreturn the beefburgers and get a refund, that is, their money back.

However, it will be hard for Tesco to get the people’strust back. Just imagine buying lovely beefburgers that you fry at home andsuddenly you find out that you have actually eaten horsemeat! In this case notonly horse lovers will be upset!

By the way, why are British people so shocked abouteating horsemeat? In history, horses have played great roles as working animalsand as an important means of transport. When Britons of today think of horses,they think of majestic animals or cute pets rather than meat.

But this is not the only reason for the protest:Customers also want to be sure that the products they buy contain what it sayson the label. Hopefully, supermarkets can avoid mistakes like that in thefuture. Maybe there should be stricter regulations and more controls of ourfood? Otherwise we will soon find ourselves eating panda meat instead ofpork and parrot instead of chicken. So the next time you are in a supermarketmaybe check the ingredients of your food before you buy it or you could get anasty surprise …

1.What is the scandal?

A. Tesco’s products were much more expensive than theyare supposed to be.

B. Tesco didn’t react immediately to a food qualityissue.

C. Tesco sold expired food.

D. Horsemeat was found in burgers sold in Tesco.

2.What didn’t Tesco do in response to the scandal?

A. It withdrew the beefburgers.

B. It made an apology to the public.

C. It investigated and found out the cause and effectof the scandal.

D. It returned money to customers who bought thebeefburgers.

3.Which statement isn’t among the reasons whycustomers are furious?

A. People trusted Tesco so much that they neverexpected a scandal like this.

B. Everyone can call himself or herself a horse loverin the UK.

C. Sellers shouldn’t cheat customers.

D. The horse is humans’ friend.

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1.D

2.C

3.B

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