1 . Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

To sue or not to sue?

The rise and rise of the compensation culture

Perhaps it’s not surprising that Roslyn Darch of Houston, Texas, USA felt annoyed when she tripped (绊倒) over a kid running around furniture store, and broke her ankle.     1     The owners were clearly surprised at the size of Roslyn’s payout. Particularly since the kid she tripped over was her own son.

Some argue that this is just greed --- that the amount of money is far too much for the injury suffered---and it’s not the shop’s fault that a mother can’t control her child anyway.     2     Whatever you think, the compensation culture which has grown up in the USA is spreading, and it will affect all of us.

    3     Sandra York received ＄113,000 from a Philadelphia restaurant after slipping on a spilt soft drink. However, the drink was on the floor because York had thrown it over her boyfriend thirty seconds earlier, during an argument.

If you think that going on holiday is a good way to get away from all this trouble, think again ---millions of people complain to the British Tourist Authority every year, and many receive some form of compensation. Staff at British travel company Thomson Holidays are used to dealing with requests for compensation following poor weather, cancelled flights and lost luggage, but one spokesman revealed, “We recently had a claim from someone who said their holiday was ruined because they didn’t get on with their travelling companion.     4    ”

A．Not everyone takes it for granted to ask for compensation for physical injuries.

B．And it’s not the only claim for physical injuries that are keeping the lawyers busy.

C．And we regularly get complaints from holidaymakers travelling abroad who say the locals don’t speak English!

D．Others would say that it’s good to see the law taking the side of the individual against the big corporations, for a change.

E．It’s difficult for the British Tourist Authority to settle the complaints.

F．But a few months later, she was $780,000 richer after successfully suing (起诉) the shop.