In September of last year in Nigeria, 39-year-old Chioma Okoli took to Facebook to voice her opinion about a can of tomato sauce she had recently bought, claiming that it contained too much sugar and asking her friends and followers to express their opinions as well.

Somehow, Okoli’s post went viral on the Internet, generating over 3,000 comments, including one from a person claiming to be the sister of the founder of Erisco Foods Limited, the company that made the canned tomato puree. She asked Okoli to stop bashing the product and just try something else, but Okoli was more determined on her claims. She asked the person to ask her brother to stop kidding people with his product.

On September 24, while she was at church in Lagos, Okoli was approached by policemen in plain clothes for “instigating (煽动) Erisco Foods Limited, knowing the said information to be false under Section 24 (1) (B) of Nigeria’s Cyber Crime Prohibition Act.” She was kept in a cell for a day before being flown to Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, where she was released on administrative bail (保释).

Erisco Foods Limited, the company that makes the tomato sauce Chioma Okoli referenced in her Facebook post, is also going after the Nigerian woman. It filed a N5 Billion ($3 million) lawsuit (诉讼) against her, claiming that the bad publicity caused it serious problems. And, despite pressure from the general public, the founder of Erisco, Eric Umeofia, said he would rather die than allow anyone to ruin the reputation he spent 40 years building. 

For voicing her opinion on social media, Chioma now faces up to seven years in prison, a fine of 7 million naira ($5,000), or both. She is due in court on April 18 for her arraignment (提审).

1.What did Chioma Okoli think of the tomato sauce?

A It was too dear.

B It was too sweet.

C It was too cheap.

D It was out of date.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“claiming that it contained too much sugar”可知，奇奥马·奥科利认为这哥番茄酱含有太多糖，即太甜了。故选B。

2.Which of the following words best explains “bashing” underlined in Paragraph 2?

A Criticizing.

B Admiring.

C Purchasing.

D Punishing.

解析：选A。A词义猜测题。根据第一段提到“asking her friends and followers to express their opinions as well”以及“She asked the person to ask her brother to stop kidding people with his product.”可知，奇奥马·奥科利在网上批评该品牌的番茄酱。故选A。

3.What is the public’s attitude towards Erisco’s action?

A Skeptical.

B Favorable.

C Neutral.

D Disapproving.

解析：选D。D推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句中的“despite pressure from the general public”可知，奥科利的案件引起了尼日利亚社会的广泛关注，并引发了一些人的抗议，由此可知，公众对该公司的行为持反对态度。故选D。

4.Where does this text probably come from?

A A science fiction.

B An advertisement.

C A news website.

D A children’s book.

解析：选C。C推理判断题。本文主要描述了因为公开在网上批评一款番茄酱产品，尼日利亚妇女奇奥马·奥科利面临牢狱之灾，这是一则新闻，因此我们可以在某个新闻网站读到本文。故选C。