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Unit11.Whydoesthewritercompareanartistwhoseeksfametoadogchasingitsowntail?Becauselikeadogchasingitsowntail,whentheartistcapturesthefame,hedoesnotknowwhatelsetodobuttocontinuechasingit.2.Whatwillhappentoartistsiftheybecomebored?Theirworkbeginstoshowalackofcontinuityinitsappealanditbecomesdifficulttosustaintheattentionofthepublic.3.Whyisitpossibleforartiststolosesupportfromtheaudiencesiftheymakechangestotheirstyle?Becausethepublicdiscountsstylesotherthanthoseforwhichtheartistshavebecomefamous.4.Whatdofamouswriters,paintersandmoviemakershavetogiveupinordertomaintaintheirfameandfortune,accordingtothewriter?Theirfreedomtoexpressthemselveswithotherstylesorforms.5.Inwhichwayistheperformersimilartothepolitician,accordingtothewriter?Theyhavetopleasetheiraudiencesbysayingthingstheydon’tmeanorfullybelieve.6.WhatdoesthewriterwanttoshowbygivinganexampleofOscarWilde’suncompromisingbehavior?Artistspayaheavypriceforremainingtruetothemselves.7.Whatexplanationmayfailedartistsgivetothemselvesfortheirfailure?Theirgeniusistoosophisticatedforcontemporaryaudiences.8.WhyareThomasWolfe,Beethoven,Pestalozzi,andThomasEdisonmentionedinParagraph8?Toshowthatfailurehasmotivatedsomefamouspeopletoworkevenhardertosucceed.Unit31.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“Awelfareclientissupposedtocheat.Everybodyexpectsit”?Hemeansthatawelfareclientisbelievedtolietogetalittleextrawelfaremoneyandeveryoneknowsitwell.2.Howhastheauthorchosentoliveasawelfareclient?Hehaschosentoliveanhonestlifebydrummingupsomebusinessoutsideanddrawingcartoonsformagazines.3.Whydothecaseworkersthinktheyareentitledtohaveclientsbowtothem?Becausetheyknowclearlythattheyarebeingmadefoolsofbysomeoftheirclients,andtheyfeeltheyareentitledtohaveclientsbowtothemascompensation.4.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardcaseworkers?Hedoesn’tthinkthosecaseworkersaretoblame,soheisn’tbeingbitter.5.Whydidthecaseworkersbecome“detectives”accordingtothewriter?Becausethewelfaresystempracticallyrequirespeopletolie.6.Howcouldtheauthorpossiblygethiswheelchairrepaired?HehadtocallacaseworkerhecalledSuzannefirst.Aftergivingalittlelecture,Suzannewassupposedtonotifythemedicalworker,whowouldcertifythattherewasaproblem.Thenthemedicalworkercalledthewheelchairrepaircompaniestogetthecheapestbid.Thenthemedicalworkeralertedthemainwelfareoffice.Theyconsideredthematterfordaysbeforecallingbackandapprovingtherepair,ifhewaslucky.7.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthecurrentwelfaresystem?Hethinksthatthesystemsoeasilylendsitselftoabusebythewelfaregiversaswellasbytheclients.8.Whatkindofnewwelfaresystemdoestheauthordreamof?Hedreamsofanewsystemthatwillencouragetheclientsandhelpthemtodeveloptheirtalents,ratherthanseektoconvictthemofcheating.Unit41.Accordingtothewriter,whatwouldhappenifthetransformationunderdiscussiontakesplace?Thelivingstandardsinthedevelopingworldwillbegreatlyimproved.2.Whatdoesthewritermeanbydescribingplacesas“deafanddumb”?Thewriterreferstothoseplaceswithouttelecommunicationsfacilitiessuchastelephones,wherethereislittleexchangeofinformation.3.Whyareadvancedcommunicationsseenasawaytoleapoverwholestagesofeconomicdevelopment?Becauseadvancedcommunicationsandsubsequentwidespreadaccesstoinformationtechnologiesenablethedevelopingregionstoshortentheprocessofchangingfromlabor-intensiveassemblyworktoindustriesthatinvolveengineering,marketinganddesign.4.WhydosomeexpertsbelieveitisinappropriateforVietnamtorequirethatitsmobilephonesallbeexpensivedigitalmodels?Becausetheybelieveitisinbadneedofanyphonesanditlacksexperienceinweighingcostsandchoosingbetweentechnologies.5.WhathasHungarydonetoquickenitsstepsintothemodernworld?First,itsolda30%stakeinitsnationalphonecompanytotwoWesterncompaniestoovercometheproblemoffundsandtoquickentheimportofWesterntechnology.Second,ithasleasedrightstoaDutch-Scandinaviangroupofcompaniestobuildandoperateanadvanceddigitalmobilephonesystem.6.Whatisoneofthemostpopularwaysmentionedinthepassagetoboostaphonesystemindevelopingcountries?Andwhy?Wireless.Forit’scheapertobuildradiotowersthantostringlinesacrossmountainridgesanditisareliableservice.7.WhycanwirelessphoneprovidersmakemoreprofitsinLatinAmerica?PartofthereasonisthatcustomerstheretalktwotofourtimesaslongonthephoneaspeopleinNorthAmerica.8.WhyaremobilephonespopularamongbusinesspeopleinThailand?Becausemobilephonesmakeitpossibleforthemtokeepcontactwitheachotherevenwhentheyarecaughtinthetrafficjams.Unit61.Whydostudentssometimesfeelsurprisedwhentheyfindbusinessethicsareincludedintheirbusinesscourses?Becausetheydon’tknowhowserioustheproblemofbriberyis.2.Whatwillthemanagerofacompanydoifhedecidestogiveuphisprinciplesinanegotiationwithsomegovernmentofficials?Hewillprobablybribetheofficials.3.Whyarepracticessuchaspayingagentsandpurchasersanexaggeratedcommission,andofferingadditionaldiscountsdescribedas“questionable”?Becausethesepracticesarelikelytobemorallywrongandmaybeseenasformsofbribery.4.Whatmightindividualsfromaforeigncompanydoiftheywanttosellarmstoacountry?Theymightmakelargepaymentstorulingfamiliesortheircloseadvisers,ormakedonationstopartybankaccounts.5.Whatdoes“acopy