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PAGE  PAGE 5 《新视野大学英语读写教程》4 （第二版） Unit Four Section A Comprehension of the Text I. (p. 86) The living standards in the developing world will be greatly improved. The writer refers to those places without telecommunications facilities such as telephones, where there is little exchange of information. Because advanced communications and subsequent widespread access to information technologies enable the developing regions to shorten the process of changing from labor-intensive assembly work to industries that involve engineering, marketing and design. Because they believe it is in bad need of any phones and it lacks experience in weighing costs and choosing between technologies. First, it sold a 30% stake in its national phone company to two Western companies to overcome the problem of funds and to quicken the import of Western technology. Second, it has leased rights to a Dutch-Scandinavian group of companies to build and operate an advanced digital mobile phone system. Wireless. Because it’s cheaper to build radio towers than to string lines across mountain ridges and it is a reliable service. Part of the reason is that customers there talk two to four times as long on the phone as people in North America. Because mobile phones make it possible for them to keep contact with each other even when they are caught in the traffic jams. Vocabulary III. (p. 87) 1. investment2. disposal3. condensed4. strategic5. revenue6. scratch7. utilities8. invested9. nowhere10. transmissionIV. (p. 87) I. is lagging far behind2. are stuck with3. going for4. remain in contact5. keep pace with6. at your disposal7. dates from8. scratched the surface of9. stuck in 10. choose betweenV. (p. 88) l. L2. N3. D4. E5. H6. I7. F8. O9. J 10. BCollocation VI. (p. 88-89) I. exchange2. growth3. opportunities4. understanding5. benefits6. peace7. development8. career9. will10. statusWord Building VII. (p. 89-90) 1. superpower2. superabundant3.