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A transformation is occurring that should greatly __1__ living standards in the developing world. Places that until recently were deaf and dumb are rapidly __2__ up-to-date telecommunications. Many developing countries are planning to invest vast sums of money in their telecommunications networks to allow them to compete with developed countries. They believe this will __3__ foreign and domestic investment. However, how fast these nations should push ahead is a matter of debate. And some developing countries lack experience in __4__ costs and choosing between technologies. Vietnam, in particular, though __5__ for any phones, requires that all mobile phones be expensive digital models. Still, there is __6__ dispute that communications will be a key factor separating the winners from the losers. Over the next decade, China plans to pour some $100 billion into telecommunications equipment. Telecommunications is also a key to Shanghai¡¯s ambition of becoming a top financial center. Shanghai plans to be as electronically __7__ as New York. __8__, some other developing countries and areas are all hoping to jump into the modern world by means of telecommunication revolution. For countries that have lagged behind for so long, the __9__ to move ahead in one jump is hard to resist. And __10__ the mistakes they¡¯ll make, they¡¯ll persist¨D so that one day they can cruise alongside Americans and Western Europeans on the information superhighway.

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Although the state(Hawaii) is located in the tropical zone, its claimate is comfortable because of the ocean currents that pass its shores and winds that blow across the land from the northeast.

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According to the author, saying ¡°I¡¯m sorry you¡¯re upset¡± most probably means ¡°________¡±.

A) You have good reason to get upset

B) I¡¯m aware you¡¯re upset, but I¡¯m not to blame

C) I apologize for hurting your feelings

D) I¡¯m at fault for making you upset

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