I lived and worked in the Far East

I lived and worked in the Far East for thirteen years.
In my view, the Japanese are doing exactly what we’ve asked them to do
—selling us high-quality goods at reasonable prices.
The Japanese succeed because they work hard.
They are well educated. They are committed to quality.
And their government does not burden the productive economy with unreasonable regulations and misguided tax policies.
 I’m sure it is tempting to bash Japan in an election year,
but America is starting to behave like the crybaby of the Western world.
Not to be outdone.
Some Japanese politicians decided to retaliate.
American workers are lazy and unproductive,
 they said. Such comments are totally unrealistic.
American workers—at least those I know in the petroleum industry—
are as good as any workers in the world.
Remember, it was Americans who put out the hundreds of oil-well fires in war-torn Kuwait.
And we did it more quickly and efficiently than anyone dreamed possible.

46. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT included in the Japanese traits?
industrious
dedicated
open-minded
well educated
47. According to the passage, what is the author’s nationality?
Japan
U. S. A.
Kuwait
Korea
48. According to the passage, what does the author seem to be dissatisfied with?
Unfair comments about American workers by Japanese politicians
US’s involvement in the Kuwait War
American workers’ laziness and unproductiveness
Japanese policies to ban US goods
49. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
The author lived and worked in Kuwait for 13 years.
Japanese goods are of high-quality at reasonable prices.
Japanese politicians are better than their American counterparts.
American workers learned a lot from Japanese workers about work ethics.
50. According to the passage, what is the author’s attitude about the American workers?
negative
practical
hostile
positive

reasonable
commit
burden
retaliate
 unrealistic
Kuwait  科威特
industrious
dedicated
regulation
bash
misguided
petroleum
 outdone
politician


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