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JUNIOR LEVEL

Multiple choice

Choose the best answer for the following questions.

1. Which company was blacklisted by the US government?

A. Amazon

B. Dahua Technology

C. Boeing

2. What was the reason given by the US for blacklisting the company?

A. it helps China to monitor minorities

B. it sells substandard products

C. it fails to pay tariff

3. Which kind of product was the controversy about?

A. face scanners

B. thermal cameras

C. the article does not say

ADVANCED LEVEL

A. Mind map

Please fill in the blanks below:

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B. CRITICAL THINKING

1. Should Amazon have bought from Dahua Technology? Why or why not?

2. Why do you think Amazon bought the Dahua products?

3. Does the reason for the purchase matter in judging the propriety of the purchase?

4. Is it right for the US government to blacklist Dahua? Why or why not?

5. ‘The US government bullies Chinese companies’. Please comment.

[Answers]

Junior level

1.B; 2.A; 3.B

Advanced level

A. Fill in the mind map

1.blacklisted; 2.US$10 million; 3.temperatures; 4.legal; 5.private; 6.troubling

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Usage: Amazon uses the cameras to take the 3. ________ of workers during the pandemic.

Size: the order was reported to be valued at 2. ________.

Amazon bought cameras from Dahua Technology, which has been 1. ________ by the US government.

McCaul: the congressman said he found the reported purchase 6. ________.

Procurement: The Amazon purchase is 4. _______ because the ban does not apply to 5. ________ companies.

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