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Practice Reading: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #43986 The TSR
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The strength of the electronics industry in Japan is the Japanese ability to organize production and marketing rather than their achievements in original research. The British are generally recognized as a far more inventive collection of individuals, but never seem able to exploit what they invent. There are many examples, from the TSR Z hovercraft, high-speed train and Sinclair scooter to the Triumph, BSA and Norton Motorcycle which all prove this sad rule. The Japanese were able to exploits their strengths in marketing and development many years ago, and their success was at first either not understood in the West or was dismissed as something which could have been produced only at their low price. They were sold because they were cheap copies of other people's ideas churned out of a workhouse which was dedicated to hard grind above all else.

The TSR Z hovercraft, high speed train, Sinclair scooter etc. are the symbols of

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Option 2: "British failure"

Explanation: This option is correct as the text illustrates that the British, despite being inventive, fail to capitalize on their inventions like the TSR Z hovercraft and others. The phrase 'prove this sad rule' indicates that these inventions symbolize the inability of the British to exploit their creativity, thus representing British failure.

Option 1: "Japanese success"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text emphasizes that the Japanese success comes from their ability to market and organize production, not from the inventions listed. The hovercraft, train, and scooter are not symbols of Japanese success but rather examples of British inventions that were not successfully exploited.

Option 3: "British success"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text clearly states that the British are inventive but do not succeed in exploiting their inventions. Therefore, the hovercraft and other examples cannot symbolize British success, as they highlight the opposite.

Option 4: "Japanese failure"

Explanation: This option is incorrect as the text does not indicate any failure on the part of the Japanese. Instead, it highlights their success in marketing and production, contrasting it with British failures. Thus, the inventions listed do not symbolize Japanese failure.

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