Reading Comprehension 5th

What point is the author trying to make?

• It’s very difficult o manage a global supply chain.

• Some companies don’t want customers to know where

  their products are made.

• It’s not always easy to say where a product comes from these days.

Where is the iPhone designed?

• in the United States

• in China

• in Japan

What does these in line 15 refer to?

• manufacturers

• parts of an iPhone

• finished i hones

Apple probably chose to assemble iPhones in China because..................

• glass screens are cheaper in China

• Chinese factories have proven to be good at meeting last-minute demands

• more and more skilled workers are moving to China

What does Tim Cook mean when he says we need to look at the bigger picture

(line 36)?

• We have to keep coming up with new ideas and solutions.

• We have to create phones with larger display screens.

• We have to take a broad view of an issue, and not focus on small details.

Apple’s main office is in China.

• True

• False

• Not given

The first iPhone that went on sale had a plastic screen.

• True

• False

• Not given

According to the map on page 60, some parts of the iPhone are made in Europe.

• True

• False

• Not given

If you look at a car’s individual parts, you look at ...................

• the whole car.

• each part separately

A global event is one that happens ...................................

• only in your country

• affects the whole world.