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Many developing countries are investing in up-to-date technology now and hoping to jump ahead of their competition. Major cities are racing to get the basic infrastructure in place to bring the information 11. to their doorstep. Older systems with copper wires that use electrons to send information are out of date in 12. with advanced technologies. New technologies use optical fibers to carry 13. information. A single fiber is less than a half of a millimeter in 14. , but it is faster than the old wires. When a thousand fibers are put together to make a cable the difference is 15. . Despite the expensive price tag on this technology, many countries with less money are trying desperately to keep up. Some countries are 16. this technology even when they cannot meet the basic needs of all of their people. They are skipping (跳过) the present and 17. straight into the future. They expect that the new technology will give them a(n)18. that will make up for the cost. Nowhere is this more 19. than in Vietnam where they have decided to move forward at any cost. One government official said, "It would be foolish to waste our time expanding old systems. We must spend our money 20. , which may mean sacrificing some other things for a while." Hopefully the future will be bright for everyone making sacrifices now.

Answer 1

11. priveldge
12.comparision
13. digital
14.diameter
15. appaarent
16. pursuing
17.steering
18.advantage
19.unbelivable
20.strategically