Passage #4         The news of the merger of a top Chinese PC company Lenovo and IBM's PC business made headlines when it was announced last December, Lenovo, formerly known as Legend, ask to buy the mighty IBM's PC Department, whose annual sales are $9 billion, for a small fee of $1.75 billion. After the news was made public, many people in the US were concerned that the merger would lead to job losses and compromise national-security. Some American congressmen vocally opposed the deal and called for the government's action to stop the merger. But after a review, the Congress gave the merger a green light.         For Lenovo, the merger is widely seen as bold and risky. The PC business is seen by many as a sunset business. However, by the merger, Lenovo would become the world's third biggest PC maker with annual sales of close to $12 billion. And Lenovo will get the international exposure it desperately wants. IBM, meanwhile, will be free to focus on its other more lucrative businesses such as chipmaking and selling high-powered servers and storage systems. The company's PC branch has barely managed to break even in recent years. No longer profitable, IBM is anxious to dump its PC unit. The merger, therefore, will benefit IBM in the long run. As for Lenovo, it has to prove that it will deserve the IBM brand. The company has long been associated with cheap products and inferior technology, if it's not careful, the merger may prove to be the beginning of the end of this ambitious company.
38. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
(A) IBM's PC business is still very prosperous in recent years.
(B) By acquiring IBM's PC business, Lenovo will be able to compete internationally.
(C) The future of Lenovo might not be as promising as the company believes it would be.
(D) American lawmakers asked the government to interfere with the sale of IBM to Lenovo.