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IV. Discourse 5%Dyson is a British-based manufacturing company that was established in 1987 by JamesDyson. They design and produce a range of household products that includes vacuum cleaners,heaters, hand dryers, hair dryers, and bladeless fans, while employing a workforce of 7,000worldwide.__(36)__ While vacuum cleaners had been around for a long time, Dyson wasdissatisfied with the way existing vacuum cleaners performed. The bags that trap the dustclogged, causing loss of suction and cleaning power. __(37)__ He had built a cyclone tower inhis factory to separate paint particles from the air using the principle of centrifugal force, buthe questioned whether or not it would work in a vacuum cleaner. __(38)__ Dyson sought tosell his new design, but conventional vacuum cleaner manufacturers were uninterested.Instead, he sold it to a Japanese company. The product soon became a commercial success.__(39)__Now, his company is a big player on the global market. Spending seven million Britishpounds per week on research and development, the company employs some 3,500 engineersand scientists, and is involved in over 40 university research programs. __(40)__ Mostproduct designs are started by Dyson himself. The prosperous company is the UK’s largestinvestor in robotics and artificial intelligence research, which it considers huge growth areas.
(A) Dyson funneled the profits into setting up his own company.
(B) The Dyson array of technologies will culminate in this single, highly anticipated productoffering, to be unveiled in 2020.
(C) It’s often said that necessity spawns invention.
(D) A working team of around 400 engineers and a budget of at least US$2.6 billion are proofof Dyson’s commitment to the ambitious project.
(E) Five years and more than 5,000 prototypes later, the first bagless vacuum cleaner becamea reality.(F) Their product line includes fan-heater combinations, ultrasonic humidifiers, air purifiers,and washing machines.(G) Dyson’s disappointment motivated him to come up with a new design that wouldeliminate the problem and create a better vacuum.
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統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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