A. extendD. horrifiedG. impatienceJ. instructions M. expect
B. frustratedE. officialH. checked K. counterparts N. interested
C. officesF. trackI. forgot L. uneasy O. mentality When the Saudi government announced that it was going to invest several million dollars in communication technology, an American businessman went to Riyadh to "get something going". He was given $3,700 for a week stay. He arrived on a Monday, (1) into his hotel and began making phone calls to the obvious points of contact. To his surprise he could not (2) down anyone to see regarding his business. By Wednesday he discovered that most (3) were closed on Thursday afternoon and on Friday, the Islamic day of prayer. There was nothing he could do but (4) his stay and hope for better luck next week. Eventually he made several appointments, but in each case he was (5) by hour-or-more waits, interrupted meetings, endless cups of coffee, and (6) to "come back another day". He felt (7) doing business with Arabs. After a month he ran into an old friend who introduced him to the basic rules of how to do business with Arabs. He was (8) to discover that he had repeatedly insulted his contacts by his undisguised (9) , refusal to take coffee, rush to talk business, and even when he conversationally asked an Arab (10) about his wife. By now his trip had cost well over $13,000 and he had only established himself a rude and unworthy American. He learned too late the secrets to successful business in Saudi Arabi