14.The Taiwan Excellence awards, launched in 1992, are overseen by the Taiwan ExternalTrade Development Council. When the 2010 Taiwan Excellence Gold Awards wereannounced earlier, the eight winners cut a remarkably wide swath, ranging from a robot anda router-representing the country’s traditional skill in technology and electronics-to an ecosmartcar and a miniature yellow submarine. _______________ On the other hand, all theTaiwan Excellence Gold Award winners had one thing in common: “innovalue,” acombination of innovation and added value that has long been the signature of the country’sleading products.
(A) Taiwanese parents raise their children with high expectations and want them to do wellin every aspect when they grow up.
(B) The diversity of the 18th annual awards signals the growing scope of the country’s expertisein research and development, design, and manufacturing.
(C) Taiwan is the birthplace of a new generation of entertainers who are as committed toexcellence as the country’s companies are.
(D) Most parents here in Taiwan are not afraid of investing in their children’s educationwhetherit is in science, arts or sports.