阅读技能（reading skill): Reading Between the Lines (Review)

Reading Between the Lines (Review)
    Up to now we have covered all the important reading skills necessary for college English and from this unit we are going to have a review of some of the reading skills.
    Reading between the lines means drawing inferences about the author's meanings, ideas, purposes, intentions or conclusions. Making inferences relies on the context clues, logical thinking, common sense and sometimes our knowledge of the world and on what is written or what is not written. 
    Here are some more examples from passage A, Unit 6. Please read the paragraphs and answer the questions that follow, trying to find out the meaning implied between the lines.

Example 1:
    Students taking business courses are sometimes a little surprised to find that classes on business ethics have been included in their schedule. They often do not realize that bribery in various forms is on the increase in many countries and, in some, has been a way of life for centuries. (Para. 1, Passage A, Unit 6)

    Question: What can account for the students' surprise when finding that classes on business ethics have been included in their schedule? 
    Possible answer: The students are innocent and inexperienced and they don't expect bribery and similar activities to be common in business. 

Example 2:
    It is easy to talk about having high moral standards but, in practice, what would one really do in such a situation? Some time ago a British car manufacturer was accused of operating a fund to pay bribes, and of other questionable practices such as paying agents and purchasers an exaggerated commission, offering additional discounts, and making payments to numbered bank accounts in Switzerland. The company rejected these charges and they were later withdrawn. Nevertheless, at that time, there were people in the motor industry in Britain who were prepared to say in private: “Look, we're in a very competitive business. Every year we're selling more than a $ 1,000 million worth of cars abroad. If we spend a few million pounds to keep some of the buyers happy, who's hurt? If we didn't do it, someone else would.” (Para. 3, Passage A, Unit 6)
    What is implied in Paragraph 3, Reading passage A?
    In a highly competitive business world, keeping high moral standards is something easier said than done, — bribery is inevitable.

Example 3:
    In a well-known British newspaper, a writer argued recently that “industry is caught in a web of bribery” and that everyone is “on the take.” This is probably an exaggeration. However, today's businessman, selling in overseas markets, will frequently meet situations where it is difficult to square his business interests with his moral conscience. ( Para. 11, Passage A, Unit 6 )
    What does “business interests” imply?
    “Business interests” here implies making profits.