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Marcel Bich, a French manufacturer of traditional ink pens, was the man turning the ballpoint pen into an item that today almost anyone can afford. Bich was shocked at the poor quality of the ballpoint pens that were available, and also at their high cost. However, he recognised that the ballpoint was a firmly established invention, and he decided to design a cheap pen that worked well and would be commercially successful.
Bich went to the Biro brothers and asked them if he could use the design of their original invention in one of his own pens. In return, he offered to pay them every time he sold a pen. Then, for two years, Bich studied the detailed construction of every ballpoint pen that was being sold, often working with a microscope.
By 1950, he was ready to introduce his new wonder: a plastic pen with a clear barrel that wrote smoothly, did not leak and only cost a few cents. He called it the 'Bic Cristal'. The ballpoint pen had finally become a practical writing instrument. The public liked it immediately, and today it is as common as the pencil. In Britain, they are still called Biros, and many Bic models also say 'Biro' on the side of the pen, to remind people of their original inventors.
Bich became extremely wealthy thanks to his invention, which had worldwide appeal. Over the next 60 years his company, Société Bic, opened factories all over the world and expanded its range of inexpensive products. Today, Bic is as famous for its lighters and razors as it is for its pens, and you can even buy a Bic mobile phone.
A. a cheap pen could be designed with great commercial success
B. a firm was not established to produce high-quality ballpoint pens
C. most people could not afford such a firmly established invention
D. the ballpoint pens available were expensive despite their poor quality
Marcel Bich, a French manufacturer of traditional ink pens, was the man turning the ballpoint pen into an item that today almost anyone can afford. Bich was shocked at the poor quality of the ballpoint pens that were available, and also at their high cost. However, he recognised that the ballpoint was a firmly established invention, and he decided to design a cheap pen that worked well and would be commercially successful.
Bich went to the Biro brothers and asked them if he could use the design of their original invention in one of his own pens. In return, he offered to pay them every time he sold a pen. Then, for two years, Bich studied the detailed construction of every ballpoint pen that was being sold, often working with a microscope.
By 1950, he was ready to introduce his new wonder: a plastic pen with a clear barrel that wrote smoothly, did not leak and only cost a few cents. He called it the 'Bic Cristal'. The ballpoint pen had finally become a practical writing instrument. The public liked it immediately, and today it is as common as the pencil. In Britain, they are still called Biros, and many Bic models also say 'Biro' on the side of the pen, to remind people of their original inventors.
Bich became extremely wealthy thanks to his invention, which had worldwide appeal. Over the next 60 years his company, Société Bic, opened factories all over the world and expanded its range of inexpensive products. Today, Bic is as famous for its lighters and razors as it is for its pens, and you can even buy a Bic mobile phone.
(Adapted from Complete IELTS Workbook by Rawdon Wyatt)
According to paragraph 1, Marcel Bich was shocked because _________.A. a cheap pen could be designed with great commercial success
B. a firm was not established to produce high-quality ballpoint pens
C. most people could not afford such a firmly established invention
D. the ballpoint pens available were expensive despite their poor quality
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Theo đoạn 1, Marcel Bich đã bị sốc bởi vì ____________.
A. một chiếc bút máy rẻ có thể được thiết kế với thành công thương mại lớn
B. một công ty/hãng không được thành lập để sản xuất bút bi chất lượng cao
C. hầu hết mọi người không thể mua được một phát minh vững chắc như vậy
D. bút bi hiện có lúc đó thì thật là đắt mặc cho chất lượng của chúng thật tệ
Thông tin: Bich was appalled at the poor quality of the ballpoint pens that were available, and was also shocked at their high cost.
Tạm dịch: Bich kinh ngạc trước chất lượng kém của những chiếc bút bi hiện có, đồng thời cũng bị sốc với giá thành cao của chúng.
Giải thích:
Theo đoạn 1, Marcel Bich đã bị sốc bởi vì ____________.
A. một chiếc bút máy rẻ có thể được thiết kế với thành công thương mại lớn
B. một công ty/hãng không được thành lập để sản xuất bút bi chất lượng cao
C. hầu hết mọi người không thể mua được một phát minh vững chắc như vậy
D. bút bi hiện có lúc đó thì thật là đắt mặc cho chất lượng của chúng thật tệ
Thông tin: Bich was appalled at the poor quality of the ballpoint pens that were available, and was also shocked at their high cost.
Tạm dịch: Bich kinh ngạc trước chất lượng kém của những chiếc bút bi hiện có, đồng thời cũng bị sốc với giá thành cao của chúng.
Đáp án D.