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Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions
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. factories
B. company
C. invention
D. range
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)
The word "which" in paragraph 4 refers to _______.A. factories
B. company
C. invention
D. range
Kiến thức: Đọc hiểu
Giải thích:
Từ “which” trong đoạn 4 đề cập đến ________
A. factories (n): các nhà máy
C. invention (n): phát minh
B. company (n): công ty
D. range (n): loại
=> which thay thế cho danh từ đứng ngay trước nó là “invention”.
Thông tin: Bich became extremely wealthy thanks to his invention, which had worldwide appeal.
Tạm dịch: Bich trở nên cực kỳ giàu có nhờ phát minh của mình, cái mà đã có sức hút trên toàn thế giới.
Giải thích:
Từ “which” trong đoạn 4 đề cập đến ________
A. factories (n): các nhà máy
C. invention (n): phát minh
B. company (n): công ty
D. range (n): loại
=> which thay thế cho danh từ đứng ngay trước nó là “invention”.
Thông tin: Bich became extremely wealthy thanks to his invention, which had worldwide appeal.
Tạm dịch: Bich trở nên cực kỳ giàu có nhờ phát minh của mình, cái mà đã có sức hút trên toàn thế giới.
Đáp án C.