Reading passage (Questions 31-35)
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 from 31 to 35.
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, Societe 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)
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, Societe 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)
Question 31: What could be the best title for the passage?
Question 31: What could be the best title for the passage?
Chọn một phương án bên dưới để kiểm tra đáp án ngay:
Đáp án chính thức: B
Hướng dẫn giải chi tiết
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Câu hỏi yêu cầu tiêu đề phù hợp nhất cho bài đọc về Marcel Bich và bút bi. Bài đọc kể về việc bút bi ban đầu có chất lượng kém và giá cao (một mặt hàng đắt tiền), sau đó Bich thiết kế chiếc 'Bic Cristal' rẻ tiền, viết trơn tru và 'today it is as common as the pencil' - tức trở thành vật dụng hàng ngày. Phương án B 'From a Luxury Item to an Everyday Object' tóm tắt đúng toàn bộ quá trình này. Phương án A sai vì bài không nói về chuyển đổi từ thiết bị di động sang bút bi (chỉ nhắc Bic có bán điện thoại ở cuối bài). Phương án C sai vì bài không thảo luận về thiết kế mới tốt hay xấu. Phương án D sai vì 'Biros - A Business Model in Britain' chỉ là chi tiết nhỏ trong bài, không phải ý chính. Đáp án khớp với đáp án nguồn (31. B).
Câu hỏi yêu cầu tiêu đề phù hợp nhất cho bài đọc về Marcel Bich và bút bi. Bài đọc kể về việc bút bi ban đầu có chất lượng kém và giá cao (một mặt hàng đắt tiền), sau đó Bich thiết kế chiếc 'Bic Cristal' rẻ tiền, viết trơn tru và 'today it is as common as the pencil' - tức trở thành vật dụng hàng ngày. Phương án B 'From a Luxury Item to an Everyday Object' tóm tắt đúng toàn bộ quá trình này. Phương án A sai vì bài không nói về chuyển đổi từ thiết bị di động sang bút bi (chỉ nhắc Bic có bán điện thoại ở cuối bài). Phương án C sai vì bài không thảo luận về thiết kế mới tốt hay xấu. Phương án D sai vì 'Biros - A Business Model in Britain' chỉ là chi tiết nhỏ trong bài, không phải ý chính. Đáp án khớp với đáp án nguồn (31. B).