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E X E R C I S E 2: Choose the correct answer according to the passage.
1. In the passage, the Sony Walkman is referred to as
A) the creation of a large marketing research team
B) an example of uncomplicated product development
C) superior to all similar devices produced afterwards
D) something produced in response to in-depth market research
E) a product invented by Akio Morita, the chairman of Sony
2. When the Big Mac was first introduced, it was
A) the first hamburger ever to be put on the market
B) the result of technical and scientific development
C) the result of an accidental discovery at McDonald's
D) a known item but a fresh product for McDonald's
E) the first product ever produced by McDonald's
3. A new product nowadays
A) must be something completely new to the consumer
B) is always the result of creativity and invention
C) is usually produced in response to consumer demand
D) should be manufactured in large quantities to meet the huge demand
E) is more often created or discovered by accident
E X E R C I S E 3: Complete the sentences by selecting words from Column B in EXERCISE 1.
1. Luck is a very important part of success - a/an meeting at a party or at
a friend's house has been known to lead to a new career or even to marriage.
2. Sarah has a fantastic apartment in downtown New York, but she's not really happy because
she's always had a/an to live in the countryside.
3. Alex is a very interesting person to talk to because he has a/an
knowledge of the history of London - there's really very little he doesn't know about the city
and its past.
4. Copernicus revolutionized the way people thought about the solar system with his
that the Earth and other planets revolve around the sun, and that the
Earth, in fact, was not the centre of the universe.
5. Picasso's new and original way of painting illustrated his genius.
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