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English Test.

Reading

The inventor of the walkman

Andreas Pavel's histore proves that life is not easy for inventors. He waited for twenty-seven years to be recognized as the inventor of the walkman.

Pavel invented the walkman in São Paulo, in 1972. He transformed earphones and tape recorders into the “Stereobelt”, to be able to listen to his favorite singers, Janis Joplin and Orlando Silva.

Although Pavel patented his invention in Italy, in England and in the United States, Sony ignored the law and released the walkman as its own invention. It was a great sucess.

In 1999, a court finally acnowledged Pavel as the inventor of the walkman. He made a settlement with Sony for about ten milion dollars. In addition, he is going to receive royalties until 2021.

( From O Estado de S. Paulo, November 3^rd, 2004)

After reading

1- This text about Andreas Pavel is.

( ) an e-mail.

( ) a newspaper article.

( ) a letter.

2- Encontre no texto:

a- O nome original do walkman.

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b- O valor recebido por Pavel pelo seu acordo feito com a Sony.

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c- O lugar e o ano em que o walkman foi inventado.

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d- O ano em que Andreas Pavel ganhou a causa contra a Sony na justiça.

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e- O ano em que expiram os direitos autorais de Pavel sobre o walkman.

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f- A fonte do texto e a data de publicação.

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