Father of the CD" Dies

Key

Question 1

a. False. “The pioneer of the compact disc (CD) Norio Ohga has died aged 81 of multiple organ failure in the Japanese capital Tokyo.”
b. True. “ Ohga was an avid music enthusiast and studied to become an opera singer in his youth.”
c. True. “ He was key in the purchase of Hollywood studio Colombia Pictures and the record company CBS.”
d. False. “He also oversaw the launch of Sony’s highly successful PlayStation game console. “

Question 2

a. CDs are the size they are because Mr. Ohga wanted a CD to store as much length of music as Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony has, which is 75 minutes. That meant the CD should have a diameter of 12 cm.
b. Mr. Ohga turned Sony into an international player. He bought a Hollywood film studio and a record company and he supervised the launch of the PlayStation.

Question 3

a. pioneer
b. enthusiast
c. encompassing / to encompass

Question 4

a. Record sales were overtaken by CD sales in Japan within five years of their introduction.
b. The size of CDs has never changed / hasn’t changed since 1982.
c. Mr. Stringer said that by redefining Sony as a company encompassing both hardware and software, Mr. Ohga-san had succeeded where other Japanese companies had failed.