6.The engineer Camillo Oliver was 40years old when he started the company in 1908.
At his factory in Ivrea,he designed and produced the first Italian typewriter,Today the company's head office s still in Ivrea,near Turin,but the company is much larger than it was in those days and there are offices all around the world.
By 1930there was 1staff of 700and the company turned out 13,000machines a year.Some went to customers in Italy,but Olivetti exported more typewriters to other countries.
Camillo's son,Adriano,started working for the company in 1924and later he became the boss.He introduced a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and design specialists.The company developed new and better typewriters and then calculators.In 1959it produced the ELEA computer in Italy.
After Adriano died in 1960,the company had a period of financial problems.Other companies,especially the Japanese,made faster progress in electronic technology than the Italian company.
In 1978,Carlo de Benedetti became the new boss.Olivetti increased its marking and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce more advanced office equipment.Soon it became one of the world's leading companies in information technology and communications.There are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group-one for personal computers,one for Systems and services,and two for telecommunications.
25.From the text we learn thatA.
A.by 1930Olivetti produced 13,000typewriters a year
B.Olivetti earned more in the 1960s than in the 1950s
C.some of Olivetti's 700staff regularly visited customers in Italy
D.Olivetti set up offices in other countries from the very beginning
26.What was probably the direct result of Olivetti's falling behind in electronic technology?B
A.Adriano's death.
B.A period of financial problems.
C.Its faster progress.
D.Its agreements with other companies.
27.What do we know about Olivetti?D
A.It produced the best typewriter in the world.
B.It designed the world's first mainframe computer.
C.It exported more typewriters than other companies.
D.It has five independent companies with its head office in Ivrea.