(IME - 2016/2017 - 2ª FASE)
Texto 4
When he was 19, in 1898, Albert Einstein was refused a place at the Munich Technical Institute because he 'showed no promise'. Three years later, Einstein took Swiss citizenship and became an examiner at the Swiss Patent Office. In his spare time, he continued his study of physics and by 1905 had advanced so far that he was able to publish the first of his celebrated papers on the theory of relativity which earned worldwide fame.
In: I wish I’d never said that, Oxford, Past Times, 2001, p. 60.
Choose the correct option.
After his discovery, he got a job as a Swiss examiner at the Munich Technical Institute.
He published the first of his papers on relativity due to his off-duty hours dedicated to his own research.
He needed to be fired by a German institution at the age of 19 to finally come up with a new theory.
He had been stubborn all of his life when he discovered something in 1901 that would change his life forever.
The examinations he was in charge daily weakened the quality of his research. The result was fame.
Gabarito:
He published the first of his papers on relativity due to his off-duty hours dedicated to his own research.
A alternativa correta é a B) He published the first of his papers on relativity due to his off-duty hours dedicated to his own research. (Ele publicou o primeiro de seus escritos sobre relatividade por causa das horas de folga dedicadas à sua própria pesquisa), está de acordo com a frase: "In his spare time, he continued his study of physics and by 1905 had advanced so far that he was able to publish the first of his celebrated papers on the theory of relativity which earned worldwide fame.
As outras alternativas estão incorretas.
A) Depois de sua descoberta, ele conseguiu um emprego como examinador suiço no Instituto Técnico de Munique.
C) Ele precisou ser demitido por uma instituição alemã aos 19 anos para finalmente chegar com uma nova teoria.
D) Ele foi teimoso por toda sua vida quando descobriu algo em 1901 que mudaria sua vida para sempre.
E) Os exames que ele fazia diariamente enfraqueciam a qualidade de sua pesquisa. O resultado foi a fama.