Beams of Money
DAISUKE TANAKA’s daily commute has gotten a lot simpler in recent weeks now that he can pay for all his train tickets with his mobile phone. To travel Tokyo’s trains, subways and even some taxis, all he needs to do is to waive his mobile near the now standard card reader. He has also downloaded software for several prepaid and credit cards, turning his mobile phone into a replacement for his wallet. “I haven’t touched my wallet at all today,” he said one recent evening.
The mobile wallet was announced by NTT Docomo with great fanfare back in 2004, when the technology fi rst became available in Japan, but so far it’s been a dud – fewer than one in five owners of a mobile-wallet handset has ever used it to pay for anything. Mobile wallets are accepted at too few places, say experts. That’s now changing quickly, however. New services are rolling out so fast, 2007 is emerging as the year of the mobile wallet in Japan.
The biggest reason is the rapid expansion of e-money services accessible by mobile: 7-Eleven, the country’s dominant convenience chain, has just launched its own brand of e-money, and leading chain AEON will follow suit later this year. The mobile Suica service provides one of the biggest incentives for users to go mobile. The Suica fare card, introduced in 2001, now has more than 20 million users.
(Newsweek, July 9, 2007)
De acordo com o texto, Daisuke Tanaka
a) trabalha para a companhia de metrô.
b) tem desconto nos bilhetes de trem.
c) não utiliza freqüentemente trem, metrô e táxi.
d) trocou uma carteira por um celular.
e) pode pagar seus bilhetes de trem através de seu celular.
QUESTÃO 14
Segundo o texto, a “mobile wallet”
a) está fazendo muito sucesso desde 2004.
b) é também um telefone celular.
c) é aceita em diversos estabelecimentos no Japão.
d) foi lançada pela rede 7-Eleven.
e) tem sido utilizada por um grande número de japoneses.
QUESTÃO 15
Assinale a alternativa que apresenta o uso correto do termo “fewer” como no exemplo – “fewer than one in five owners of a mobile-wallet handset” –, no segundo parágrafo do texto.
a) Mary has fewer money than John.
b) My teacher has fewer patience than the other teachers.
c) This company has fewer equipments than the others.
d) My brother plays fewer musics than I do.
e) Sue has fewer friends than her sister does.
*fewer junto de um substantivo contavel!
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