Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 28 to 34.
Carnegie Hall, which is a famous concert hall in New York City, has again undergone a restoration. While this is not the first, it is certainly the most extensive in the building’s history. As a result of this new restoration, Carnegie Hall once again has the quality of sound that it had when it was first built.
Carnegie Hall owes its existence to Andrew Carnegie, the wealthy owner of a steel company in the late 1800s. The hall was finished in 1891 and quickly gained a reputation as an excellent performing arts hall where accomplished musicians gained fame. Despite its reputation, the concert hall suffered from several detrimental renovations over the years. During the Great Depression, when fewer people could afford to attend performances, the directors sold part of the building to commercial businesses. As a result, a coffee shop was opened in one comer of the building, for which the builders replaced the brick and terra cotta walls with windowpanes. A renovation in 1946 seriously damaged the acoustical quality of the hall when the makers of the film Carnegie Hall cut a gaping hole in the dome of the ceiling to allow for lights and air vents. The hole was later covered with short curtains and a fake ceiling, but the hall never sounded the same afterwards.
In 1960, the violinist Isaac Stem became involved in restoring the hall after a group of real estate developers unveiled plans to demolish Carnegie Hall and build a high-rise office building on the site. This threat spurred Stem to rally public support for Carnegie Hall and encourage the City of New York to buy the property. The movement was successful, and the concert hall is now owned by the city. In the current restoration, builders tested each new material for its sound qualities, and they replaced the hole in the ceiling with a dome. The builders also restored the outer walls to their original appearance and closed the coffee shop. Carnegie has never sounded better, and its prospects for the future have never looked more promising.
What is this passage mainly about?
A. Changes to Carnegie Hall
B. The appearance of Carnegie Hall
C. Carnegie Hall’s history during the Great Depression
D. Damage to the ceiling in Carnegie Hall
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Bài đọc này chủ yếu thảo luận về điều gì?
A. Những sự thay đổi của Carnegie Hall
B. Sự xuất hiện của Carnegie Hall
C. Lịch sử của Carnegie Hall suốt thời kì Đại suy thoái
D. Thiệt hại cho trần nhà ở Carnegie Hall
Từ câu đầu tiên của bài đọc: “Carnegie Hall, which is a famous concert hall in New York City, has again undergone a restoration” (Carnegie Hall, một phòng hòa nhạc nổi tiếng ở thành phố New York lại trải qua một sự phục hồi.) đến những đoạn tiếp theo tác giả nói về việc Carnegie Hall được sửa chữa phục hồi như thế nào.
The teacher likes her essay because it’s very ................... .
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
We have conducted (A) exhausting research (B)into the effects of smartphones on students’ (C) behaviour and their (D) academic performance.
If people paid more attention to the environment, the Earth _________ greener.
Many parents tend to push their children because they believe that good education will enable them to _________ in the future.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of sentences in the following questions.
The storm was so great. Many families had to be evacuated to safer parts of the city.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
(A) On the table (B) is (C) hundreds of books written (D) in English.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 23 to 27.
The Microscope
One of the most important inventions in the development of science and medicine was the microscope. It was (23) ........... the principle that light could be “refracted” or bent, by a glass lens. It was soon discovered that tiny objects could be magnified (24) ........... size when viewed through a glass lens that had been ground and polished in a specific (25) ........... Although the principle was known to the Chinese as early as 1000 A.D, it was not until the 13th and 14th centuries in Europe (26) ........... it was put to practical use in the form of eyeglasses.
In Europe the first microscope was invented by brothers Zacharias and Hans Janssen, two Dutch eyeglass-makers, around 1590. They built a “compound” microscope, so called because of its two lenses. The most significant development and use of the microscope during this period, however, belongs to another Dutch optician, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. Bom in Delft, Holland, he became skilled at (27) ........... very sharp and accurate magnifying lenses.
Điền vào số (24)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s) in each of the following questions.
Sally has just won a full scholarship to one of the most prestigious universities in the world; she must be on cloud nine now.
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 23 to 27.
The Microscope
One of the most important inventions in the development of science and medicine was the microscope. It was (23) ........... the principle that light could be “refracted” or bent, by a glass lens. It was soon discovered that tiny objects could be magnified (24) ........... size when viewed through a glass lens that had been ground and polished in a specific (25) ........... Although the principle was known to the Chinese as early as 1000 A.D, it was not until the 13th and 14th centuries in Europe (26) ........... it was put to practical use in the form of eyeglasses.
In Europe the first microscope was invented by brothers Zacharias and Hans Janssen, two Dutch eyeglass-makers, around 1590. They built a “compound” microscope, so called because of its two lenses. The most significant development and use of the microscope during this period, however, belongs to another Dutch optician, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. Bom in Delft, Holland, he became skilled at (27) ........... very sharp and accurate magnifying lenses.
Điền vào số (23)
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions.
Tim works (A) as a doctor and he (B) earns (C) twice (D) as much than his brother.
This girl doesn’t reveal much about herself, and is ............... fascinating for it.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.
“Don’t forget to submit your assignments by Friday,” said the teacher to the students.
I have lived in this city for so long, so I’ve grown ............................to the noise of vehicles.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.
Nobody comes there, _________ ?
