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Carnegie Hall, the 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, however, 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 corner 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 Stern 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 Stern 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.
This passage is mainly about ________.
Carnegie Hall, the 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, however, 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 corner 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 Stern 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 Stern 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.
This passage is mainly about ________.
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Đáp án A
Nội dung chính của đoạn văn này là về:
A. sự thay đổi đối với Carnegie Hall
B. sự xuất hiện của Hội trường Carnegie
C. Lịch sử của Carnegie Hall trong thời kỳ Đại suy thoái
D. thiệt hại cho trần nhà trong Carnegie Hall
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Câu 2:
The word “it” in the first paragraph refers to_____
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Đáp án C
Từ "it" trong đoạn đầu tiên đề cập đến:
A. Carnegie Hall
B. Thành phố New York
C. một sự phục hồi.
D. một kế hoạch
Câu 3:
What major change happened to the hall in 1946?
What major change happened to the hall in 1946?
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Đáp án A
Sự thay đổi lớn xảy ra với hội trường vào năm 1946 là gì?
A. Mái vòm âm thanh bị hỏng.
B. Không gian trong tòa nhà đã bị bán cho các doanh nghiệp thương mại.
C. Các bức tường bị hư hại trong một trận động đất.
D. Sân khấu đã được cải tạo.
Câu 4:
Who was Andrew Carnegie?
Who was Andrew Carnegie?
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Đáp án C
Andrew Carnegie là ai?
A. Một nghệ sĩ vĩ cầm.
B. Một kiến trúc sư.
C. Một chủ nhà máy thép.
D. Thị trưởng thành phố New York.
Câu 5:
What was Isaac Stern’s relationship to Carnegie Hall?
What was Isaac Stern’s relationship to Carnegie Hall?
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Đáp án C
Mối quan hệ của Isaac Stern với Carnegie Hall là gì?
A. Ông làm bộ phim "Carnegie Hall" vào năm 1946.
B. Ông đã biểu diễn vào đêm khai mạc năm 1891.
C. Ông đã cố gắng để cứu đại sảnh, bắt đầu vào năm 1960.
D. Anh mở một quán cà phê ở Carnegie Hall trong thời kỳ khủng hoảng.
Câu 6:
What was probably the most important aspect of the recent renovation?
What was probably the most important aspect of the recent renovation?
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Đáp án D
Mối quan hệ của Isaac Stern với Carnegie Hall là gì?
A. Ông làm phim "Carnegie Hall" vào năm 1946.
B. Mr. expression in the last year 1891.
C. You tried to try to resetting, starting in the 1960.
D. Anh mở một quán cà phê tại Carnegie Hall trong thời gian khủng hoảng.
Câu 7:
Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word “unveiled” in paragraph 3?
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Đáp án A
Điều nào sau đây có ý nghĩa gần nhất với từ “unveiled” trong đoạn 3?
A. Công bố.
B. Bị giới hạn.
C. Bị lu mờ.
D. Nằm.
Câu 8:
How does the author seem to feel about the future of Carnegie Hall?
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Đáp án C
Tác giả cảm nhận về tương lai của Carnegie Hall như thế nào?
A. Không rõ ràng.
B. Được an toàn.
C. Lạc quan.
D. Phủ định.
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