Topic 34: Places of interest (Phần 2)

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Câu 1:

Frenchman Edouard de Laboulaye first proposed the idea of a monument for the United States in 1865. Ten years later sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was commissioned to design a sculpture with 1876 in mind for completion, to commemorate the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence. The Statue was named “Liberty Enlightening the World” and was a joint effort between America and France.

It was agreed that the American people were to build the pedestal, and the French people were responsible for the Statue and its assembly here in the United States. However, lack of funds was a problem on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. In France, public fees, various forms of entertainment, and a lottery were among the methods used to raise funds. In the United States, benefit theatrical events, art exhibitions, auctions and prizefights assisted in providing needed funds. Poet Emma Lazarus wrote her famous sonnet “The New Colossus” in 1883 for the art and literary auction to raise funds for the Statue’s pedestal.

Meanwhile in France, Bartholdi required the assistance of an engineer to address structural issues associated with designing such a colossal copper sculpture. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (designer of the Eiffel Tower) was commissioned to design the massive iron pylon and secondary skeletal framework which allows the Statue’s copper skin to move independently yet stand upright.

Back in America, fundraising for the pedestal was going particularly slowly, so Joseph Pulitzer opened up the editorial pages of his newspaper, “The World,” to support the fund raising effort. Pulitzer used his newspaper to criticize both the rich who had failed to finance the pedestal construction and the middle class who were content to rely upon the wealthy to provide the funds. Pulitzer’s campaign of harsh criticism was successful in motivating the people of America to donate.

Architect Richard Morris Hunt designed the Statue of Liberty’s granite pedestal in 1884, donating his fee to help fund the Statue. Financing for the pedestal was completed in August 1885, and pedestal construction was finished in April 1886. The Statue was completed in France in July 1884 and arrived in New York Harbor in June 1885 onboard the French frigate “Isere.”

In transit, the Statue was reduced to 350 individual pieces and packed in 214 crates. The Statue was reassembled on her new pedestal in four months’ time. On October 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland oversaw the dedication of the Statue of Liberty in front of thousands of spectators. She was a centennial gift ten years late.

(Source: https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/statue-history)

Which of the following does the passage mainly discuss?

A. A joint effort between America and France

B. Engineering, Construction, and Crossing the Atlantic of the Statue of Liberty

C. Statue of Liberty crossing Atlantic Ocean

D. Design of the Statue of Liberty

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Đáp án B

Đoạn văn chủ yếu thảo luận nội dung nào sau đây?
A. Một nỗ lực chung giữa Mỹ và Pháp
B. Kỹ thuật, việc xây dựng và vượt Đại Tây Dương của Tượng Nữ thần Tự do
C. Tượng Đài Tự do băng qua Đại Tây Dương
D. Thiết kế Tượng Nữ thần Tự do
Căn cứ thông tin toàn bài, phần nào đã nêu trong đoạn đầu:
Frenchman Edouard de Laboulaye first proposed the idea of a monument for the United States in 1865. Ten years later sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was commissioned to design a sculpture with 1876 in mind for completion, to commemorate the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence. The Statue was named “Liberty Enlightening the World” and was a joint effort between America and France.

(Người Pháp có tên Edouard de Laboulaye lần đầu tiên đề xuất ý tưởng về một tượng đài tặng cho Hoa Kỳ năm 1865. Mười năm sau nhà điêu khắc Frederic Auguste Bartholdi được giao nhiệm vụ thiết kế một tác phẩm điêu khắc với ý định hoàn thành vào năm 1876, để kỷ niệm một trăm năm của Tuyên ngôn Độc lập Hoa Kỳ. Bức tượng được đặt tên là “Liberty Enlightening the World” và là một nỗ lực chung giữa Mỹ và Pháp.)

Câu 2:

Frenchman Edouard de Laboulaye first proposed the idea of a monument for the United States in 1865. Ten years later sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was commissioned to design a sculpture with 1876 in mind for completion, to commemorate the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence. The Statue was named “Liberty Enlightening the World” and was a joint effort between America and France.

It was agreed that the American people were to build the pedestal, and the French people were responsible for the Statue and its assembly here in the United States. However, lack of funds was a problem on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. In France, public fees, various forms of entertainment, and a lottery were among the methods used to raise funds. In the United States, benefit theatrical events, art exhibitions, auctions and prizefights assisted in providing needed funds. Poet Emma Lazarus wrote her famous sonnet “The New Colossus” in 1883 for the art and literary auction to raise funds for the Statue’s pedestal.

Meanwhile in France, Bartholdi required the assistance of an engineer to address structural issues associated with designing such a colossal copper sculpture. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (designer of the Eiffel Tower) was commissioned to design the massive iron pylon and secondary skeletal framework which allows the Statue’s copper skin to move independently yet stand upright.

Back in America, fundraising for the pedestal was going particularly slowly, so Joseph Pulitzer opened up the editorial pages of his newspaper, “The World,” to support the fund raising effort. Pulitzer used his newspaper to criticize both the rich who had failed to finance the pedestal construction and the middle class who were content to rely upon the wealthy to provide the funds. Pulitzer’s campaign of harsh criticism was successful in motivating the people of America to donate.

Architect Richard Morris Hunt designed the Statue of Liberty’s granite pedestal in 1884, donating his fee to help fund the Statue. Financing for the pedestal was completed in August 1885, and pedestal construction was finished in April 1886. The Statue was completed in France in July 1884 and arrived in New York Harbor in June 1885 onboard the French frigate “Isere.”

In transit, the Statue was reduced to 350 individual pieces and packed in 214 crates. The Statue was reassembled on her new pedestal in four months’ time. On October 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland oversaw the dedication of the Statue of Liberty in front of thousands of spectators. She was a centennial gift ten years late.

(Source: https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/statue-history)

According to paragraph 1, which of the following is the reason for making a monument for the United States?

A. The 100^th commemoration of the American Declaration of Independence.

B. Frederic Auguste Bartholdi had to follow Frenchman Edouard de Laboulaye’s idea.

C. There must be a joint monument between America and France.

D. It was requested from the French Government.

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Đáp án A

Theo đoạn 1, điều nào sau đây là lý do để làm một công trình kỷ niệm cho Hoa Kỳ?
A. Kỷ niệm 100 năm Tuyên ngôn độc lập của Mỹ.
B. Frederic Auguste Bartholdi phải tuân theo ý tưởng của người Pháp Edouard de Laboulaye.
C. Phải có một tượng đài chung giữa Mỹ và Pháp.
D. Nó được yêu cầu từ Chính phủ Pháp.
Căn cứ thông tin đoạn 1:
Ten years later sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was commissioned to design a sculpture with 1876 in mind for completion, to commemorate the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence.

(Mười năm sau nhà điêu khắc Frederic Auguste Bartholdi được giao nhiệm vụ thiết kế một tác phẩm điêu khắc với ý định hoàn thành vào năm 1876, để kỷ niệm một trăm năm của Tuyên ngôn Độc lập Hoa Kỳ.)

Câu 3:

Frenchman Edouard de Laboulaye first proposed the idea of a monument for the United States in 1865. Ten years later sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was commissioned to design a sculpture with 1876 in mind for completion, to commemorate the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence. The Statue was named “Liberty Enlightening the World” and was a joint effort between America and France.

It was agreed that the American people were to build the pedestal, and the French people were responsible for the Statue and its assembly here in the United States. However, lack of funds was a problem on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. In France, public fees, various forms of entertainment, and a lottery were among the methods used to raise funds. In the United States, benefit theatrical events, art exhibitions, auctions and prizefights assisted in providing needed funds. Poet Emma Lazarus wrote her famous sonnet “The New Colossus” in 1883 for the art and literary auction to raise funds for the Statue’s pedestal.

Meanwhile in France, Bartholdi required the assistance of an engineer to address structural issues associated with designing such a colossal copper sculpture. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (designer of the Eiffel Tower) was commissioned to design the massive iron pylon and secondary skeletal framework which allows the Statue’s copper skin to move independently yet stand upright.

Back in America, fundraising for the pedestal was going particularly slowly, so Joseph Pulitzer opened up the editorial pages of his newspaper, “The World,” to support the fund raising effort. Pulitzer used his newspaper to criticize both the rich who had failed to finance the pedestal construction and the middle class who were content to rely upon the wealthy to provide the funds. Pulitzer’s campaign of harsh criticism was successful in motivating the people of America to donate.

Architect Richard Morris Hunt designed the Statue of Liberty’s granite pedestal in 1884, donating his fee to help fund the Statue. Financing for the pedestal was completed in August 1885, and pedestal construction was finished in April 1886. The Statue was completed in France in July 1884 and arrived in New York Harbor in June 1885 onboard the French frigate “Isere.”

In transit, the Statue was reduced to 350 individual pieces and packed in 214 crates. The Statue was reassembled on her new pedestal in four months’ time. On October 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland oversaw the dedication of the Statue of Liberty in front of thousands of spectators. She was a centennial gift ten years late.

(Source: https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/statue-history)

The word “centennial” in paragraph 1 mostly means ______.

A. The time when pubs can legally open

B. The time when a pub ends business for the day

C. The act or process of finishing something

D. The 100^th anniversary of an event

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Đáp án D

Từ “centennial” trong đoạn 1 chủ yếu có nghĩa là ______.
A. Thời gian khi các quán rượu có thể mở cửa hợp pháp
B. Thời gian khi quán rượu kết thúc công việc kinh doanh trong ngày
C. Hành động hoặc quá trình hoàn thành một cái gì đó
D. Kỷ niệm 100 năm sự kiện
Kiến thức từ vựng: centennial (n) = lễ kỷ niệm 100 năm
Ten years later sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was commissioned to design a sculpture with 1876 in mind for completion, to commemorate the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence.

Câu 4:

Frenchman Edouard de Laboulaye first proposed the idea of a monument for the United States in 1865. Ten years later sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was commissioned to design a sculpture with 1876 in mind for completion, to commemorate the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence. The Statue was named “Liberty Enlightening the World” and was a joint effort between America and France.

It was agreed that the American people were to build the pedestal, and the French people were responsible for the Statue and its assembly here in the United States. However, lack of funds was a problem on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. In France, public fees, various forms of entertainment, and a lottery were among the methods used to raise funds. In the United States, benefit theatrical events, art exhibitions, auctions and prizefights assisted in providing needed funds. Poet Emma Lazarus wrote her famous sonnet “The New Colossus” in 1883 for the art and literary auction to raise funds for the Statue’s pedestal.

Meanwhile in France, Bartholdi required the assistance of an engineer to address structural issues associated with designing such a colossal copper sculpture. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (designer of the Eiffel Tower) was commissioned to design the massive iron pylon and secondary skeletal framework which allows the Statue’s copper skin to move independently yet stand upright.

Back in America, fundraising for the pedestal was going particularly slowly, so Joseph Pulitzer opened up the editorial pages of his newspaper, “The World,” to support the fund raising effort. Pulitzer used his newspaper to criticize both the rich who had failed to finance the pedestal construction and the middle class who were content to rely upon the wealthy to provide the funds. Pulitzer’s campaign of harsh criticism was successful in motivating the people of America to donate.

Architect Richard Morris Hunt designed the Statue of Liberty’s granite pedestal in 1884, donating his fee to help fund the Statue. Financing for the pedestal was completed in August 1885, and pedestal construction was finished in April 1886. The Statue was completed in France in July 1884 and arrived in New York Harbor in June 1885 onboard the French frigate “Isere.”

In transit, the Statue was reduced to 350 individual pieces and packed in 214 crates. The Statue was reassembled on her new pedestal in four months’ time. On October 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland oversaw the dedication of the Statue of Liberty in front of thousands of spectators. She was a centennial gift ten years late.

(Source: https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/statue-history)

Lottery is mentioned in paragraph 2 as a way of _____.

A. encouraging French people to be responsible for the construction of the statue

B. attracting people’s attention to the project

C. raising funds for the construction of the statue

D. creating a kind of entertainment for French people

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Đáp án C

Xổ số được đề cập trong đoạn 2 như một cách để _____.
A. khuyến khích người Pháp chịu trách nhiệm xây dựng bức tượng
B. thu hút sự chú ý của mọi người vào dự án
C. gây quỹ để xây dựng bức tượng
D. tạo ra một loại hình giải trí cho người Pháp
Căn cứ thông tin đoạn 2: In France, public fees, various forms of entertainment, and a lottery were among the methods used to raise funds.

(Ở Pháp, lệ phí công cộng, các hình thức giải trí khác nhau, và xổ số là một trong những phương pháp được sử dụng để gây quỹ.)

Câu 5:

Frenchman Edouard de Laboulaye first proposed the idea of a monument for the United States in 1865. Ten years later sculptor Frederic Auguste Bartholdi was commissioned to design a sculpture with 1876 in mind for completion, to commemorate the centennial of the American Declaration of Independence. The Statue was named “Liberty Enlightening the World” and was a joint effort between America and France.

It was agreed that the American people were to build the pedestal, and the French people were responsible for the Statue and its assembly here in the United States. However, lack of funds was a problem on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. In France, public fees, various forms of entertainment, and a lottery were among the methods used to raise funds. In the United States, benefit theatrical events, art exhibitions, auctions and prizefights assisted in providing needed funds. Poet Emma Lazarus wrote her famous sonnet “The New Colossus” in 1883 for the art and literary auction to raise funds for the Statue’s pedestal.

Meanwhile in France, Bartholdi required the assistance of an engineer to address structural issues associated with designing such a colossal copper sculpture. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (designer of the Eiffel Tower) was commissioned to design the massive iron pylon and secondary skeletal framework which allows the Statue’s copper skin to move independently yet stand upright.

Back in America, fundraising for the pedestal was going particularly slowly, so Joseph Pulitzer opened up the editorial pages of his newspaper, “The World,” to support the fund raising effort. Pulitzer used his newspaper to criticize both the rich who had failed to finance the pedestal construction and the middle class who were content to rely upon the wealthy to provide the funds. Pulitzer’s campaign of harsh criticism was successful in motivating the people of America to donate.

Architect Richard Morris Hunt designed the Statue of Liberty’s granite pedestal in 1884, donating his fee to help fund the Statue. Financing for the pedestal was completed in August 1885, and pedestal construction was finished in April 1886. The Statue was completed in France in July 1884 and arrived in New York Harbor in June 1885 onboard the French frigate “Isere.”

In transit, the Statue was reduced to 350 individual pieces and packed in 214 crates. The Statue was reassembled on her new pedestal in four months’ time. On October 28, 1886, President Grover Cleveland oversaw the dedication of the Statue of Liberty in front of thousands of spectators. She was a centennial gift ten years late.

(Source: https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/statue-history)

The word “colossal” in paragraph 3 can be best replaced by _____.

A. uppermost

B. fantastic

C. classic

D. enormous

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Đáp án D

Từ “colossal” trong đoạn 3 có thể được thay thế tốt nhất bởi _____ .

A. trên cùng

B. tuyệt vời

C. cổ điển

D. khổng lồ
Kiến thức từ vựng và từ đồng nghĩa: colossal (khổng lồ, to lớn) = enormous
Meanwhile in France, Bartholdi required the assistance of an engineer to address structural issues associated with designing such a colossal copper sculpture.

(Trong khi đó ở Pháp, Bartholdi yêu cầu sự hỗ trợ của một kỹ sư để giải quyết các vấn đề cấu trúc liên quan đến việc thiết kế một tác phẩm điêu khắc bằng đồng khổng lồ.)

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