Question

[Lê Quỳnh Anh]

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 43 to 50.

          At 7pm on a dark, cold November evening, thousands of people are making their way across a vast car park. They are all here for what is, bizarrely, a global phenomenon: they are here to see Holiday on Ice. They're not here to see a film, or the ballet, or even the circus... Given that most people don't seem to be acquainted with anyone who's ever been, the show’s statistics are extraordinary: nearly 300 million people have seen Holiday on Ice since it began in 1943; it is the most popular live entertainment in the world.

But what does the production involve? And why are so many people prepared to spend their lives travelling round Europe in caravans in order to appear in it? It can't be glamorous, and it's undoubtedly hard work. The backstage atmosphere is an odd mix of gym class and workplace. A curtained-off section at the back of the arena is laughably referred to as the girls' dressing room.

It is suggested in paragraph 5 that skating in shows ________ .

A. enables skaters to visit a variety of places

B. is as competitive as other forms of skating

C. allows skaters to try out a range of ideas

D. is particularly well paid

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

Đáp án C.

Key word: suggested, paragraph 5, skating in shows.

Clue: “The only place you’ll see certain skating moves is an ice show,” he says, “because you’re not allowed to do them in competition. It’s not in the rules. So the ice show world has things to offer which the competitive world just doesn’t”.

Dựa vào clue, đáp án chính xác là C. allows skaters to try out a range of ideas: trượt băng trong các chương trình biểu diễn cho phép người trượt thử một loạt các ý tưởng.

Các đáp án còn lại không đúng:

          A. enables skaters to visit a variety of places: cho phép người trượt băng đến thăm nhiều nơi khác nhau.

          B. is as competitive as other forms of skating: cũng có tính cạnh tranh như các hình thức trượt băng khác.

          D. is particularly well paid: đặc biệt được trả lương cao.