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 mentioned in paragraph 3 that ________ .

A. the show has been staged in many places

B. many companies are involved in the production

C. the show need financial support

D. it is difficult to find suitable equipment

Answer 1

[Dương Hoàn Anh]

Đáp án B.

Key word: mentioned, paragraph 3.

Clue: “the lights come from a firm in Texas, the people who make the audio system are in California, but Montreal supplies the smoke effects”: đèn được mua từ một công ty ở Texas, những người cài đặt hệ thống âm thanh làm việc ở California, nhưng những công ty đến từ Montreal cung cấp hiệu ứng khói.

Ta thấy từ manh mối rằng có rất nhiều công ty khác nhau góp phần vào việc tổ chức chương trình. Đáp án chính xác là B. many companies are involved in the production.

Các đáp án còn lại là sai:

          A. the show has been staged in many places: chương trình đã được tổ chức ở nhiều nơi.

          C. the show needs financial support: chương trình cần hỗ trợ tài chính

D. it is difficult to find suitable equipment: rất khó tìm được thiết bị phù hợp