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What major change happened to the hall in 1946?

Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and choose the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the answer to each of the following questions.
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.
What major change happened to the hall in 1946?
A. The acoustic dome was damaged.
B. Space in the building was sold to commercial businesses.
C. The walls were damaged in an earthquake.
D. The stage was renovated.
Dịch câu hỏi: Sự thay đổi chính của tòa nhà vào năm 1946 là gì?
Dịch đáp án:
A. Mái vòm âm thanh bị phá hủy.
B. Không gian bên trong tòa nhà bị bán cho các doanh nghiệp.
C. Các bức tường đã bị phá hủy vì một trận động đất
D. Sân khấu được xây lại.
Câu hỏi thông tin chi tiết, tìm thông tin ở những dòng 8,9, 10 ở đoạn 2, key words là năm 1946
Trích bài: 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.
Tạm dịch: Một cuộc trùng tu năm 1946 đã phá hủy nghiêm trọng chất lượng âm thanh của phòng hòa nhạc khi những nhà làm phim Carnegie Hall đã cắt một cái hố toác ra trên mái vòm của trần nhà để cho ánh sáng và lỗ thông không khí.
Hệ quả là "the hall never sounded the same afterwards" phòng hòa nhạc không bao giờ nghe tuyệt như trước được nữa.
Thông tin tương ứng với đáp án A.
Đáp án A.
 

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