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Câu hỏi: 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.
Although television was first regarded by many as "radio with pictures," public reaction to the arrival of TV was strikingly different from that afforded the advent of radio. Radio in its early days was perceived as a technological wonder rather than a medium of cultural significance. The public quickly adjusted to radio broadcasting and either enjoyed its many programs or turned them off. Television, however, prompted a tendency to criticize and evaluate rather than a simple on-off response.
One aspect of early television that can never be recaptured is the combined sense of astonishment and glamour that greeted the medium during its infancy. At the midpoint of the 20th century, the public was properly agog about being able to see and hear actual events that were happening across town or hundreds of miles away. Relatively few people had sets in their homes, but popular fascination with TV was so pronounced that crowds would gather on the sidewalks in front of stores that displayed a working television set or two. The same thing happened in the typical tavern, where a set behind the bar virtually guaranteed a full house. Sports events that might attract a crowd of 30,000 or 40,000 suddenly, with the addition of TV cameras, had audiences numbering in the millions. By the end of television's first decade, it was widely believed to have a greater influence on American culture than parents, schools, churches, and government-institutions that had been until then the dominant influences on popular conduct. All were superseded by this one cultural juggernaut.
The 1950s was a time of remarkable achievement in television, but this was not the case for the entire medium. American viewers old enough to remember TV in the '50s may fondly recall the shows of Sid Caesar, Jackie Gleason, Milton Berle, and Lucille Ball, but such high-quality programs were the exception; most of television during its formative years could be aptly described, as it was by one Broadway playwright, as "amateurs playing at home movies." The underlying problem was not a shortage of talented writers, producers, and performers; there were plenty, but they were already busily involved on the Broadway stage and in vaudeville, radio, and motion pictures. Consequently, television drew chiefly on a talent pool of individuals who had not achieved success in the more popular media and on the young and inexperienced who were years from reaching their potential. Nevertheless, the new medium ultimately proved so fascinating a technical novelty that in the early stages of its development the quality of its content seemed almost not to matter.
Fortunately, the dearth of talent was short-lived. Although it would take at least another decade before areas such as news and sports coverage approached their potential, more than enough excellence in the categories of comedy and drama emerged in the 1950s to deserve the attention of discriminating viewers. They are the most fondly remembered of the Golden Age genres for both emotional and intellectual reasons. Live TV drama was, in essence, the legitimate theatre's contribution to the new medium; such shows were regarded as "prestige" events and were afforded respect accordingly. The comedies of the era are remembered for the same reason that comedy itself endures: human suffering and the ever-elusive pursuit of happiness render laughter a necessary palliative, and people therefore have a particular fondness for those who amuse them.
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Which of the following is TRUE according to the paragraph?
A. Television in its early days was perceived as a technological wonder rather than a medium of cultural significance.
B. Few people had TV sets at home but they all enjoyed watching programs especially sports on TV.
C. Television could draw chiefly on a talent pool of individuals who had achieved success in the more popular media.
D. The categories of comedy and drama that emerged in the 1950s were not good enough to attract viewers.
Although television was first regarded by many as "radio with pictures," public reaction to the arrival of TV was strikingly different from that afforded the advent of radio. Radio in its early days was perceived as a technological wonder rather than a medium of cultural significance. The public quickly adjusted to radio broadcasting and either enjoyed its many programs or turned them off. Television, however, prompted a tendency to criticize and evaluate rather than a simple on-off response.
One aspect of early television that can never be recaptured is the combined sense of astonishment and glamour that greeted the medium during its infancy. At the midpoint of the 20th century, the public was properly agog about being able to see and hear actual events that were happening across town or hundreds of miles away. Relatively few people had sets in their homes, but popular fascination with TV was so pronounced that crowds would gather on the sidewalks in front of stores that displayed a working television set or two. The same thing happened in the typical tavern, where a set behind the bar virtually guaranteed a full house. Sports events that might attract a crowd of 30,000 or 40,000 suddenly, with the addition of TV cameras, had audiences numbering in the millions. By the end of television's first decade, it was widely believed to have a greater influence on American culture than parents, schools, churches, and government-institutions that had been until then the dominant influences on popular conduct. All were superseded by this one cultural juggernaut.
The 1950s was a time of remarkable achievement in television, but this was not the case for the entire medium. American viewers old enough to remember TV in the '50s may fondly recall the shows of Sid Caesar, Jackie Gleason, Milton Berle, and Lucille Ball, but such high-quality programs were the exception; most of television during its formative years could be aptly described, as it was by one Broadway playwright, as "amateurs playing at home movies." The underlying problem was not a shortage of talented writers, producers, and performers; there were plenty, but they were already busily involved on the Broadway stage and in vaudeville, radio, and motion pictures. Consequently, television drew chiefly on a talent pool of individuals who had not achieved success in the more popular media and on the young and inexperienced who were years from reaching their potential. Nevertheless, the new medium ultimately proved so fascinating a technical novelty that in the early stages of its development the quality of its content seemed almost not to matter.
Fortunately, the dearth of talent was short-lived. Although it would take at least another decade before areas such as news and sports coverage approached their potential, more than enough excellence in the categories of comedy and drama emerged in the 1950s to deserve the attention of discriminating viewers. They are the most fondly remembered of the Golden Age genres for both emotional and intellectual reasons. Live TV drama was, in essence, the legitimate theatre's contribution to the new medium; such shows were regarded as "prestige" events and were afforded respect accordingly. The comedies of the era are remembered for the same reason that comedy itself endures: human suffering and the ever-elusive pursuit of happiness render laughter a necessary palliative, and people therefore have a particular fondness for those who amuse them.
(Source: https://www.britannica.com/)
Which of the following is TRUE according to the paragraph?
A. Television in its early days was perceived as a technological wonder rather than a medium of cultural significance.
B. Few people had TV sets at home but they all enjoyed watching programs especially sports on TV.
C. Television could draw chiefly on a talent pool of individuals who had achieved success in the more popular media.
D. The categories of comedy and drama that emerged in the 1950s were not good enough to attract viewers.
Thông tin nào sau đây là ĐÚNG theo đoạn văn?
A. Truyền hình trong những ngày đầu của nó được coi là một kỳ quan công nghệ hơn là một phương tiện có ý nghĩa văn hóa.
B. Rất ít người có TV ở nhà nhưng tất cả họ đều thích xem các chương trình đặc biệt là thể thao trên TV.
C. Truyền hình có thể thu hút chủ yếu một nhóm tài năng của các cá nhân đã đạt được thành công trong các phương tiện truyền thông phổ biến hơn.
D. Các thể loại hài kịch và phim truyền hình nổi lên trong những năm 1950 không đủ tốt để thu hút người xem.
Căn cứ thông tin các đoạn:
Đoạn 1: Radio in its early days was perceived as a technological wonder rather than a medium of cultural significance.
(Phát thanh trong những ngày đầu của nó đã được coi là một kỳ quan công nghệ hơn là một phương tiện có ý nghĩa văn hóa.)
Đoạn 2: Relatively few people had sets in their homes, but popular fascination with TV was so pronounced that crowds would gather on the sidewalks in front of stores that displayed a working television set or two.
(Tương đối ít người có tivi trong nhà, nhưng niềm đam mê phổ biến với truyền hình rõ ràng đến mức đám đông sẽ tập trung trên vỉa hè phía trước các cửa hàng có một hoặc hai màn hình tivi đang mở.)
Đoạn 3: Consequently, television drew chiefly on a talent pool of individuals who had not achieved success in the more popular media and on the young and inexperienced who were years from reaching their potential.
(Do đó, truyền hình chỉ chủ yếu thu hút vào một nhóm tài năng của những cá nhân đã không đạt được thành công trong các phương tiện truyền thông phổ biến hơn và nhưng người trẻ chưa có đủ kinh nghiệm để đạt tới thành công tương xứng với năng lực của họ.)
Đoạn 4: Although it would take at least another decade before areas such as news and sports coverage approached their potential, more than enough excellence in the categories of comedy and drama emerged in the 1950s to deserve the attention of discriminating viewers.
(Mặc dù phải mất ít nhất một thập kỷ nữa trước khi những chương trình như tin tức và thể thao đạt được kỳ vọng, sự xuất sắc của các chương trình kịch và hài kịch xuất hiện những năm 1950 xứng đáng có được sự quan tâm của những khán giả sành sỏi.)
A. Truyền hình trong những ngày đầu của nó được coi là một kỳ quan công nghệ hơn là một phương tiện có ý nghĩa văn hóa.
B. Rất ít người có TV ở nhà nhưng tất cả họ đều thích xem các chương trình đặc biệt là thể thao trên TV.
C. Truyền hình có thể thu hút chủ yếu một nhóm tài năng của các cá nhân đã đạt được thành công trong các phương tiện truyền thông phổ biến hơn.
D. Các thể loại hài kịch và phim truyền hình nổi lên trong những năm 1950 không đủ tốt để thu hút người xem.
Căn cứ thông tin các đoạn:
Đoạn 1: Radio in its early days was perceived as a technological wonder rather than a medium of cultural significance.
(Phát thanh trong những ngày đầu của nó đã được coi là một kỳ quan công nghệ hơn là một phương tiện có ý nghĩa văn hóa.)
Đoạn 2: Relatively few people had sets in their homes, but popular fascination with TV was so pronounced that crowds would gather on the sidewalks in front of stores that displayed a working television set or two.
(Tương đối ít người có tivi trong nhà, nhưng niềm đam mê phổ biến với truyền hình rõ ràng đến mức đám đông sẽ tập trung trên vỉa hè phía trước các cửa hàng có một hoặc hai màn hình tivi đang mở.)
Đoạn 3: Consequently, television drew chiefly on a talent pool of individuals who had not achieved success in the more popular media and on the young and inexperienced who were years from reaching their potential.
(Do đó, truyền hình chỉ chủ yếu thu hút vào một nhóm tài năng của những cá nhân đã không đạt được thành công trong các phương tiện truyền thông phổ biến hơn và nhưng người trẻ chưa có đủ kinh nghiệm để đạt tới thành công tương xứng với năng lực của họ.)
Đoạn 4: Although it would take at least another decade before areas such as news and sports coverage approached their potential, more than enough excellence in the categories of comedy and drama emerged in the 1950s to deserve the attention of discriminating viewers.
(Mặc dù phải mất ít nhất một thập kỷ nữa trước khi những chương trình như tin tức và thể thao đạt được kỳ vọng, sự xuất sắc của các chương trình kịch và hài kịch xuất hiện những năm 1950 xứng đáng có được sự quan tâm của những khán giả sành sỏi.)
Đáp án B.