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Symphony Hall Set to Break Records
World-renowned Macklesville Symphony Hall is set for a record $15 million redevelopment amidst complaints
from community groups. The existing symphony hall was constructed only twenty years ago and at a (1)________
of the cost of the new proposals. However, the council has passed the new plans (2)________ that the initiative to
build a new hall will not only see a growth of interest in classical music and the arts in general, especially from
younger audiences, but also serve as a recognition (3)________ what is now the second-best orchestra in the
country.
However, complaints have arisen because of a lack of (4)________ regarding the plans. Local groups feel like
their views have fallen on deaf ears and have even called this a (5)________ misuse of public funds that cannot
be justified in the current economic climate. In response, the council has insisted that a large proportion of the
money for the new hall comes from private (6)________, although they declined to state exact amounts. Further
to this, the council sees its contribution as an investment towards the regeneration of the inner city, as well as an
(7)________ part of their 'Vision for Macklesville' ten-year plan. Despite these (8)________, there is no stopping
the plans, with building work commencing in the start of October and continuing until next spring.
1: a. fragment b. portion c. fraction d. breadth

2: a. pleading b. implying c. referring d. citing
3: a. for b. to c. with d. in
4: a. conjecture b. contention c. controversy d. consultation
5: a. laudable b. flagrant c. shrouded d. chronic
6: a. delegates b. brokers c. subscribers d. donors
7: a. operative b. indispensable c. applicable d. effectual
8: a. commotions b. brawls c. disputes d. contrasts
The Benefits of Nostalgia
The other day, over coffee, my friend Angela confided her concerns about becoming overly nostalgic for her past.
She'd never struck me as a (1)________ person, so I was naturally concerned. I decided to mention a fascinating
video I'd watched online about the subject.
Apparently, doctors used to have the misguided (2)________that nostalgia was a mental illness. However, in the
last couple of decades psychologists have (3)________ doubt on this. They’ve realised that it’s actually a
(4)________ effective form of self-treatment in times of anxiety or isolation. In the video, a psychologist described
how people derive (5)________ from reliving pleasant past experiences. This is because the process releases
positive chemicals in the brain that help build motivation for the future.
So, equipped with my newfound facts, I launched into the conversation hoping to make Angela feel less miserable.
She started nodding enthusiastically, saying this explanation really (6)________ the nail on the head. Her working
environment had become quite stressful, mainly due to some issues with the company's finances, and it was really
beginning to take its (7)________ on her. This was causing the nostalgic feelings, and the result was that she’d
lost (8)________ of the bigger picture of her life.
Anyway, she promised to watch the video herself and I hope it benefits her, too.
1: a. bland b. sentimental c. pathetic d. longing

2: a. belief b. conclusion c. deduction d. intuition
3: a. cast b. dropped c. thrown d. shed
4: a. realistically b. conclusively c. remarkably d. unanimously
5: a. relief b. comfort c. caution d. freedom
6: a. tapped b. struck c. chopped d. hit
7: a. toll b. fee c. charge d. tax
8: a. standard b. sight c. perspective d. outlook
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Appalachia
Steep green wooded hills with alpine meadows clinging to their sides stretched away for as far as the eye could
see. Before me a sinuous road led down to a valley of rolling farms (1)________ out along a lazy river. It was as
perfect a (2)________ as I had ever seen. I drove through the soft light of dusk, (3)________ by the beauty.
This was the heart of Appalachia, the most (4)________ impoverished region of the United States. Known for its
music, and also known historically, and largely unjustly, for its isolation, for coal mining, and for the dearth of
education of its inhabitants, it is also one of the most misunderstood regions. But to my (5)________ above all
else, it was simply inexpressibly beautiful.
It seemed strange to think that the urban professionals of the Eastern Seaboard cities hadn’t (6)________ an area
of such arresting beauty, filling the dales with rustic weekend cottages, country clubs and fancy restaurants. At a
second (7)________, however, there were a handful of quaint cottages (8)________ among the farms. Perhaps
Appalachia was on the cusp of establishing a new identity.
1: a. spread b. stacked c. stood d. sat

2: a. set b. scenery c. setting d. scenario
3: a. digested b. absorbed c. dissolved d. immersed
4: a. severely b. strictly c. sharply d. harshly
5: a. nose b. thought c. eye d. taste
6: a. possessed b. encamped c. overtaken d. colonized
7: a. glance b. take c. attempt d. glare
8: a. brushed b. tossed c. concealed d. dotted
The Etiquette of Cinema
In this week’s issue, our resident film critic discusses the etiquette of cinema going, and the audiences who prefer
chewing hotdogs, slurping drinks, gossiping and rustling crisp packets to actually watching the film. (1)________
complaint, or just cinema snobbery?
It’s the munchers and talkers, not those who complain about them, who are (2)________ other people’s simple
pleasures and the (3)________ seem to me to be self-evident. Junk foods and even popcorn and choc ices, when
eaten in a (4)________ and possibly crowded space, are (5)________ to demand living space. They spread
themselves – usually onto other people’s (6)________. Crisps, peanuts and boiled sweets make a lot of noise, first
when being (7)________ then when being crunched or sucked. These are definite (8) ________, especially if you
yourself – having merely come to see and hear the film – are not eating and not therefore generously (9)________
your fried onions, mustard and ketchup with the trousers of the stranger in the (10)________ seat.
1: a. Discernible b. Fair c. Feasible d. Official

2: a. damaging b. spoiling c. hurting d. injuring
3: a. excuses b. accusations c. reasons d. complaints
4: a. confined b. closed c. reduced d. narrowed
5: a. cajoled b. entitled c. inclined d. tempted
6: a. dress b. constume c. outfit d. clothing
7: a. unpacked b. untied c. unwrapped d. unfolded
8: a. inconveniences b. amusements c. anxieties d. irritations
9: a. exchanging b. dividing c. splitting d. sharing
10: a. next b. nearest c. previous d. closest

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1 LỚP CHUYÊN ANH MIỄN PHÍ – CHUYÊN ANH TUTORIALS

DAY 25 – GUIDED CLOZE

1: a. fragment b. portion c. fraction d. breadth

The Benefits of Nostalgia

1: a. bland b. sentimental c. pathetic d. longing

1: a. spread b. stacked c. stood d. sat

The Etiquette of Cinema

1: a. Discernible b. Fair c. Feasible d. Official

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