Câu VIII:
Read the following passage, and mark the letter (A, B, C or D) on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer for each of the blanks.
The Alexandra Palace in north London was built with private funds as a “People’s Palace”. Serviced by its own station, it was opened in 1873 and was extremely well (61)…….….until two weeks after its opening, it burnt down. It was replaced by a slightly larger building which opened in 1875 and featured, (62)…………other things, a splendid organ and the Great Hall, which was sized of a football (63)…………... Despite the extraordinarily wide range of events (64)…………..there- from dog shows to great concerts and banquets, from elephant displays to bicycle matches- it always operated at a loss and by 1877 much of the park around it had been sold to speculative builders, (65)…………..only about half of the original land.
In 1900, a committee was appointed, (66)…………. principal duty was to run the Palace and park “for the free use of the people forever”. There were, however, powers to charge for entry so that the substantial costs could be (67)……… The Palace continued, with (68)… …….…degrees of success, as an entertainment centre. In the 1930s it was probably most notable for being the home of the world’s first high definition television broadcasts.
In 1980 the building was once more devastated by fire and (69)… ……to a ruin. It was then decided to restore it and to create a major exhibition centre with community (70) ………such as a restaurant and a health club.
Trả lời câu hỏi dưới đây:
___________ (65)