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        READING TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL 2 DAN PEMBAHASANNYA            Madison Square Garden,a world-famous sporting venue in Newyork City,has actually been a series of buildings in varied locations rather than a single building in one spot.In 1873,P.T.Barnum built Barnum's Monster Classical and Geological Hippodrome at the corner of Madison Avenue and 26th Street,across from Madison Square Park.Two years later,bandleader Patrick Gilmore bought the property,added statues and fountains,and renamed it Gilmore's Gardens.When Cornelius Vanderbilt bought the property in 1879,it was renamed Madison Square Garden.          A second very lavish Madison Square Garden was built at the same location in 1890,with a ballroom,a restaurant,a theater,a rooftop garden,and a main arena with seating for 15000.However,this elaborate Madison Square Garden lasted only until 1924,when it was torn down to make way for a forty-story skyscraper.          When the second Madison Square Garden ha
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TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL (READING)

By YULI ROSA RITA -

             Madison Square Garden,a world-famous sporting venue in New York City,has actually been a series of buildings in varied locations rather than a single building in one spot.In 1873,P.T. Barnum built Barnum's Monster Classical and Geological Hippodrome at the corner of Madison Avenue and 26th Street,across from Madison Square Park.Two years later,bandleader Patrick Gilmore bought the property,added statues and fountains,and renamed it Gilmore's Gardens.When Cornelius Vanderbilt bought the property in 1879,it was renamed Madison Square Garden.

            A second very lavish Madison Square Garden was built at the same loation in 1890,with a ballroom,a restaurant,a theather,a rooftop garden,and a main area with seating for 15,000.However,this elaborate Madison Square Garden lasted only until 1924,when it was torn down to make way for a forty-story skyscraper.

            When the second Madison Square Garden had been replaced in its location across from Madison Square Park,boxing promoter Tex Rikard raised six million dollars to build a new Madison Square Garden.This new Madison Square Garden was constructed in a different location,on 8th Avenue and 50th Street and quite some distance from Madison Square Park and Madison Avenue.Rickard's Madison Square Garden served primarily as an arena for boxing prizefights and circus events until it outgrew its usefulness by the late 1950s.

            A new location was found for a fourth Madison Square Garden,atop Pennsylvania Railroad Station,and plans were announced for its construction in 1960.This current edifice,which includes a huge sports arena,a bowling center,a 5,000-seat amphitheater,and a twenty-nine-story officce building,does retain the traditional name Madison Suare Garden.However,the name is actually quite a misnomer.The building is not located near Madison Square,nor does it have the flowery gardens that contributed to the original name.


1.The main point of this passage is that Madison Square Garden

a.has had a varied history in various locations

b.was P.T.Barnum's major accomplishment

c.is home to many different sporting events

d.was named after an adjacent park

2.Which paragraph discusses the third incarnation of Madison Square Garden?

a.The first paragraph

b.The second paragraph

c.The third paragraph

d.The last paragraph

3.What is a"venue"in line 1?

a.A place where people come together

b.An event in a competition

c.An exhibit of various products

d.An invitation to program

4.According to the passage,Patric Gilmore did all of the following EXCEPT that he 

a.purchased the property at the corner of Madison Avenue and 26th Street

b.made improvements to the property that he bought

c.named the property that he bought Madison Square Garden

d.sold the property to Carnelius Vanderbilt

5.The word"lavish"in line 7 is closest in meaning to

a.simple

b.modern

c.elaborate

d.outlandish

6.How long did the second Madison Square Garden last?

a.11 years

b.34 years

c.45 years

d.60 years

7.Which of the following would most likely have taken place at Rickard's Madison Square Garden?

a.A ballroom dance

b.A theater production

c.A basketball game

d.A tiger show

8.An"edifice"in line 18 is most likely

a.an address

b.an association

c.a component

d.a building

40.What can be inferred about the current Madison Square Garden?

a.It is on Madison Avenue

b.It is across from Madison Square Park

c.It has incredible gardens

d.It is above a transportation center


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