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TRIK JITU MENGERJAKAN SOAL TOEFL (READING) DAN PEMBAHASANNYA

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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(READING9) DAN JAWA9BANNYA

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        Dulcimers are musical instrument that basically consist of wooden boxes with strings streched over them.In one form or another,they have been around since ancient times,probably originating with the persian santir.Today there are two varieties:the hammered dulcimer and the Appalachian,or mountain dulcimer.The former is shaped like a trapezoid,has two or more strings,and is played with wooden mallets.It is the same instrument played in a number of Old World countries.The Appalachian dulcimer is classsified by musicologists as a box zither.It is a descendant of the Pennsylvania Dutch scheitholt and the French epinette.Appalachian dulcimers are painstakingly fashioned I artisans in the mountains of West Virginia,Kentucky,Tennessee,and virginia.These instruments have three or four strings and are plucked with quills or the fingers.They are shaped like teardrops or hourglasses.Heart-shaped holes in the sounding board are traditional.Most performers play the instruments while seated with the instruments in their laps,but others wear them around their neel like guitars or place them on tables in front of them.Originally used to play dance music,Appalachian dulcimers were popularized by performers such as John Jacob Niles and Jean Ritchie during  it folk music revival of the 1960s.

1.According to the passage,a hammerred dulcimer is made in the shape of

a.an hourglass

b.a heart

c.a trapezoid

d.a teardrop

2.According to the passage,which of the following is NOT an ancestor of the Appalachian dulcimer?

a.the box zither

b.the santir

c.the sche9itho9l9t99

d.the epinette

3.According to the passage,how many strings does the Appalachian dulcimer have?

a.one or two

b.three or four

c.four or five

d.six or more

4.According to the author,most performers play the Appalachian dulcimer.

a.while sitting down

b.with the instrument strapped around their neck

c.while standing at a table

d.with wooden hammers

5.According to the author,what are John Jacob Niles and Jean Richie known for?

a.playing dance music on Appalachian dulcimers

b.are artisans who design Appalachian dulcimers

c.helped bring Appalachian dulcimers to the public's attention

d.began the tolk music revival in the 1960s.

6.Where in 9the passage does the author describe the hammered dulcimer?

a.Lines 1-2

b.Lines 3-4

c.Lines 4-5

d.Lines 8-10

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