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Carnegie Hall, which is a famous concert hall in New York City, has again undergone a restoration. While this is not the first, it is certainly the most extensive in the building’s history. As a result of this new restoration, Carnegie Hall once again has the quality of sound that it had when it was first built.

Carnegie Hall owes its existence to Andrew Carnegie, the wealthy owner of a steel company in the late 1800s. The hall was finished in 1891 and quickly gained a reputation as an excellent performing arts hall where accomplished musicians gained fame. Despite its reputation, the concert hall suffered from several detrimental renovations over the years. During the Great Depression, when fewer people could afford to attend performances, the directors sold part of the building to commercial businesses. As a result, a coffee shop was opened in one corner of the building, for which the builders replaced the brick and terra cotta walls with windowpanes. A renovation in 1946 seriously damaged the acoustical quality of the hall when the makers of the film Carnegie Hall cut a gaping hole in the dome of the ceiling to allow for lights and air vents. The hole was later covered with short curtains and a fake ceiling, but the hall never sounded the same afterwards.

In 1960, the violinist Isaac Stern became involved in restoring the hall after a group of real estate developers unveiled plans to demolish Carnegie Hall and build a high-rise office building on the site. This threat spurred Stern to rally public support for Carnegie Hall and encourage the City of New York to buy the property. The movement was successful, and the concert hall is now owned by the city. In the current restoration, builders tested each new material for its sound qualities, and they replaced the hole in the ceiling with a dome. The builders also restored the outer walls to their original appearance and closed the coffee shop. Carnegie has never sounded better, and its prospects for the future have never looked more promising.

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The government is trying not to ____________ the money they are spending on vocational training.

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Smart robots have replaced humans in stressful and hazardous jobs and in assembly lines.

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Tim: “My life’s got stuck these days. I am so depressed and unable to think of anything.” - Henry: “__________________.”

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Hoa: “Mom, I’ve got the first rank in class this semester!” - Mom: “____________”

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In this throw-away society, (A) instead of having an old (B) electronics device (C) fixed, people (D) tend to toss it away and buy a new one.

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Before the invention of e-mail and the Internet in 1972, (A) it took people (B) at least one day to (C) cause hand-written letters sent to the (D) recipients’ homes.

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Whoever ___________ up with the new idea will win the prize.

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I _________ a new alarm clock the other day when I actually __________ somebody shoplifting.

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The more carefully humans mind their daily activities, _____________ on the environment.

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By the end of this year, the Wildlife Conservation Network _____________ $50 thousand dollars.

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In less developed countries, _______ slums form both on the edges and within the largest cities.

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He is credited for helping numerous endangered species recover _____________ certain extinction.

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We admitted her _________ to the cause of humanity.

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I’d rather not ____________ about it in such an unfavorable circumstance.

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Many elephants are poached. Their tusks are used to make valuable ivory objects.