Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 35 to 42.
It is very difficult to succeed in the music business; nine out of ten bands that release a first record fail to produce a second. Surviving in the music industry requires luck and patience, but most of all it requires an intricate knowledge of how a record company functions. The process begins when a representative of a company’s Artist and Repertoire (A &R) department visits bars and night clubs, scouting for young, talented bands. After the representative identifies a promising band, he or she will work to negotiate a contract with that band. The signing of this recording contract is a slow process. A company will spend a long time investigating the band itself as well as current trends in popular music. During this period, it is important that a band reciprocate with an investigation of its own, learning as much as possible about the record company and making personal connections within the different departments that will handle their recordings. Once a band has signed the contract and, has finished recording an album, the Publicity and Promotions department takes over. This department decides whether or not to mass produce and market the band’s album. Most bands fail to make personal contacts in this second department, thus losing their voice in the important final process of producing and marketing their album. This loss of nice often contributes to the band’s failure as a recording group.
Câu 35 : Which word can be best replaced for ‘release’?
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Lời giải:
Báo sairelease = distribute: phân phát
Câu 36 : What will a recording company investigate once they have identified a band at a bar or a night club?
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Lời giải:
Báo saiDẫn chứng: A company will spend a long time investigating the band itself as well as current trends in popular music.
Câu 37 : According to the passage, the initial contact between a band and a recording company is made by_______
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Lời giải:
Báo saiDẫn chứng: The process begins when a representative of a company’s Artist and Repertoire (A &R) department visits bars and night clubs, scouting for young, talented bands.
Câu 38 : The author mentions that a band’s success is dependent on all of the following factors EXCEPT................
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Lời giải:
Báo saiDẫn chứng: Surviving in the music industry requires luck and patience, but most of all it requires an intricate knowledge of how a record company functions.
Câu 39 : According to the passage, the Publicity and Promotions department......................
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Lời giải:
Báo saiDẫn chứng: Once a band has signed the contract and, has finished recording an album, the Publicity and Promotions department takes over. This department decides whether or not to mass produce and market the band’s album.
Câu 40 : It can be inferred from the passage that_______
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Lời giải:
Báo saiDẫn chứng: Most bands fail to make personal contacts in this second department, thus losing their voice in the important final process of producing and marketing their album. This loss of nice often contributes to the band’s failure as a recording group.
Câu 41 : The phrase ‘this period’ refers to……..
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Lời giải:
Báo saiDẫn chứng: The signing of this recording contract is a slow process. A company will spend a long time investigating the band itself as well as current trends in popular music. During this period, it is important that a band reciprocate with an investigation of its own...
Câu 42 : Which of the following statements best expresses the main idea of the passage?
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Lời giải:
Báo saiB. Điều quan trọng đối với một ban nhạc là phải có kiến thức chuyên sâu về cách thức hoạt động của một công ty thu âm.
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