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What is the topic of this passage?
- World landmarks
- Hollywood versus Hollywoodland
- A famous sign
- A famous city
Jawaban : c-
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The expression "the world over" in paragraph 1 could be best replaced by....
- in the entire world
- in the skies
- in the northern parts of the world
- on top of the world
Jawaban : a“The world over” = “in the entire world” = seluruh dunia
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It can be inferred from the passage that most people think that the Hollywood sign was first constructed by?
- construction company
- the city of Los Angeles
- an advertising company
- the movie industry
Jawaban : dLihat pada paragraph 2 kalimat 1
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The pronoun " it " in paragraph 2 refers to...
- the importance of Hollywood
- this industry
- the sign
- the movie business
Jawaban : c“It” pada paragraph 2 mengacu pada “the sign” pada awal paragraph 2
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Which of the following is not mentioned about Hollywood land?
- There were houses for sale there.
- It was the most expensive area of Los Angeles.
- It used to be the name of an area of Los Angeles.
- It was formerly the name on the sign in the hills.
Jawaban : b-
The Hollywood sign in the hills that line the northern border of Los Angeles is a famous landmark recognized the world over. The white painted, 50 foot high, sheet metal letters can be seen from great distances across the Los Angeles basin.
The sign was not constructed, as one might suppose, by the movie business as a means of celebrating the importance of Hollywood to this industry: instead, it was first constructed in 1923 as a means of advertising homes for sale in a 500acre housing subdivision in a part of Los Angeles called "Hollywoodland." The sign that was constructed at the time, of course, said " Hollywoodland". Over the years, people began referring to the area by the shortened version "Hollywood", and after the sign and its site were donated to the city in 1945, the last four letters were removed.
The sign suffered from years of disrepair, and in 1973 it needed to be completely replaced, at a cost of $27.700 per letter. Various celebrities were instrumental in helping to raise needed funds. Rock star Alice Cooper, for example, bought an "O" in memory of Groucho Marx, and Hugh Hefner of Playboy fame held a benefit party to raise the money for the "Y". The construction of the new sign was finally completed in 1978.