CASE STUDY 1 76 READING INVALSI For questions 1-10 read the text below and decide which answer (a, b, c, d) best fits each gap. The Royal Albert Hall, the Home to It All marathon, running 524 laps around its auditorium. The Royal Albert Hall was built to fulfill the vision of Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria, who had also chosen the location, South Kensington. The Hall would be made 1. .................... money from the Great Exhibition in 1851. When Prince Albert died of typhoid fever in 1861, plans for the building were put on hold until they were finally carried out by his collaborators. The foundation stone was laid in 1867 by Queen Victoria at a special ceremony. After four years of construction work, the Hall 2. .................... officially opened by the Queen, who named it in memory of her late husband. Originally supposed to hold 30,000 people, today the Royal Albert Hall holds around 5,500 people, 3. .................... to modern fire regulations. Some of the most important meetings and speeches have happened in the Hall. The Suffragettes 4. .................... to hold their meetings there and, during one of these, political activist Emmeline Pankhurst gave her most famous speech to incite women to fight for their right to vote. In 1918, the Suffragettes chose the Hall to celebrate women getting the vote for the first time. Albert Einstein also held a speech in protest against Nazi policy, and Winston Churchill 5. .................... about 30 speeches at the Hall from 1909 to 1959. The Royal Albert Hall has also been used for sports events, both regularly and occasionally. It hosted the first Sumo wrestling competition in 1991, and in 1909 two runners raced together in the first indoor Since 1970, a tennis 6. .................... called Champions Tennis is held there every year: former World No.1s and national icons battle it out in friendly matches 3 sometimes bringing along their pets to pick 7. .................... the tennis balls. Furthermore, over the years, the circular building has hosted performances and events as diverse as concerts of classical and rock music, sports competitions, and stand-up comedy. A performance at the Royal Albert Hall is often on the tour schedule of the greatest music artists. These have included Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Muse, Adele, Harry Styles, and Jay-Z. Some of 8. .................... even had the opportunity to play the famous pipe organ called the <Voice of Jupiter=, one of the largest organs in the world. One of the most popular events among people from all walks of life is the BBC Proms, which takes 9. .................... over an eight-week period each summer. This live festival has become an iconic part of the British culture and is primarily meant to bring the best in classical music to the widest possible audience. In fact, the cheapest tickets only cost £7: by paying such a small amount of money, concert-goers are 10. .................... to stand in the arena and have the chance of getting close to the stage. Adapted from: https://www.royalalberthall.com/about-the-hall/ news/2023/september/the-weird-and-the-wonderful-were-hometo-it-all/ 1 A by B with C from D thanks 2 A were B had C was D could 3 A thanks B due C fit D proper 4 A used B would C had D use 5 A consigned B sent C distributed D delivered 6 A game B play C tournament D performance 7 A up B over C on D out 8 A they B their C them D themselves 9 A advantage B place C part D notice 10 A managed B forbidden C prevented D allowed Topic 3 " ARTS