Complete the sentence.

- the world's latest
- a s...

Question

Complete the sentence.

- the world's latest
- a stroke
- hugely over-budget
- the spectacle
- audacious new project
- the River Thames
- a brainware
- turning out
- the crowd
- the tunnel

Unfortunately, 14 years later, the project was in deep trouble. Brunel realised that the tunnel was (3) ... to be a white elephant. tragically, the tunnel flooded five times during construction, killing many workers. The project was also (4) ... and was only halfway to being completed. Under strain with worry over the project, brunel suffered (5) ... and increasingly poor health .

But brunel was not a man to give up easily. suddenly, he had (6)... which transformed the doomed project into an overnight success. Brunel decided to turn the tunnel into the worlds first underground shopping arcade. the idea immediately captured the public imagination. Over 50,000 people turned out to watch (7) ... when the thames tunnel opened in 1843. Queen victoria officially opened the thames tunnel. Jugglers and musicians entertained (8) ... at the entrance to the tunnel. Stalls sold food, drinks and specially designed souvenirs. The highlight of the event was for visitors to go down into the tunnel to walk under (9) ... with the river flowing over their heads and not getting wet! Several visitors lost courage and turned back. But the majority of the crowd entered bravely, and happily promenaded through the arcade. The press heralded the tunnel as another stunning british engineering success. One million people, over half the population of london at the time, visited the tunnel after it opened. people came from europe and america to visit (10) ... and greatest engineering feat.

Number 8

D. Nur · Accepted Answer

Jawaban untuk soal ini adalah "the crowd".

Soal ini meminta untuk dilengkapi bagian rumpang nomor 8 dengan pilihan frasa yang tepat.

Sebelumnya perlu diketahui bahwa teks di soal ini intinya membahas tentang proyek terowongan (tunnel) buatan.

Untuk menjawab soalnya, perhatikan dulu arti tiap pilihan frasa berikut!

- the world's latest (terkini di dunia)
- a stroke (penyakit stroke)
- hugely over-budget (memakai dana yang sangat besar)
- the spectacle (pertunjukkan)
- audacious new project (proyek baru yang berani)
- the River Thames (sungai Thames)
- a brainware (ide cemerlang)
- turning out (menjadi)
- the crowd (kerumunan orang)
- the tunnel (terowongan)

Kemudian, perhatikan kalimat berikut!

"Jugglers and musicians entertained (8) ____ at the entrance to the tunnel."

Arti
"Pemain sulap dan musisi menghibur (8) ____ di pintu masuk terowongan."

Dilihat dari arti pilihan frasa dan kalimat di atas, dapat ditentukan bahwa bagian rumpang nomor 8 cocok diisi oleh frasa 'the crowd' atau "kerumunan orang" karena kalimat tersebut bermaksud untuk menunjukkan acara hiburan yang dipersembahkan para pesulap dan musisi bagi kerumunan pengunjung sebanyak lebih dari 50 ribu orang.

Oleh karena itu, berikut kalimat lengkapnya:
"Jugglers and musicians entertained the crowd at the entrance to the tunnel."

Arti
"Pemain sulap dan musisi menghibur kerumunan orang di pintu masuk terowongan."

Jadi, jawaban untuk soal ini adalah "the crowd".

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