The passage is mainly about ______. A) the relationship between the national economy
and the environment
B) the importance of manufactured goods in the
improvement of the standard of living
C) the unreliability of national income per head as
the only indicator of the standard of living
D) the need to adjust the distribution of income
between rich and poor
E) the difficulties of maintaining the standard of
living without harming the environment
22. Benjamin Britten (1913-76) did as much as anyone to
establish English music on the forefront of the
international stage. Much of his music seems to have
an immediate appeal to large audiences and
definitely his many stage works earned him quite
exceptional prestige both at home and abroad. Peter
Grimes (1945), Billy Budd (1951). Gloriana (1953),
and A Midsummer Night's Dream (1960) all show his
mastery of stage technique and the first two are also
moving human documents. On a smaller scale, he
has achieved as much with his chamber operas as
such as The Rape of Lucretia (1946), Albert Herring
(1947), The Turn of the Screw (1954). His operatic
output was crowned by Death in Venice (1973). If he
had written nothing else, these dramatic works would
have marked him out as a composer of outstanding
imaginative gifts.
The writer implies that the reputation of English music abroad _______. A) is related to the piece of music in drama
B) rests solely on Britten's chamber operas
C) continued to rise up to the time of Britten
D) owes a great deal to Britten's achievements
E) has always been consistently high
23. Benjamin Britten (1913-76) did as much as anyone to
establish English music on the forefront of the
international stage. Much of his music seems to have
an immediate appeal to large audiences and
definitely his many stage works earned him quite
exceptional prestige both at home and abroad. Peter
Grimes (1945), Billy Budd (1951). Gloriana (1953),
and A Midsummer Night's Dream (1960) all show his
mastery of stage technique and the first two are also
moving human documents. On a smaller scale, he
has achieved as much with his chamber operas as
such as The Rape of Lucretia (1946), Albert Herring
(1947), The Turn of the Screw (1954). His operatic
output was crowned by Death in Venice (1973). If he
had written nothing else, these dramatic works would
have marked him out as a composer of outstanding
imaginative gifts.
