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(Đề thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 chuyên Anh Tỉnh Dak Lak 2019 - 2020)
A JAPANESE TRADITION
Of the myriad of Japanese ceremonies introduced to the West, the Japanese tea
ceremony would have to be the least (1. ACCESS). Like many other aspects of Japanese
culture, the practice of drinking tea was brought from China well over a thousand years
ago. In Japan, green tea developed its own character, and the Japanese tea ceremony has
Japanese phenomenon. The modern tea ceremony can be traced back to the 17th century
when it developed alongside another singular Japanese adaptation of Chinese culture: the
philosophy of Zen.
The tea ceremony eventually became established as a recognized form of high art,
where it was evolved into a (2. PECULIAR) practised in diverse (3. LOCATE) from a
Zen temple to an ordinary home. Even today, the simplest and most secular tea ceremony
still embraces the Zen aesthetics of and devotion, simplicity, (4. AUSTERE).
During the ceremony strictly prescribed words of invitation and (5. GRATEFUL)
are murmured quietly; tea makers and guests play their roles with (6. HUMBLE) and
respect. A brief moment of profound tranquility has been (7. COMMUNE) created and
shared. It is simultaneously an aesthetic, social and spiritual moment. (8. SIGNIFY), it is
a Japanese moment, fleeting and poignant with its own (9. PEACE) where the noise and
confusion of the everyday world is temporarily suspended as a vague, (10. DEFINE)
sense of the eternal pervades.
1. Such a kind man would never __________ hurt his friend’s feelings. (INTEND)
3. Because of a car __________, she didn't get to the airport in time for her flights.
(BREAK)
5. Her bedroom is _____decorated with her favorite souvenirs from her trips. (PLEASE)
6. We are offering many special price ________on printers this month. (REDUCE)
7. Students hate their classmates who get ____treatment from their teachers. (PREFER)
11. Health care was _____in ancient time. There was no hospital or doctor then (EXIST)
12. What the teacher does first is to check __________ of the students (ATTEND)
14. __________ are built to entertain and educate people about marine life (AQUATIC)
15. The educational program we are launching is to _______ teenage girls in rural areas.
(POWER)
IV. Give the correct form of the verbs to complete the passage. (10 points)
Ask any adult over forty to make a (1) _______ between the Compare
past and the present and most will tell you that things have been
getting steadily worse for as long as they can remember. Take
Young
the weather for example. Everyone remembers that in their (2)
_______ the summers were considerably hotter, and that winter
always included (3) _______ falls of snow just when the school Abound
holidays had started. Of course, the food in those days was far
superior too, as nothing was imported and everything was fresh.
(4) _______ was negligible, the money in your pocket really was
worth something, and you could buy a (5) _______ house even Employ
if your means were limited. And above all, people were Size
somehow nicer in those days, and spent their free time on
innocent (6) _______ making model boats and tending their
Pursue
stamp (7) _______ rather than gazing at the television screen for
hours on end. As we know, this figure of the past simply cannot Collect
be true, and there are plenty of statistics dealing with heath and Prosper
(8) _______ which prove that it is not true. So, why is it that we Tend
all have a (9) _______ to idealize the past and to be so (10)
Critisize
_______ of the presents?
2. Thousands of ______ are working hard to find out remedies to swine flu. SCIENCE
4. Peter drives very _______________. He’s hardly had a minor accident. CARE
6. After the earthquake, very few people were found to be _____________. LIVE
7. Your son is very naughty. He has cut himself again, and it is______ badly. BLOOD
8. The doctor tried to ___________ the soldier’s wound in a fierce battle. HEALTH
9. She is a studious pupil. She always listens __ to her teachers’ lessons. ATTENTION
10. Whenever there are food ________ people immediately preserve food. SHORT
(Đề thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 chuyên Anh Tỉnh, Thành E)
4. Sorry about the mistakes, I the instruction you gave me. (UNDERSTAND)
8. We will live happier and life if we keep our environment clean. (HEALTH)
1. She has made a decision to send her son the countryside with her parents.
(SURPRISE)
7. Few people can without water for more than a week. (EXISTENCE)
There are those who claim, however, that (6. EXCEED) exposure to computers
may prove to be harmful rather than (7. BENEFIT) to children and that is more (8.
PRODUCE) for education to take place in the classroom. They say that, although
computers seem to hold a (9. RESIST) appeal for some people, particularly young
children, it is (10. PREFER) for children to have a person, rather than a machine, for
a teacher.
(Đề thi tuyển sinh vào lớp 10 chuyên Anh Tỉnh, Thành I)
_______ is the one skill that can grant you the opportunity to get a good job. (Lead)
The talks were totally _____. We didn’t reach agreement on anything at all. (product)
The boy was very violent and his parents found him __________. (manage)
The monument was erected in _____of the soldiers who fell for posterity. (remember)
He wrote so many ___ sentences in his essay that I couldn’t understand it. (grammar)
You mustn’t leave your luggage _____ for even a moment on the train. (attend)
In Vietam, one of the best places to spend holiday is the romantic highland city
called Da Lat, which is also know for it (1. TRANQUIL) ____ .First, the superb
scenery, complemented by the pleasant climate all year round, provides a (2. POEM)
setting for romance. Just imagine walking among tall pine trees on windswept hills,
standing in awe of a (3. SPECTACLE) waterfall, or sitting among carpets of (4.
FRAGRANCE) __ flowers at sunset.
Second, travelling to Da Lat, people can engage in a wide range of activities. For
example, beautiful gardens and buildings in lovely French (5. COLONY) _ architecture
located in quiet (6. NEIGHBOR) ____ offer exciting adventure. People can also stroll
along tree-lined boulevards in the shade of huge pine trees, exploring shops that sell
traditional handicrafts unique to Da Lat. Finally, people visiting Da Lat can enjoy luxury
because of its (7. MODERN) ___. By way of illustration, there are (8. DELIGHT)
____ hotels that have special rooms for them with candles and beautiful decorations. It is
also possible for them to enjoy local specialties to the (9. ACCOMPANY) ___ of soft
music in elegant restaurants which are open until late at night. In conclusion, Da Lat is
the Vietnamese’s first choice for a (10. MEMORY) _____ holiday.
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