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GUIDED CLOZE TEXT ÔN THI HSG/ CHUYÊN ANH 4 8. A. outweighed B. outnumbered C. outdone D. outcasted 9. A. matter B. problem C. idea D. possibility 10. A. at B. of C. with D. out 5. The importance of drawing In the nineteenth century, John Ruskin, an English writer and art critic, made great efforts to encourage people to draw. He believed that drawing was a skill that was greatly neglected in schools and (1) ______________ that it was more important to the human (2) ______________ than writing. In order to do something to improve the (3) ______________ he published two books on drawing and gave a series of lectures at the Working Men’s College in London. His books were (4) ______________ read, and his lectures (5) ______________ large audiences. This further (6) ______________ Ruskin’s belief that everybody should be given the opportunity to learn how to draw. Ruskin’s efforts were not (7) ______________ at turning people into good artists but at making them happier. For him, drawings were of value even when they were done by people with no talent, as drawing teaches people to (8) ______________ things rather than just to see them. He felt that when we are involved in the process of drawing something, we have to look at it very (9) ______________ and become aware of the different parts which (10) ______________ up the whole. It is in this way that we (11) ______________ to a deeper appreciation and (12) ______________ of the thing itself. 1. A. claimed B. convinced C. recommended D. expressed 2. A. family B. people C. race D. beings 3. A. state B. condition C. case D. situation 4. A. vastly B. broadly C. immensely D. widely 5. A. gained B. collected C. attracted D. brought 6. A. strengthened B. raised C. ensured D. grew 7. A. designed B. aimed C. pointed D. intended 8. A. observe B. regard C. witness D. look 9. A. closely B. distinctly C. definitely D. exactly 10. A. work B. set C. make D. take 11. A. arrive B. come C. reach D. achieve 12. A. meaning B. intelligence C. understanding D. significance 6.