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GUIDED CLOZE TEXT ÔN THI HSG/ CHUYÊN ANH 2 Songs from the heart The African-American spiritual, in which the (1) ____________ of both blues and gospel music can be seen, (2) ____________ from the work songs the slaves would sing to one another on the plantations in America’s Deep South. A method of (3) ____________ the long toil-filled days and raising (4) ____________ sunk low by the terrible position of these stolen people, the songs generally followed a pattern that can still be found in many parts of Africa. The leader would sing out the first line and then everyone else would sing out the chorus line, whereupon the leader would move on to line two; this produces the slow mournful sound (5) ____________ of this music. Christianity soon began to have a(n) (6) ____________ on the lyrics of the songs, but the slaves had a distinct interpretation of the Biblical stories they heard. A favourite theme was the enslavement of the Israelites by the Egyptians, and their eventual escape to the Promised Land. This (7) ____________ struck a deep (8) ____________ with the slaves, and was used in many of their songs. In this way, the slaves gave (9) ____________ to the (10) ____________ they still felt for a return to their homeland. 1. A. stems B. branches C. roots D. trunks 2. A. arose B. originated C. derived D. descended 3. A. elongating B. regulating C. calculating D. measuring 4. A. hearts B. souls C. minds D. spirits 5. A. characteristic B. authentic C. recognisable D. frequent 6. A. action B. influence C. expression D. hold 7. A. considerably B. dramatically C. eventually D. obviously 8. A. note B. chord C. tone D. scale 9. A. mouth B. tongue C. voice D. speech 10. A. desperation B. hope C. longing D. endeavour 3. From a very early age, it was apparent that Magnus Carlen was a brilliant chess player. By the age of 13, Magnus was (1) _____________ to be one of the best chess players in the world, and his parents wanted him to reach his (2) _____________ potential as a professional chess player. This meant their son had to develop a lifestyle of strict (3) _____________ which included many hours of practice. Only this way could he become a world champion. (4) _____________ Magnus’ parents supported him, they did not want him to devote his whole life to chess. They felt that if he focused only on chess, he would suffer both physically (5) _____________ emotionally. They made it clear to him that they had no intention of letting their son drop out of school. He was also encouraged to follow his interest in sports. As a result of his (6) _____________,