de Thi Tuyen Sinh Vao Lop 10 Tinh Binh Thuan
de Thi Tuyen Sinh Vao Lop 10 Tinh Binh Thuan
GREEK THEATRES
The word theatre comes from Greek and literally means seeing place. The theatre has been popular in ancient times.
People did not go to the theatre simply to see an interesting ______(1) for the plays formed part of religious
festivals.______(2) early Greek theatres consisted of no more than a flat space with an altar at the foot of a
hillside. _____(3) that time, there were no _______(4) as there are in modern theatres, so the
_____(5) stood or sat on the slopes of the hillside. Gradually, special theatres were made by building large stone
or wooden steps one ______(6) another up the hillside. In later times, a hut was built at the far side of the
acting area where it formed a background for the actors _______(7)______the parts of the different characters.
Eventually, a _______(8) platform was built so that the actors could be seen more clearly. This was the first
appearance of anything ______(9)_____ our modern stage. As well as these permanent theatres, there were simple
wooden stages ______(10) around by actors wandering from one place to another. There was also a hut with
curtains that served both as background scenery and as a dressing room.
1. A. scene B. performance C. scenery D. stage
2. A. Whole B. Complete C. Full D. All
3. A. In B. For C. At D. On
4. A. chairs B. benches C. seats D. stools
5. A. watchers B. players C. viewers D. audiences
6. A. among B. between C. around D. behind
7. A. playing B. making C. doing D. being
8. A. lifted B. raised C. equal D. pulled
9. A. as B. like C. brought D. similar
10 A. carried B. held C. scenery D. fetched
VIII. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first sentence using the word
given. Do not change the word given.
1. Could you possibly help me with this box? mind
→ Would ….___________________________________________
2. Who ate the cake?" she asked. had
→ She wanted _______________________________________
3. What sort of weather did you have on holiday? like
→ What ____________________________________________
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4. The exam wasn't as hard as I expected. than
→ The exam _________________________________________
5. Don't forget to contact me if you come to London. touch
→ Don't forget to _____________________________________
IX. Complete the second sentence so that it has the similar meaning to the first one.
1. We left quietly so that we wouldn't disturb the children.
→ So as ________________________________________
2. What a pity I don't have a laptop.
→I wish ________________________________________
3. The furniture was too old to keep.
→ It was ________________________________________
4. People say football is the best game to play.
→ Football_______________________________________
5. “Can you do me a favor?” she said to me
→ She __________________________________________
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