Name:______Class:S2( ) Class No.___ Date:______Mark:___
Read the following article and then complete the tasks in the spaces provided.
TASK ONE: Read the article on page 1 and then insert ONE suitable word in each of the blanks. Words may or may not come from the passage but the original meaning should be kept.
1. Some people think that we may be ______evil spirits when we are reading ______cards. Despite the ______of such kind of belief by ______films, the writer ______agree. It is true that there is a card ______death but the ______are about ”the sun” and ”the lovers”. So it is not right to ______tarot cards ______evil and bad luck.
2. The writer also points out that Hong Kong people are not ______tarot despite its ______in the West. She believes that tarot is ______to us in several ways. Firstly, it helps us ______our problems. Secondly, it increases our self ______especially when we are in ______. Lastly, she is appealed by the ______and ______tarot cards.
3. The Editor, Kate, responds to Asura by telling us that ______, ______and ______which are very ______in Europe ______the moment are getting ______and ______popular in Hong Kong too. When she was ______at university, she learned to read tarot cards. But there were ______psychic flashes of ______. ______a tarot book, she could ______very simple ______to her friends. However, she treasured the ______time she ______with people she cared ______and talked about their ______. She thinks that New Age practices can ______us ______so that we can ______to care about ourselves and those around us.
TASK TWO : Match the words or phrases in Column A to the corresponding meanings in Column B by putting the letter in the spaces.
Column A / Answer / Column B1. Reinforced / A. able to exercise powers outside physical or natural laws
2. Linked to / B. a source of light
3. Equate / C. thinking deeply usually in silence for religious purposes or in order to relax
4. Benefit / D. sudden brief bright light or flame
5. Confused / E. to do good to; to be of advantage or use to sth/sb
6. Meditation / F. strengthen or emphasize
7. Psychic / G. consider sth as equal or equivalent to sth else
8. Flashes / H. connected with
9. Illumination / I. mixed up; not clear
TASK THREE : Complete the following sentences by inserting some words or phrases from Column A in Task TWO into the blanks.
1. The sudden ______of lightning lit up the whole sky. Her baby was frightened by the unexpected ______of the sky and started to cry. She became very ______because she did not know what to do and she was busy with the housework. As lightning was ______the approaching of rain and storm, she wanted to bring the dry clothes in first.
2. Some people claim to possess a certain kind of ______power. They can see what will happen next through ______. Thinking deeply, they can conjure up very clear pictures of the next happenings in their mind. Sometimes, this ability can ______people because they avoid bad happenings but sometimes their worries and fear are ______because they can foresee what tragic things will take place.
TASK FOUR: State your views on tarot reading and whether it is simply superstition in not less than 100 words.
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