1. Hoa was born in Doc So craft village. She knows the process of making pottery (Because)
→ Hoa knows the process of making pottery because she was born in Doc So craft village.
2. The library was bombed. Many important historical documents were destroyed (When)
→ Many important historical documents were destroyed when the library was bombed.
Viết lại câu sao cho nghĩa không thay đổi:
1: The library was bombed. Many important historical documents were destroyed (when)
2: I went to Malaysia last year. I wantef to experience a whole new world (in order to)
3: You want to knit a hat for your dad. You should watch tutorials on Internet (before)
4: She entered the room. She knew there was something wrong (as soon as)
5: I was not enjoying the party. I want to leave early (as)
6: I've meber had to wait thí long for a bus before
This is..........................................................................
The children were very excited because they visited a craft village last weekend. ………………………………………………………. 14. I can see better because I have bought a pair of glasses. 15. Because she is very important in this event, she can’t be absent tomorrow. 16. Because I am hungry, I will eat all of the food. 17. Because we are different, we can’t live in the same house. 18. We didn’t arrive on time because the traffic was terrible. 19. He can’t drive because his illness is serious. 20. My mother is always complaining because my room is untidy.
The large movement of earth under the water causes a very large and powerful tsunami. The tsunami was called the Asian Tsunami in most of the world. It was called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England, Australia, South Africa and Canada because it happened on the holiday they call Boxing Day. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to countries such as Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
Waves as high as 30m killed many people and damaged or destroyed a lot of buildings and other properties. Over 225,000 people died or were not found after the Tsunami, The wave traveled as far away as South Africa (8000km) where as many as 8 people died because of high water caused by the wave. Because of how much damage was caused and the number of people the earthquake affected, over 7 billion was donated to help the survivors and rebuild the areas damaged.
1. Why was the tsunami called the Boxing Day Tsunami in England?
A. Because it happened when people were boxing.
B. Because it happened when people were collecting boxes
C. Because it happened on Boxing Day
D. Because it destroyed a lot of boxes
2. How high were the waves?
A. Thirteen meters B. Eighteen meters
C. Thirty meters D. Two hundred and twenty-five meters
3. What were some people in South Africa killed by?
A. Earthquake B. High water C. High wind D. Property
4. What does the word "survivors' in line 11 mean?
A. houses that aren't destroyed
B. offices that are being built.
C. people that are dead
D. people that are left alive
5. Which of the following is NOT true?
A.Only in Asia the tsunami was called Asian Tsunami.
B. The tsunami caused a lot of damage to Indonesia.
C. Many people died because of the high waves
D. A lot of money was raised to help people
HELP ME
1. You have to read the instruction before making models
A. look up B. look through C. look for
2. The city has recently set a new library in the west suburb
A. off B. up C. out D. on
3. You shoul the shoes when coming into the Janpanese houses
A. take off B. put on C. get off D. take on'
4.Nowaday, Tan Chau artisans can produce silk of multiple colours they can meet customers' demands
A. but B. in order C. so D. so that
5. Situated on the bank of the Duong river, the village was famous for the of making Dong Ho paintings
A. manufacture B. activity C. craft D. production
Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning, using the word given.
1) The methods of producing handcrafted paper flowers in Thanh Tien village in Hue were transferred from generation to keep the craft alive. (pass)
->______________________
2) Craft village development is now a good way to solve the poverty in rural areas. (deal)
->______________________
3) The tour guide gave a short speech so that foreign visitors could get information about the process of making fish sauce in Phu Quoc. (find)
->_____________________
4) Labourers in the Mekong Delta can earn enough money from their crafts during the flood seasons. (live)
->____________________
5) We are thinking with pleasure about the trip in order to discover the traditional craft villages round Hue. (forward)
->______________________
I/ Đọc đoạn văn và trả lời câu hỏi :
Paragraph 1 :
Thomas Edison was born on February 11th, 1847 in Milan, Ohio. When he was at school, his teacher considered him to be a slow student. Because of hearing problems, Edison had difficulty following the lessons. But with only three months of formal education he became one of the greatest inventors and industrial leaders in history. Edison's most famous invention was the electric light bulb. He also invented the phonograph, and made improvements to the telegraph, telephone and motion picture technology.
Edison had a special life. He married twice with five children. He loved books, had excellent memory, and always showed curiosity about science. Although he had hearing problems, he refused to have an operation for his deafness. He said that silence helped him concentrate. He always worked very hard and often had only four hours of sleep every day. He used to say, "Genius is 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration”. When he died on October 18th, 1931, he was still working on new ideas.
1. When was Thomas Edison born?
He was born ______________in Milan, Ohio.
2. Why did he have difficulty in following the lessons?
Because he had___________problems.
3. What was Edison's most famous invention?
4. What did he say about silence?
Paragraph 2 :
We went to Doi Tam, a village famous its drum making techniques, in Ha Nam Province last month. The craft was first introduced to the village sometime in the 8th or 9th century. Today there are more than six hundred drum makers living in Doi Tam village. I was amazed to see big drums in front of every house in the village.
People say that it takes four workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres. To make a drum, the craftsmen have to carefully an eight stage process. Stretching the drumhead is the most challenging stage because they have to carefully assess the sound it makes. The other steps' do not require such high skills.
Nowadays, Doi Tam drums are not only famous in Viet Nam but are also sold to other countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Japan, and the USA.
1. Where is Doi Tam drum-making village?
->It's in
2. When was the craft first introduced to the village?
-> It was first introduced to the village in
3. How long does it take four workers to make a drum with a diameter 1.5 metres ?
4. Where do the craftsmen put drums in the village ?
Paragraph 3 :
Venice is a beautiful city in northeastern Italy. It is called ‘The Floating City’ as it is built on 117 small islands. This city has no roads. Instead, people use boats to travel along the canals. Flat-bottomed boats were once the main means of transport, but today motor boats are more popular. In Venice, you can visit the famous Piazza San Marco with its world famous basilica, the lovely bridges over the narrow canals, and some of the best museums in Western Europe.
Los Angeles is the most populous city in California, and the second most populous city in the USA. It is a global city, a centre of business, international trade, entertainment, culture, media, and fashion. The Los Angeles area includes Hollywood, and leads the world in the creation of television productions, video games, and recorded music. The weather here is usually dry and warm. Visitors like to go to the film studios and to drive along Hollywood Boulevard. There are also some good beaches near the city, such as Venice Beach.
1. Why is Venice called "The Floating City"?
->Because it is built on_______________
2. How do people travel along the canals in Venice?
->They trayel along the canals by _______________
3. What's the weather like in Los Angeles?
-> ____________________________
4. Which city is famous for its entertainment industry, Venice or Los Angeles?
-> ____________________________
Paragraph 4 :
One of the main sources for the spreading of news and events throughout the world is the newspaper. The purpose of newspapers is to inform the public of political, social, economic and entertainment happenings, among other things. Generally, there are three types of newspapers: daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, and special-interest newspapers. Daily newspapers are published at least one edition every weekday. Most dailies also have a weekend edition. Daily newspapers often have sections for news, sports, arts and entertainment, business, and classified advertising. Weekly newspapers are printed once a week and cover news of interest to readers in a smaller area than that of a daily paper. They focus on .local happenings rather than national or international events. Special-interest newspapers may be published daily, weekly, monthly, or even less frequently. They generally disseminate news of interest to a particular group of readers or feature news about a specific topic.
Thanks to the development of the Internet, we can now get access to electronic newspapers. To some extent, e-newspapers are cheap, up-to-date, and convenient for most readers in the world.
1. How many types of newspapers are there in general?
-> There are.................types of newspapers in general.
2. How often do daily newspapers publish?
> They publish at least...........every weekday.
3. What do weekly newspapers cover?
->____________________________
4. What can we do now with the development of the Internet?
->____________________________
Paragraph 5
It is estimated that about 200 million people who use the Internet computer network around the world. The Internet allows people to work at home instead of traveling to work. The Internet allows businesses to communicate with customers and workers in any part of the world for the cost of a local telephone call. E.mail allows users to send documents, pictures and other data from one part of the world to another in at least 5 minutes. People can use the Internet to do shopping. This save a lot of time. It is possible to use the Internet for education – students may connect with their teachers from home to send or receive e.mail or talk their problems through ‘on-line’ rather than attend a class.
1. What's the number of people using the Internet computer network around the world ?
-> It is about...........................
2. What does the Internet allow businesses to do?
->It allows them to communicate with..................in many parts of the world
3. What does email allow users to do?
->........................................
4. How can the Internet be used for education?
-> .......................................
Correct the errors
1, a little girl approached the cage however when the tiger shows its teeth and growls she run to her mother. Because she was frightened
2, many of the people working to save our enviroment think that they are fighting a losing battle. Because big business, and the goverment have not joined together to eliminate pollution
3, according to this legend a man went in search of a hidden village, he finally found it after walk two hundred mile
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the meaningful sentence from the cues given.
Phong/ walk/ fast/ it/ really/ hard/ keep up with/ him.
A:Phong walks fast, and it’s really hard to keep up with him.
B:Phong walks fast, so it was really hard for keeping up with him.
C:Phong walks fast, so it was really hard to keep up with him.
D:Phong walks fast, and it’s really hard for keep up with him.
2Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
Vietnamese traditional is done with a simple hammer and chisel.
A:sculptor
B:sculpture pieces
C:sculpture
D:sculptured feature
3Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Recently, we made a trip to visit Dong Ho village with a desire to meet the old artisan - Nguyen Huu Sam. Just when we arrived at the dyke in the village and talked with the villagers about the artisan, they intimately told us about him. The old house owned by the artisan is situated in a long alley of the village. On the walls of the house there are many folk paintings in different genres, from daily life paintings to landscape paintings shown in a set of “four seasons” and four times.
Mr. Sam told us about his past. When he was three years old, he was instructed in the craft of making Dong Ho paintings by his father. At five, he could help his father apply the Dong Ho paintings, and learn how to print the paper with proper colours.At seven, he was able to draw with a pen and make the most difficult samples. Years went by and the soul of Dong Ho folk paintings has kept seashell powder paint to the poonah-paper.
In the 1940s, this craft flourished. At that time, he was assigned by his parents to take the paintings to the market for sale. Mr. Sam said that 17 families in the village had been engaged in making Dong Ho paintings.
Artisan Sam has always been devoted to the making of Dong Ho paintings and has waited for opportunities to restore this traditional craft. In 1967, when the local authorities assigned him to restore the traditional genre of Dong Ho folk paintings, he gathered 50 villagers with professional skills and collected hundreds of woodblocks to establish the Dong Ho Painting Cooperative. Thanks to his efforts, such famous paintings as "Rat’s wedding”, “Rooster”, “Scene of jealousy” and “Writing verses about precious flowers” have been revived. Dong Ho paintings have been available in many parts of the world such as Japan, France, Germany, Singapore and the United States.
In order to make Dong Ho paintings, we need seashell powder paint, the poonah-paper and ________.
A:water
B:woodblocks
C:markets
D:proper colours
4Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions .
A:manage
B:pressure
C:guidance
D:convince
5Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
I was very tired after a long trip to Hue. I still went to visit Tay Ho conical hat making village right away.
A:
I was very tired after a long trip to Hue despite I went to visit Tay Ho conical hat making village right away.
B:Despite I was very tired after a long trip to Hue, I went to visit Tay Ho conical hat making village right away.
C:I was very tired after a long trip to Hue although I went to visit Tay Ho conical hat making village right away.
D:Although I was very tired after a long trip to Hue, I went to visit Tay Ho conical hat making village right away.
6Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions.
A:environment
B:adolescence
C:communicate
D:historical
7Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
She presented me with a new blanket on which she ________ some beautiful flowers.
A:embroidered
B:carved
C:knitted
D:moulded
8Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
She’s just received a large order from Japan, but she is afraid of not finishing her order on time _____________ her workshop lacks good artisans.
A:although
B:in order to
C:so that
D:because
10Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
I’m decorating a picture with a pattern of stiches, using coloured threads.
A:clothed
B:clothing
C:cloth
D:clothes
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (25).
We went to Doi Tam, a village famous (25)______ its drum making techniques, in Ha Nam Province last month. The craft was first introduced to the village sometime in the 8th or 9th century. Today there are more than six hundred drum makers living in Doi Tam village.
#x200eI was amazed to see big drums in front of every house in the village. People say that it (26)______ four workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres. To make a drum, the craftsmen have to follow an eight-stage process. Stretching the drumhead is the most challenging stage (27)_______ they have to carefully assess the sound it makes. The other steps do not require such high skills.
#x200eNowadays, Doi Tam drums are not only famous in Viet Nam but are also (28)_______ to other countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Japan, and the USA.
A:
of
B:with
C:about
D:for
13Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Recently, we made a trip to visit Dong Ho village with a desire to meet the old artisan - Nguyen Huu Sam. Just when we arrived at the dyke in the village and talked with the villagers about the artisan, they intimately told us about him. The old house owned by the artisan is situated in a long alley of the village. On the walls of the house there are many folk paintings in different genres, from daily life paintings to landscape paintings shown in a set of “four seasons” and four times.
Mr. Sam told us about his past. When he was three years old, he was instructed in the craft of making Dong Ho paintings by his father. At five, he could help his father apply the Dong Ho paintings, and learn how to print the paper with proper colours.At seven, he was able to draw with a pen and make the most difficult samples. Years went by and the soul of Dong Ho folk paintings has kept seashell powder paint to the poonah-paper.
In the 1940s, this craft flourished. At that time, he was assigned by his parents to take the paintings to the market for sale. Mr. Sam said that 17 families in the village had been engaged in making Dong Ho paintings.
Artisan Sam has always been devoted to the making of Dong Ho paintings and has waited for opportunities to restore this traditional craft. In 1967, when the local authorities assigned him to restore the traditional genre of Dong Ho folk paintings, he gathered 50 villagers with professional skills and collected hundreds of woodblocks to establish the Dong Ho Painting Cooperative. Thanks to his efforts, such famous paintings as "Rat’s wedding”, “Rooster”, “Scene of jealousy” and “Writing verses about precious flowers” have been revived. Dong Ho paintings have been available in many parts of the world such as Japan, France, Germany, Singapore and the United States.
What did Mr. Sam do to restore Dong Ho traditional craft?
A:He took the paintings to the market for sale.
B:He collected famous paintings as "Rat’s wedding”, “Rooster”, “Scene of jealousy” and “Writing verses about precious flowers”.
C:He kept a collection of Dong Ho paintings.
D:He gathered skillful villagers and established the Dong Ho Painting Cooperative.
14Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (26).
We went to Doi Tam, a village famous (25)______ its drum making techniques, in Ha Nam Province last month. The craft was first introduced to the village sometime in the 8th or 9th century. Today there are more than six hundred drum makers living in Doi Tam village.
#x200eI was amazed to see big drums in front of every house in the village. People say that it (26)______ four workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres. To make a drum, the craftsmen have to follow an eight-stage process. Stretching the drumhead is the most challenging stage (27)_______ they have to carefully assess the sound it makes. The other steps do not require such high skills.
#x200eNowadays, Doi Tam drums are not only famous in Viet Nam but are also (28)_______ to other countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Japan, and the USA.
A:
took
B:has taken
C:take
D:takes
15Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A:preserved
B:embroidered
C:wandered
D:embarrassed
17Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the meaningful sentence from the cues given.
In/ past/ most/ girls/ like/ knit/ sweaters/ themselves.
A:In the past most girls like to knit sweaters for themselves.
B:In the past most girls liked knitting sweaters for themselves.
C:In the past most girls liked to knitting sweaters for themselves.
D:In the past most girls like knitting sweaters for themselves.
18Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A:tense
B:stressed
C:concentrate
D:self-aware
19Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
She is very good at knitting. She __________ herself this sweater. It looks very nice.
A:knits
B:knitted
C:is knitting
D:knit
20Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
The children are eager to visit Hue next week.
A:The children are looking up to visiting Hue next week.
B:The children are looking forward to visit Hue next week.
C:The children are looking up to visit Hue next week.
D:The children are looking forward to visiting Hue next week.
21Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the meaningful sentence from the cues given.
These/ baskets/ make/ thin/ bamboo/ strips.
A:
These baskets were made in thin bamboo strips.
B:These baskets are made with thin bamboo strips.
C:These baskets are made of thin bamboo strips.
D:These baskets were made by thin bamboo strips.
22Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
. A: I’d like to try this conical hat, please. B: _____________
A:
It’s not very expensive.
B:It takes time to make it.
C:This can be a souvenir.
D:Sure. Put it on.
23Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.
A:decision
B:helpline
C:advice
D:delighted
24Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions .
A:friendship
B:encourage
C:medicine
D:graduate
25Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each of the following exchanges.
. A: What a beautiful painting! – B: ______________
A:I bought it in a souvenir shop.
B:You’re welcome.
C:I’m glad to tell you so.
D:I don’t mind if you say that.
26Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
Since changing the way of production, many craftsmen have voluntarily joined together to for ___________ .
A:cooperatives
B:cooperative
C:cooperates
D:cooperation
27Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
When she was a student, she did not have a good relationship with her classmates.
A:When she was a student, she got on well her classmates.
B:When she was a student, she got on with her classmates.
C:When she was a student, she didn’t get on well her classmates.
D:When she was a student, she didn’t get on well with her classmates.
28Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the meaningful sentence from the cues given.
Last weekend/ I/ go/ Van Phuc village/ buy/ nice/ silk scarf/ mother.
A:Last week I went to Van Phuc village to buy nice silk scarf for my mother.
B:Last week I went to Van Phuc village to buy nice silk scarf to my mother.
C:Last week I went to Van Phuc village and buy a nice silk scarf to my mother.
D:Last week I went to Van Phuc village and bought a nice silk scarf for my mother.
29Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the other three in the position of primary stress in each of the following questions .
A:cognitive
B:frustrated
C:fabulous
D:confident
30Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions .
A:luxury
B:cultural
C:pollution
D:drumhead
31Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (27).
We went to Doi Tam, a village famous (25)______ its drum making techniques, in Ha Nam Province last month. The craft was first introduced to the village sometime in the 8th or 9th century. Today there are more than six hundred drum makers living in Doi Tam village.
#x200eI was amazed to see big drums in front of every house in the village. People say that it (26)______ four workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres. To make a drum, the craftsmen have to follow an eight-stage process. Stretching the drumhead is the most challenging stage (27)_______ they have to carefully assess the sound it makes. The other steps do not require such high skills.
#x200eNowadays, Doi Tam drums are not only famous in Viet Nam but are also (28)_______ to other countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Japan, and the USA.
A:
although
B:so
C:since
D:but
32Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Recently, we made a trip to visit Dong Ho village with a desire to meet the old artisan - Nguyen Huu Sam. Just when we arrived at the dyke in the village and talked with the villagers about the artisan, they intimately told us about him. The old house owned by the artisan is situated in a long alley of the village. On the walls of the house there are many folk paintings in different genres, from daily life paintings to landscape paintings shown in a set of “four seasons” and four times.
Mr. Sam told us about his past. When he was three years old, he was instructed in the craft of making Dong Ho paintings by his father. At five, he could help his father apply the Dong Ho paintings, and learn how to print the paper with proper colours.At seven, he was able to draw with a pen and make the most difficult samples. Years went by and the soul of Dong Ho folk paintings has kept seashell powder paint to the poonah-paper.
In the 1940s, this craft flourished. At that time, he was assigned by his parents to take the paintings to the market for sale. Mr. Sam said that 17 families in the village had been engaged in making Dong Ho paintings.
Artisan Sam has always been devoted to the making of Dong Ho paintings and has waited for opportunities to restore this traditional craft. In 1967, when the local authorities assigned him to restore the traditional genre of Dong Ho folk paintings, he gathered 50 villagers with professional skills and collected hundreds of woodblocks to establish the Dong Ho Painting Cooperative. Thanks to his efforts, such famous paintings as "Rat’s wedding”, “Rooster”, “Scene of jealousy” and “Writing verses about precious flowers” have been revived. Dong Ho paintings have been available in many parts of the world such as Japan, France, Germany, Singapore and the United States.
When Mr. Sam was very young, he mostly helped his parents by ________.
A:applying the woodblocks with proper paints and pressing them on sheets of paper
B:drawing with a pen and using proper paints to make many copies of paintings
C:applying seashell powder to make various paints for painting making
D:collecting and taking the paintings to the market for sale
33Mark letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the original sentence in each of the following questions.
The artisan moulded the copper to make a bronze drum.
A:
The artisan moulded the copper because they want make a bronze drum.
B:The artisan moulded the copper so that they could make a bronze drum.
C:The artisan moulded the copper so that they can make a bronze drum.
D:The artisan moulded the copper because of they wanted make a bronze drum.
34Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
Do you know who’s _____________ his pottery workshop?
A:passing down
B:bringing out
C:taking over
D:turning down
35Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
All the main parts of this machine are ___________ of steel.
A:made
B:given
C:done
D:woven
36Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Recently, we made a trip to visit Dong Ho village with a desire to meet the old artisan - Nguyen Huu Sam. Just when we arrived at the dyke in the village and talked with the villagers about the artisan, they intimately told us about him. The old house owned by the artisan is situated in a long alley of the village. On the walls of the house there are many folk paintings in different genres, from daily life paintings to landscape paintings shown in a set of “four seasons” and four times.
Mr. Sam told us about his past. When he was three years old, he was instructed in the craft of making Dong Ho paintings by his father. At five, he could help his father apply the Dong Ho paintings, and learn how to print the paper with proper colours.At seven, he was able to draw with a pen and make the most difficult samples. Years went by and the soul of Dong Ho folk paintings has kept seashell powder paint to the poonah-paper.
In the 1940s, this craft flourished. At that time, he was assigned by his parents to take the paintings to the market for sale. Mr. Sam said that 17 families in the village had been engaged in making Dong Ho paintings.
Artisan Sam has always been devoted to the making of Dong Ho paintings and has waited for opportunities to restore this traditional craft. In 1967, when the local authorities assigned him to restore the traditional genre of Dong Ho folk paintings, he gathered 50 villagers with professional skills and collected hundreds of woodblocks to establish the Dong Ho Painting Cooperative. Thanks to his efforts, such famous paintings as "Rat’s wedding”, “Rooster”, “Scene of jealousy” and “Writing verses about precious flowers” have been revived. Dong Ho paintings have been available in many parts of the world such as Japan, France, Germany, Singapore and the United States.
The themes of Dong Ho paintings are about ________.
A:various aspects of life
B:animals and flowers
C:landscapes
D:weddings
37Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
_____________ she’s young, she’s the most famous artisan in the village.
A:Whereas
B:When
C:Although
D:In order to
38Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits blank (28).
We went to Doi Tam, a village famous (25)______ its drum making techniques, in Ha Nam Province last month. The craft was first introduced to the village sometime in the 8th or 9th century. Today there are more than six hundred drum makers living in Doi Tam village.
#x200eI was amazed to see big drums in front of every house in the village. People say that it (26)______ four workers three days to make a drum with a diameter of 1.5 metres. To make a drum, the craftsmen have to follow an eight-stage process. Stretching the drumhead is the most challenging stage (27)_______ they have to carefully assess the sound it makes. The other steps do not require such high skills.
#x200eNowadays, Doi Tam drums are not only famous in Viet Nam but are also (28)_______ to other countries such as Laos, Cambodia, Japan, and the USA.
A:
be sold
B:selling
C:sold
D:sell
39Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
They keep changing the decoration of the shop ________ they can attract more young people.
A:so that
B:when
C:although
D:because
40Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions:
The people in my village cannot earn money for their daily life. They can’t _____________ this traditional craft. They have to find other jobs.
A:live on
B:work on
C:set up
D:help out
1) The village is set amongst the most _____ scenery. (BREATHE)
2) They won the case because of the _____ of the defendant. (APPEAR)
3) There are a variety of different ways to make a watch _____, one of which is using “O” rings or rubber gaskets to seal the back of the case. (WATER)
4) Jo was only 19 when he got his _____ as a DJ. (BREAK)
5) Many innocent _____ were killed in the crossfire. (STAND)
