Vietnam’s Youngest Artisan Nguyen Tran Hiep, born in Northern province of Bac Ninh, has become the youngest artisan of Vietnam at the age of 37. He succeeded in developing a large-scale fine-art furniture workshop thanks to an extensive renovation and considerable investment. Before achieving all this, he had gone through with many difficulties in his work. In 2000, Nguyen Tran Hiep established his own fine-art wood carving workshop, using all of his family’s savings and a loan from Bac Ninh province’s Youth Union after he had learned about the craft from a famous artisan. Unfortunately, his products could not reach a wide range of customers. At that time, many other people in the village also failed to earn a decent living on making craft and they decided to quit their traditional job. People found jobs and made money many other ways but Hiep didn’t give up his dream of developing the traditional craft into a profitable business. He is spending the next years learning and researching the market to find out the most suitable markets for his products. He targeted two types of customers: the first is foreign tourists and the second is traders from China. For the tourists, his workshop mainly produces small handicrafts and souvenirs, such as small animals, paintings, tea trays, figurines and rosaries. For the Chinese clients, his workshop makes products to order based on the current sample designs. At present, his workshop renamed Hiep Thang Fine arts Cooperative, provides stable jobs for 28 employees with an average income of 4-10 million dong/month. One of Nguyen Tran Hiep’s best works is “Bat Long vong quang phat” which originated from the idea of the eight kings of the Ly dynasty incarnating into eight dragons on a five-colour lotus tower. This work was made to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and has been listed in the Vietnamese Record Book in 2011 as the best fine-art sculpture of Ideology and art.1. When was Nguyen Tran Hiep recognized as the Vietnam’s Youngest Artisan?

1. Did he easily succeed in developing his fine-art furniture workshop?

2. How did Hiep categorize his customers?

3. What kinds of products does his workshop often produce for foreigners?

4. How many employers are there in HiepThang Fine arts Cooperative?

5. What was made by Nguyen Tran Hiep to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union?

6..They ______________ their car. It looks new again. (clean)

7.Last night, we ______________ dinner when he arrived. (have)

8.Bill ______________ in class. We are very annoyed. (always / talk)

9.Sticky rice cakes ……………………… by Vietnamese people on Tet. ( enjoy )

10.. When it began to rain, the children ………………. in the yard. ( play )

1. My car (repair) ________ yesterday.

2. We (not see) ________each other since Monday.

3. If the weather is fine, we (go) ________ for a picnic.

4. She asked me if I (like) ________ pop music.

5. When I (arrive) ________ , they were watching TV together

3 Last month, my English class went on a field trip to one of the most ancient villages in VietNam: Bat Trang. That day all of us got (1) ________ very early (2) ________ we could arrive at the village early in the morning. When we got there, we were all astonished by a variety of ceramic products, most of which are for ordinary use such as bow, cup, plates and pot. (3) ________ there were up to twenty members in our class, we decided not to join the buffalo tour. Instead, we took a walk for sightseeing and shopping around. (4) ________ we had visited some of the ceramic stores along the road in the village, our teacher took us to Bat Trang Porcelain and Pottery Market. This was the most Interesting part of our trip. The local people instructed us to make pottery products by themselves and introduced the tradition of the village. We were told that pottery-making skills were (5) ________ from generation to generation in the village. (6) ________ we left, the locals gave us small ceramic key chains as souvenirs. We really looked (7) ________ another trip to Bat Trang.

A. so

B. so that

C. since

D. though

4.Last month, my English class went on a field trip to one of the most ancient villages in VietNam: Bat Trang. That day all of us got (1) ________ very early (2) ________ we could arrive at the village early in the morning. When we got there, we were all astonished by a variety of ceramic products, most of which are for ordinary use such as bow, cup, plates and pot. (3) ________ there were up to twenty members in our class, we decided not to join the buffalo tour. Instead, we took a walk for sightseeing and shopping around. (4) ________ we had visited some of the ceramic stores along the road in the village, our teacher took us to Bat Trang Porcelain and Pottery Market. This was the most Interesting part of our trip. The local people instructed us to make pottery products by themselves and introduced the tradition of the village. We were told that pottery-making skills were (5) ________ from generation to generation in the village. (6) ________ we left, the locals gave us small ceramic key chains as souvenirs. We really looked (7) ________ another trip to Bat Trang.

A. After

B. Because

C. At last

D. While

5.Last month, my English class went on a field trip to one of the most ancient villages in VietNam: Bat Trang. That day all of us got (1) ________ very early (2) ________ we could arrive at the village early in the morning. When we got there, we were all astonished by a variety of ceramic products, most of which are for ordinary use such as bow, cup, plates and pot. (3) ________ there were up to twenty members in our class, we decided not to join the buffalo tour. Instead, we took a walk for sightseeing and shopping around. (4) ________ we had visited some of the ceramic stores along the road in the village, our teacher took us to Bat Trang Porcelain and Pottery Market. This was the most Interesting part of our trip. The local people instructed us to make pottery products by themselves and introduced the tradition of the village. We were told that pottery-making skills were (5) ________ from generation to generation in the village. (6) ________ we left, the locals gave us small ceramic key chains as souvenirs. We really looked (7) ________ another trip to Bat Trang.

A. turned down

B. went in for

C. passed down

D. brought out

6. Last month, my English class went on a field trip to one of the most ancient villages in VietNam: Bat Trang. That day all of us got (1) ________ very early (2) ________ we could arrive at the village early in the morning. When we got there, we were all astonished by a variety of ceramic products, most of which are for ordinary use such as bow, cup, plates and pot. (3) ________ there were up to twenty members in our class, we decided not to join the buffalo tour. Instead, we took a walk for sightseeing and shopping around. (4) ________ we had visited some of the ceramic stores along the road in the village, our teacher took us to Bat Trang Porcelain and Pottery Market. This was the most Interesting part of our trip. The local people instructed us to make pottery products by themselves and introduced the tradition of the village. We were told that pottery-making skills were (5) ________ from generation to generation in the village. (6) ________ we left, the locals gave us small ceramic key chains as souvenirs. We really looked (7) ________ another trip to Bat Trang.

A. After

B. Before

C. At last

D. While

7. Last month, my English class went on a field trip to one of the most ancient villages in VietNam: Bat Trang. That day all of us got (1) ________ very early (2) ________ we could arrive at the village early in the morning. When we got there, we were all astonished by a variety of ceramic products, most of which are for ordinary use such as bow, cup, plates and pot. (3) ________ there were up to twenty members in our class, we decided not to join the buffalo tour. Instead, we took a walk for sightseeing and shopping around. (4) ________ we had visited some of the ceramic stores along the road in the village, our teacher took us to Bat Trang Porcelain and Pottery Market. This was the most Interesting part of our trip. The local people instructed us to make pottery products by themselves and introduced the tradition of the village. We were told that pottery-making skills were (5) ________ from generation to generation in the village. (6) ________ we left, the locals gave us small ceramic key chains as souvenirs. We really looked (7) ________ another trip to Bat Trang.

A. up to

B. down on

C. forward to

D. forward on

Last month, my English class went on a field trip to one of the most ancient villages in VietNam: Bat Trang. That day all of us got (1) ________ very early (2) ________ we could arrive at the village early in the morning. When we got there, we were all astonished by a variety of ceramic products, most of which are for ordinary use such as bow, cup, plates and pot. (3) ________ there were up to twenty members in our class, we decided not to join the buffalo tour. Instead, we took a walk for sightseeing and shopping around. (4) ________ we had visited some of the ceramic stores along the road in the village, our teacher took us to Bat Trang Porcelain and Pottery Market. This was the most Interesting part of our trip. The local people instructed us to make pottery products by themselves and introduced the tradition of the village. We were told that pottery-making skills were (5) ________ from generation to generation in the village. (6) ________ we left, the locals gave us small ceramic key chains as souvenirs. We really looked (7) ________ another trip to Bat Trang.

A. up

B. down

C. on

D. off

2. Last month, my English class went on a field trip to one of the most ancient villages in VietNam: Bat Trang. That day all of us got (1) ________ very early (2) ________ we could arrive at the village early in the morning. When we got there, we were all astonished by a variety of ceramic products, most of which are for ordinary use such as bow, cup, plates and pot. (3) ________ there were up to twenty members in our class, we decided not to join the buffalo tour. Instead, we took a walk for sightseeing and shopping around. (4) ________ we had visited some of the ceramic stores along the road in the village, our teacher took us to Bat Trang Porcelain and Pottery Market. This was the most Interesting part of our trip. The local people instructed us to make pottery products by themselves and introduced the tradition of the village. We were told that pottery-making skills were (5) ________ from generation to generation in the village. (6) ________ we left, the locals gave us small ceramic key chains as souvenirs. We really looked (7) ________ another trip to Bat Trang.

A. so

B. so that

C. since

D. though

1.. His business is going badly , he'll have to stop doing it soon. (CLOSE)

2.We have to follow more than ten stages so as to make a simple conical hat. (so that)

3.In spite of having a lot of homework, he went on watching TV.( Although)

4. As It rained heavily, we cancelled the trip to the famous Bat Trang craft village.(because of)

5. We went to work on tin time despite the bad traffic.

1.Those ________over there are friends of both the bride and groom. (attend)

2 I feel really tired after spending a _________night studying for the exam. (sleep)

3.. Bill is always talking about the same things. He is really ________________. (bore)

4.. ______________, he broke his leg while playing football with his friends. (lucky)

5. 1. Make an informed ___________________ after you think carefully. (decide)

6. It is considered that life in a city is wonderful and . (enjoy)

7.. The street food in Da Nang is delicious and _______________. (afford ).

8. We can only get their by plane. There is no _____. CHOOSE