I. Choose the words whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group. ⇱
II. Choose the word whose main stressed syllable is placed differently from that of the other in each group. ⇱
III. Choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best completes each of the following sentences. ⇱
The four-ton statue of hero Tran Vu__________ in 1667, still stands in Quan Thanh Temple.
In 1990, due to the change of the economic situation, Dong Ho paintings were difficult to sell and many__________ quit their job.
Making rice paper__________ jobs and income for many locals, help many families out of dire poverty and become well-off.
Since changing the way of production, many craftsmen have voluntarily joined to form__________.
The artisan is delighted to__________ to you the craft of creating prints in an old-age style.
__________a majority of Vietnamese small and medium enterprises do not have in-house designers or specialized design staff, they have to hire freelance designers.
__________a large number of the country’s craft villages are suffering from a shortage of human resources and difficulties in building brand recognition, many international organizations have had projects to help them.
Nowadays, Tan Chau artisans can produce silk of multiple colors__________ they can meet customers’ demands.
The bronze casting craft in Viet Nam dated back from the age of King An Duong Vuong. __________ancient bronze arrowheads were made.
In 1990, due to the change of the economic situation, many Dong Ho cooperatives had to__________.
My parents once took me to Bat Trang village. I could make my own__________ there. I really enjoyed it.
Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences. ⇱
I’ll take the new job whose salary is fantastic.
I could see the finish line and thought I was home and dry.
Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each of the following sentences. ⇱
These products are called lacquerware because they are decoratively covered with lacquer.
She had a cozy little apartment in Boston.
IV. Choose the underline word or phrase (marked A, B, C or D) in each sentence that needs correcting. ⇱
Pottery is passing down from artisans to trainees so that they can maintain the art.
When I asked Tim to visit Bat Trang village with me, he turned me up.
They must turn on at 7.30 a. m. in order that their trip can start on time.
V. Choose the option (A, B, or C) that best completes each numbered blank in the passage. ⇱
Many visitors come to Tatter bridge to see the wonderful art (26)__________ and museums, the beautiful buildings and the fantastic parks. Few people go outside the city, and so they miss out on (27)__________ the scenery and the fascinating history of this beautiful area. This brochure will tell you what you can see if you (28)__________ a short bus rides out of the city.
The beautiful village of Tatter bridge was (29)__________ to the children’s writer Jane Potter, whose stories of Benjamin Bear (30) __________ loved by adults and children around the world. Jane Potters home is now a museum and tea shop, and is well (31) __________ a visit just for its wonderful gardens. It also has a gift shop where you can buy (32)__________ and books. Tatter bridge has a number of interesting shops (33)__________ an excellent cake shop, and ‘Wendy’s Gift shop’ where you can find lots of unusual gifts made (34)__________ hand by local artists. Lovers of Jane Potter’s books should also walk to the Green Valley woods, which have not changed since Jane Potter (35)__________ her stories there one hundred years ago.
VI. Read the passage, and choose the correct answer A, B, C or D for each question. ⇱
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 colors. 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 have 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.