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.

36. The themes of Dong Ho paintings are about__________

A. landscapes B. weddings  C. various aspects of life D. animals and flowers

37.  In order to make Dong Ho paintings, we   need   seashell   powder   paint,   the   poonah-paper and__________

A. proper colors B. water C. markets D. woodblocks

38. From paragraph 3, we can infer that 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. applying seashell powder to make various paints for painting making

C. drawing with a pen and using proper paints to make many copies of paintings

D. collecting and taking the paintings to the market for sale

39.  All of the following can be inferred about the artisan - Mr. Sam – EXCEPT that__________

A. he is popular in the village

B. he could paint when he was three

C. he keeps a collection of Dong Ho paintings in his house

D. he local authorities tried to revive the traditional craft

40. In the writers’ opinions, the future of Dong Ho paintings is__________.

A. international B. concerning C. optimistic D. negative

36. C. various aspects of life 

37. A. proper colors 

38. C. drawing with a pen and using proper paints to make many copies of paintings

39.  D. he local authorities tried to revive the traditional craft

40. C. optimistic 

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. 

26. A. workshops B. galleries C. restaurant D. stations

27. A. understanding B. questioning C. welcoming D. experiencing

28. A. bring B. take C. drive D. sail

29 A school B.home C. shop D. cottage

30. A. be B. have C. are D. been

31. A. excited B. worth C. value D. known

32. A. souvenirs B. materials C. costumes D. vegetables

33. A. purchasing B. advertising C. preserving D. including

34. A. at B. with C. by D. in

35. A. wrote B. designed C. moulded D. carved

26 B
27 D
28 B
29 A
30 C
31 D
32 A
33 D
34 C
35 A

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