I. Choose the word whose underlined part pronounced differently from that of the others.
1 a. attraction
b. surface
c. lacquerware
d. artisan
2 a. weave
b. treat
c. deal
d. drumhead
3 a. sculpture
b. lantern
c. pottery
d. treat
II. Choose the word whose main stress pattern is not the same as that of the others.
4 a. handicraft
b. lacquerware
c. artisan
d. pottery
5 a. historical
b. embroidery
c. authority
d. architecture
III. Choose the word or phrase (a, b, c or d) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.
6 Every house in the street has been [demolished].
a. exploded
b. turn up
c. removed
d. turn down
7 In 1990, due to the change of the economic situation, many Dong Ho cooperatives had to ________________
a. close down
b. shut
c. close
d. close in
8 I put the scarf with my mother’s _____________, intending to pay for it on my way out.
a. purchases
b. material
c. objects
d. expenditures
9 Craftsmen have to ________ the domestic and international markets so that they needn’t depend on the middlemen for their sales.
a. find out
b. find out about
c. find
d. find about
10 She __________ her husband’s job for his ill health
a. accused
b. blamed
c. caused
d. claimed
11 Making rice paper ________ jobs and income for many locals, help many families out of poverty and become well-off.
a. applies for
b. creates
c. keeps
d. gets
12 This ring is only made of plastic so it’s quite ________.
a. valuable
b. invaluable
c. worthless
d. priceless
13 Craft village are becoming popular _____________ in Viet Nam.
a. tour attractiveness
b. physical attraction
c. tourism attractions
d. tourist attraction
14 He got an excellent grade in his examination __________ the fact that he had not worked particularly hard.
a. on account of
b. because
c. in spite of
d. although
15 The artisan is delighted to_____________ to you the craft of creating prints in an old-age style.
a. express
b. provide
c. demonstrate
d. explain
16 The government has recently _________ the building in the old section of the city.
a. reformed
b. adjusted
c. restored
d. modified
17 The traditional craft has______________ from generation to generation.
a. been passed down
b. been passed by
c. passed down
d. passed
18 In order to buy his house, he had to obtain a large ___________ from his bank.
a. loan
b. finance
c. capital
d. debt
19 The bronze casting craft in Viet Nam dated back from the age of King An Duong Vuong ____________ ancient bronze arrowheads were made.
a. so
b. when
c. because
d. although
20 In the past, local __________ were chosen to make sophisticated embroidered costumes for the Vietnamese King, Queen and other Royal family members.
a. skillful artists
b. skilled artisans
c. skill workers
d. skillfully works