Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence. 1. 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 2. There was no....in continuing for him the race was over. A. value B. worth C. point D. profit 3. .....a large number of the country’s crafts villages are suffering from a shortage of human resources and difficulties in building brand recognition, many international organizations have had projects to help them. .A. Even B. Although C. However D. But 4. Vietnamese traditional.....is done with a simple hammer and chisel .A. sculptured feature B. sculptor C. sculpture pieces D. sculpture 5. This cloth.....very thin. A. feels B. touches C. holds D. handles 6. It was only.......he told me his surname that I realized that we had been to the same school. A. until B. when C. since D. then 7. .......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. While B. Since C. Due to D. Despite the fact 8. Now, at the age of over 80, the artisan is leaving the craft to his descendants with the desire to.....this ancient craft. A. change B. consider C. preserve D. reserve 9. For that artisans, making the paintings is a career......it supports the life of many generations of the family .A. because of B. although C. so that D. because 10. The four-ton statue of hero Tran Vu,.....in 1667, still stands in Quan Thanh Temple. A. to cast B. to be vast C. cast D. casting 11. Her business must be going rather well, by.....the car she drives .A. deducing B. deciding C. inferring D. judging 12. I’m afraid this vase is anything but antique - In fact, it’s...... .A. pointless B. worthless C. meaningless D. hopeless 13. He couldn’t .......his father that he was telling the truth. A.admit B.confide C,trust D,convince