II.  Choose the best one (A, B, C or D) to complete the sentence. 1.   Every house in the street has been demolished.       A. exploded                B. turn up                    C. removed                 D. turn down 2.   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 3.   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 4.   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 5.   She                         her husband’s job for his ill health.       A. accused                  B. blamed                    C. caused                    D. claimed 6.   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 7.   This ring is only made of plastic so it’s quite                   .       A. valuable                  B. invaluable               C. worthless                D. priceless 8.   Craft villages are becoming popular                     in Viet Nam.       A. tour attractiveness                                      B. physical attraction       C. tourism attractions                                     D. tourist attractions 9.   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 10. 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 11. The government has recently                     the building in the old section of the city.       A. reformed                B. adjusted                  C. restored                  D. modified 12. The traditional craft has                 from generation to generation.       A. been passed down                                      B. been passed by       C. passed down                                               D. passed 13. In order to buy his house, he had to obtain a large                        from his bank.       A. loan                        B. finance                    C. capital                     D. debt 14. 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 15. 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