MY SISTER PREFERS TO EAT BEEF NOODLES THAN CHICKEN NOODLES

30. My sister prefers to eat beef noodles than chicken noodles.

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C. Reading: Read the passage and choose the best answer (16pts)

Water puppetry is a form of folk arts originating in (31)……… Red River Delta in the north of

Vietnam, dating back in the 11th century. Many town and villages in Vietnam have (32) ……… ponds that are

perfect stages for these (33) ………, enhancing the widespread development of the art form. Presently, water

puppetry is (34) …… in a pool of water with the water surface being the stage.

Puppets are made of wood and then lacquered to be watertight and endurable. During performances, (35)

……… are controlled via a pole - and string apparatus hidden under the water surface by (36) ……… standing in

waist-deep water behind the stage. While puppets play their roles (37) ……… to the direction of puppeteers,

singers of Cheo (a kind of traditional theater in Vietnam) sing songs to tell the story in words.

The theme of the play(38) ……… on the daily life of rural people and folklores that are imparted from

generation to generation, not mention to stories of legends and national history. (39) ……… all, water puppetry

created a relaxing space for rural citizens in the past; (40) ……… watching and playing water puppetry was a good

way for the local to entertain, escaping from their daily worries and hardworking life.