MY SISTER PREFERS TO EAT BEEF NOODLES THAN CHICKEN NOODLES. A...

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.