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 attraction 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