________ is one of the themes of the puppet shows.
A. The daily life of farmers
B. Common aspects of Vietnamese spiritual life
C. Both A & B are correct.
D. None are correct.
Giải bởi Vietjack
Đáp án đúng là: C
Dựa vào câu: They focus on the daily life of farmers and common aspects of Vietnamese spiritual life.
Dịch: Chúng tập trung vào cuộc sống hàng ngày của người nông dân và những khía cạnh chung của đời sống tinh thần Việt Nam.
Read the following passage and write T (True) or F (False) for each statement.
In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the whole world. Since then, there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous fame, so it is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles were at that time. They were four boys from the north of England and none of them had any training in music. They started by performing and recording songs by black Americans and they had some success with these songs. Then they started writing their own songs and that was when they became really popular. The Beatles changed pop music. They were the first pop group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves. After that it became common for groups and singers to write their own songs.
The Beatles were the most famous pop group in the 1960s.
Read the following passage and choose the best answer
Vietnamese water puppetry is a unique folk art. It's said that ‘Not watching a performance of water puppetry means not visiting Vietnam yet.' That's why water puppetry is a must-see show for tourists in Vietnam. Watching this show can help you escape from your busy life and refresh your minds with unforgettable moments.
During the shows, you can only see the puppets and a small folk orchestra of about 7 people; the puppeteers stand behind a curtained backdrop in a pool. All puppets are made of fig wood which goes along well with water. Then they are carved and painted. The themes of the shows are very familiar to Vietnamese people. They focus on the daily life of farmers and common aspects of Vietnamese spiritual life.
Vietnamese water puppetry has been introduced to many countries all over the world and received much love from audiences. Foreigners don't understand Vietnamese, but they enjoy the shows because the puppets clearly demonstrate Vietnamese life and culture through their actions. Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre on Dinh Tien Hoang Street near Hoan Kiem Lake is the most popular theatre for water puppetry.
All tourists in Vietnam see water puppet shows.
Read the passage, and then answer the questions.
The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Bimini, Bahamas, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. One of his most famous works, it tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Florida.
In 1953, The Old Man and the Sea was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and it was cited by the Nobel Committee as contributing to their awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to Hemingway in 1954.
Where was Ernest Hemingway from?
Prior to The Beatles, it was usual for groups to write their own songs.
The Beatles achieved great success with the song they had written.
Vietnamese water puppetry hasn't received positive feedback from audiences over the world.
