Bau Truc pottery items are made from clay from the Quao River mixed with sand. Clay is collected from the river only once a year, each lasting for half a month. Clay is taken more or less depending on the ability of each person. In the clay collecting season, local people try to take as much clay as they can to store, for use in the entire year.

Currently, people in Bau Truc pottery village still make pottery items in the traditional way. They do not use the wheel, but the craftsmen have to turn around the products. The potters shape their products by skillful hands and feet around a pole-round pillar, rather than on the wheel. From this step, silky clay block initially gradually forms a smooth rounded hollow block, then the formation of flower vases, or water pots. Bau Truc's craftsmen use wet cloths to make the product surface smooth. These items are decorated with seashells, snails or hand-made paintings featuring the daily life of Bau Truc's people.”

Question 7. What does the word "They" in the passage refer to?

A. Rivers in Bau Truc pottery village B. Items in Bau Truc pottery village

C. Cites in Bau Truc pottery village D. People in Bau Truc pottery village

Question 8. What does the word "silky" in the passage mostly mean?

A. the river where clay is collected B. the craftsmen's hands

C. the pottery items D. the texture of the clay

Question 9. What do the designs of Bau Truc pottery reflect?

A. religious symbols B. natural scenery

C. abstract patterns D. daily life of local people

Question 10. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Bau Truc pottery items are made from clay mixed with sand.

B. The pottery is decorated with seashells and snails.

C. Clay is collected from the Quao River once a year.

D. Craftsmen use a potter's wheel to shape the products.

Question 11. What is the OPPOSITE word in meaning to the word “traditional”?

A. currently B. cultural C. historic D. modern