less than twice times in 1970. D. less than in 1970 Reading 3: Choose the correct answer to each of the following questions. Last week, we made a trip to visit Dong Ho village with a desire to meet the old artisan – Nguyen Huu Sam. Just when we arrived at the dyke in the village and talked with the villagers about the artisan they immediately told us about him. The old house owned by the artisan is situated in a long alley of the village. On the walls of the house, there are many folk paintings in different genres, from daily life paintings to landscape paintings shown in a set of “four seasons”. Mr. Sam told us about his past. When he was three, he was instructed in the craft of making Dong Ho paintings by his father. At five, he could help his father apply the Dong Ho paintings. At the age of seven, he was able to draw with a pen and make the most difficult samples. In the 1940s, this craft flourished. At that time, he was assigned by his parents to take the paintings to the market for sale. Mr Sam said that 17 families in the village had been engaged in making Dong Ho painting. 1. When did they make a trip to visit Dong Ho village? A. Last week B. Yesterday C. One week ago D. Both A and C 2. What does the word “they” in line 2 refer to? A. villages B. paintings C. artisans D. villagers 3. Who taught him to draw? A. his father B. his mother C. his teacher D. his uncle 4. His parents made him go to the market to ____________ paintings. A. buy B. sell C. give D. send