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1 .A painting drawing or photograph of a person especially of the face or head and shoulders : portrait

2 . A movable model of a person or animal moved by strings or by a hand inside it : puppet

3 . The art of making two - or three dimensional representative by carving stone or wood: sculpture

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ReadingDISAPPEARING ARTDuncan Hamilton creates great works of art, but he doesn’t use paint or pencils. He’s a sculptor, but he doesn’t use wood or stone. He always works quickly and the longest he’s ever spent on a sculpture is two weeks. So what kind of material does he use to create his art? ICE! Duncan has had an interesting career. He started out as a chef and then became interested in ice sculpture. Now he has his own business, making fantastic ice sculptures for all kinds of purposes,...
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DISAPPEARING ART

Duncan Hamilton creates great works of art, but he doesn’t use paint or pencils. He’s a sculptor, but he doesn’t use wood or stone. He always works quickly and the longest he’s ever spent on a sculpture is two weeks. So what kind of material does he use to create his art? ICE!

 

Duncan has had an interesting career. He started out as a chef and then became interested in ice sculpture. Now he has his own business, making fantastic ice sculptures for all kinds of purposes, including for the cinema, advertising, tourism and for magazine photos. Duncan has made everything from a life-size igloo in London’s Trafalgar Square to a 12 meter-wide castle for a wedding and ice cubes for drink adverts.

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Unit 1 : MY HOBBIES

 

So how does he make his sculpture? Duncan and his team work very carefully to produce their ice. This is because it has to be very clean and clear. It also has to be stored at certain temperatures. If the ice is completely frozen, it can be very hard to work with. Not only that, but the ice can burn, so the artists have to wear special protective clothes.

 

Unlike other forms of art, ice sculptures don’t last forever because they melt. Some people can’t imagine losing something they’ve created like this. Luckily, Duncan doesn’t mind watching his sculptures slowly change and then disappear. Many of the sculptures even look better after a few hours at room temperature. The average ice sculpture lasts for six or seven hours and may take a couple of days to completely melt, but the smaller ones don’t last long at all.

Read the text about artist Duncan Hamilton. Why is it called Disappearing Art?

 ...........................................................

Apply the words from the list to the sentences

Melt    sculpture  disappeared  creates  temperature

These candies ____________ in your mouth.Cook the chicken at ___________ of 350 degrees for two hoursThe airplane _____________ into the clouds.Mr. Robin said that ____________ is the art of the hole and the lump.She’s intelligent so she usually ____________ many good things.Read the text carefully and answer these questions.What is the writer’s main aim in writing the text?To talk about the importance art.To explain how one artist worksTo say why ice sculpture is popularTo describe the disadvantages of being an artistWhat would a reader learn about Duncan Hamilton from the text?He has always been a successful artist.He makes sculptures from kinds of materialHe prefers to work aloneHe is popular with the mediaWhat does the writer say about the ice?Duncan’s team make it themselvesIt must be completely frozenThe team have to work it quicklyIt is completely safe to work withThe writer says that Duncan’s sculpturesAre always hugeGenerally last for a dayTake about a week to makeCan improve when they start to meltWhich of the following could also be a title for this textHow to make an ice sculptureHow to change your careerHow to get on televisionHow to make art a business

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30 tháng 11 2021

These candies _______melt_____ in your mouth.

Cook the chicken at ____temparature_______ of 350 degrees for two hours

The airplane _____dissapeared________ into the clouds.

Mr. Robin said that ______sculpture______ is the art of the hole and the lump.

She’s intelligent so she usually ____creates________ many good things.

30 tháng 11 2021

1.melt
2.temperature
3.disappeared
4.sculpture 
5.creates 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.         With Robert Laurent and William Zorach, direct carving enters into the story of modern sculpture in the United States. Direct carving - in which the sculptors themselves carve stone or wood with mallet and chisel - must be recognized as something more than just a technique. Implicit in it is an aesthetic principle as well: that the...
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

         With Robert Laurent and William Zorach, direct carving enters into the story of modern sculpture in the United States. Direct carving - in which the sculptors themselves carve stone or wood with mallet and chisel - must be recognized as something more than just a technique. Implicit in it is an aesthetic principle as well: that the medium has certain qualities of beauty and expressiveness with which sculptors must bring their own aesthetic sensibilities into harmony. For example, sometimes the shape or veining in a piece of stone or wood suggests, perhaps even dictates, not only the ultimate form, but even the subject matter.

The technique of direct carving was a break with the nineteenth-century tradition in which the making of a clay model was considered the creative act and the work was then turned over to studio assistants to be cast in plaster or bronze or carved in marble.

Neoclassical sculptors seldom held a mallet or chisel in their own hands, readily conceding that the assistants they employed were far better than they were at carving the finished marble. With the turn-of-the-century Crafts movement and the discovery of nontraditional sources of inspiration, such as wooden African figures and masks, there arose a new urge for hands-on, personal execution of art and an interaction with the medium. Even as early as the 1880's and 1890's, nonconformist European artists were attempting direct carving. By the second decade of the twentieth century, Americans — Laurent and Zorach most notably — had adopted it as their primary means of working.

Born in France, Robert Laurent(1890-1970)was a prodigy who received his education in the United States. In 1905 he was sent to Paris as an apprentice to an art dealer, and in the years that followed he witnessed the birth of Cubism, discovered primitive art, and learned the techniques of woodcarving from a frame maker.

Back in New York City by 1910, Laurent began carving pieces such as The Priestess, which reveals his fascination with African, pre-Columbian, and South Pacific art. Taking a walnut plank, the sculptor carved the expressive, stylized design. It is one of the earliest examples of direct carving in American sculpture. The plank's form dictated the rigidly frontal view and the low relief. Even its irregular shape must have appealed to Laurent as a break with a long-standing tradition that required a sculptor to work within a perfect rectangle or square.

What is one of the fundamental principles of direct carving?

A. A sculptor must work with talented assistants

B. The subject of a sculpture should be derived from classical stories

C. The material is an important element in a sculpture

D. Designing a sculpture is a more creative activity than carving it

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11 tháng 3 2017

Đáp án C

Thông tin: Implicit in it is an aesthetic principle as well: that the medium has certain qualities of beauty and expressiveness with which sculptors must bring their own aesthetic sensibilities into harmony. For example, sometimes the shape or veining in a piece of stone or wood suggests, perhaps even dictates, not only the ultimate form, but even the subject matter.

Dịch nghĩa: Tiềm ẩn trong nó cũng là một nguyên tắc thẩm mỹ: rằng phương tiện có những phẩm chất nhất định của vẻ đẹp và biểu cảm mà nhà điêu khắc phải mang sự nhạy cảm thẩm mỹ riêng của chúng vào sự hòa hợp. Ví dụ, đôi khi hình dạng hoặc hoa văn trong một mảnh đá hay gỗ cho thấy, có lẽ thậm chí quyết định, không chỉ hình thức cuối cùng, mà cả chủ đề.

Phương án C. The material is an important element in a sculpture = nguyên liệu là một yếu tố quan trọng trong một tác phẩm điêu khắc; là phương án chính xác nhất.

          A. A sculptor must work with talented assistants = Một nhà điêu khắc phải làm việc với các trợ lý tài năng.

Neoclassical sculptors seldom held a mallet or chisel in their own hands, readily conceding that the assistants they employed were far better than they were at carving the finished marble. = Các nhà điêu khắc tân cổ điển hiếm khi tự cầm một vồ hoặc đục trong tay mình, sẵn sàng thừa nhận rằng các trợ lý họ sử dụng là giỏi hơn nhiều so với họ khi khắc tạc tác phẩm đá cẩm thạch hoàn chỉnh.

Đây là sự thật thường xảy ra, nhưng không có nguyên tắc nào quy định một nhà điêu khắc phải làm việc với các trợ lý tài năng.

          B. The subject of a sculpture should be derived from classical stories = Các chủ đề của một tác phẩm điêu khắc nên được bắt nguồn từ những câu chuyện cổ điển.

Không có thông tin như vậy trong bài.

          D. Designing a sculpture is a more creative activity than carving it = Thiết kế một tác phẩm điêu khắc là một hoạt động sáng tạo hơn khắc nó.

Không có thông tin như vậy trong bài.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.         With Robert Laurent and William Zorach, direct carving enters into the story of modern sculpture in the United States. Direct carving - in which the sculptors themselves carve stone or wood with mallet and chisel - must be recognized as something more than just a technique. Implicit in it is an aesthetic principle as well: that the...
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

         With Robert Laurent and William Zorach, direct carving enters into the story of modern sculpture in the United States. Direct carving - in which the sculptors themselves carve stone or wood with mallet and chisel - must be recognized as something more than just a technique. Implicit in it is an aesthetic principle as well: that the medium has certain qualities of beauty and expressiveness with which sculptors must bring their own aesthetic sensibilities into harmony. For example, sometimes the shape or veining in a piece of stone or wood suggests, perhaps even dictates, not only the ultimate form, but even the subject matter.

The technique of direct carving was a break with the nineteenth-century tradition in which the making of a clay model was considered the creative act and the work was then turned over to studio assistants to be cast in plaster or bronze or carved in marble.

Neoclassical sculptors seldom held a mallet or chisel in their own hands, readily conceding that the assistants they employed were far better than they were at carving the finished marble. With the turn-of-the-century Crafts movement and the discovery of nontraditional sources of inspiration, such as wooden African figures and masks, there arose a new urge for hands-on, personal execution of art and an interaction with the medium. Even as early as the 1880's and 1890's, nonconformist European artists were attempting direct carving. By the second decade of the twentieth century, Americans — Laurent and Zorach most notably — had adopted it as their primary means of working.

Born in France, Robert Laurent(1890-1970)was a prodigy who received his education in the United States. In 1905 he was sent to Paris as an apprentice to an art dealer, and in the years that followed he witnessed the birth of Cubism, discovered primitive art, and learned the techniques of woodcarving from a frame maker.

Back in New York City by 1910, Laurent began carving pieces such as The Priestess, which reveals his fascination with African, pre-Columbian, and South Pacific art. Taking a walnut plank, the sculptor carved the expressive, stylized design. It is one of the earliest examples of direct carving in American sculpture. The plank's form dictated the rigidly frontal view and the low relief. Even its irregular shape must have appealed to Laurent as a break with a long-standing tradition that required a sculptor to work within a perfect rectangle or square.

How does direct carving differ from the nineteenth-century tradition of sculpture?

A. Sculptors are personally involved in the carving of a piece

B. Sculptors find their inspiration in neoclassical sources

C. Sculptors have replaced the mallet and chisel with other tools

D. Sculptors receive more formal training

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8 tháng 6 2017

Đáp án A

Thông tin: Direct carving - in which the sculptors themselves carve stone or wood with mallet and chisel … Neoclassical sculptors seldom held a mallet or chisel in their own hands

Dịch nghĩa: Chạm khắc trực tiếp - trong đó các nhà điêu khắc tự khắc bằng đá hoặc gỗ với vồ và đục … Các nhà điêu khắc tân cổ điển hiếm khi tự cầm một vồ hoặc đục trong tay mình

Như vậy sự khác nhau cơ bản giữa chạm khắc trực tiếp và chạm khắc truyền thống là nhà điêu khắc tự mình làm ra sản phẩm.

Phương án A. Sculptors are personally involved in the carving of a piece = Các nhà điêu khắc tham gia một cách cá nhân vào việc chạm khắc một tác phẩm;  là phương án chính xác nhất.

          B. Sculptors find their inspiration in neoclassical sources = Các nhà điêu khắc tìm thấy cảm hứng của họ trong các nguồn tân cổ điển.

          C. Sculptors have replaced the mallet and chisel with other tools = Các nhà điêu khắc đã thay thế vồ và đục bởi các dụng cụ khác.

          D. Sculptors receive more formal training = Các nhà điêu khắc được đào tạo chính quy hơn. 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.         With Robert Laurent and William Zorach, direct carving enters into the story of modern sculpture in the United States. Direct carving - in which the sculptors themselves carve stone or wood with mallet and chisel - must be recognized as something more than just a technique. Implicit in it is an aesthetic principle as well: that the...
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

         With Robert Laurent and William Zorach, direct carving enters into the story of modern sculpture in the United States. Direct carving - in which the sculptors themselves carve stone or wood with mallet and chisel - must be recognized as something more than just a technique. Implicit in it is an aesthetic principle as well: that the medium has certain qualities of beauty and expressiveness with which sculptors must bring their own aesthetic sensibilities into harmony. For example, sometimes the shape or veining in a piece of stone or wood suggests, perhaps even dictates, not only the ultimate form, but even the subject matter.

The technique of direct carving was a break with the nineteenth-century tradition in which the making of a clay model was considered the creative act and the work was then turned over to studio assistants to be cast in plaster or bronze or carved in marble.

Neoclassical sculptors seldom held a mallet or chisel in their own hands, readily conceding that the assistants they employed were far better than they were at carving the finished marble. With the turn-of-the-century Crafts movement and the discovery of nontraditional sources of inspiration, such as wooden African figures and masks, there arose a new urge for hands-on, personal execution of art and an interaction with the medium. Even as early as the 1880's and 1890's, nonconformist European artists were attempting direct carving. By the second decade of the twentieth century, Americans — Laurent and Zorach most notably — had adopted it as their primary means of working.

Born in France, Robert Laurent(1890-1970)was a prodigy who received his education in the United States. In 1905 he was sent to Paris as an apprentice to an art dealer, and in the years that followed he witnessed the birth of Cubism, discovered primitive art, and learned the techniques of woodcarving from a frame maker.

Back in New York City by 1910, Laurent began carving pieces such as The Priestess, which reveals his fascination with African, pre-Columbian, and South Pacific art. Taking a walnut plank, the sculptor carved the expressive, stylized design. It is one of the earliest examples of direct carving in American sculpture. The plank's form dictated the rigidly frontal view and the low relief. Even its irregular shape must have appealed to Laurent as a break with a long-standing tradition that required a sculptor to work within a perfect rectangle or square.

The piece titled The Priestess has all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

A. The design is stylized

B. It is made of marble

C. The carving is not deep

D. It depicts the front of a person

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23 tháng 12 2019

Đáp án B

Giải thích: Back in New York City by 1910, Laurent began carving pieces such as The Priestess, which reveals his fascination with African, pre-Columbian, and South Pacific art. Taking a walnut plank, the sculptor carved the expressive, stylized design … The plank's form dictated the rigidly frontal view and the low relief.

Dịch nghĩa: Trở lại thành phố New York năm 1910, Laurent bắt đầu khắc các tác phẩm như The Priestess, trong đó cho thấy niềm đam mê của ông với nghệ thuật của châu Phi, tiền Columbus, và Nam Thái Bình Dương. Lấy một tấm ván óc chó, nhà điêu khắc chạm khắc các biểu cảm, thiết kế cách điệu … Hình thức của tấm ván quyết định góc nhìn phía trước và độ khắc nông.

Như vậy, các phương án A. The design is stylized, C. The carving is not deep, D. It depicts the front of a person đều được nhắc đến là đặc điểm của bức tượng.

Chỉ có phương án B. It is made of marble = Nó được làm bằng đá cẩm thạch là không có thông tin trong bài.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.         With Robert Laurent and William Zorach, direct carving enters into the story of modern sculpture in the United States. Direct carving - in which the sculptors themselves carve stone or wood with mallet and chisel - must be recognized as something more than just a technique. Implicit in it is an aesthetic principle as well: that the...
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

         With Robert Laurent and William Zorach, direct carving enters into the story of modern sculpture in the United States. Direct carving - in which the sculptors themselves carve stone or wood with mallet and chisel - must be recognized as something more than just a technique. Implicit in it is an aesthetic principle as well: that the medium has certain qualities of beauty and expressiveness with which sculptors must bring their own aesthetic sensibilities into harmony. For example, sometimes the shape or veining in a piece of stone or wood suggests, perhaps even dictates, not only the ultimate form, but even the subject matter.

The technique of direct carving was a break with the nineteenth-century tradition in which the making of a clay model was considered the creative act and the work was then turned over to studio assistants to be cast in plaster or bronze or carved in marble.

Neoclassical sculptors seldom held a mallet or chisel in their own hands, readily conceding that the assistants they employed were far better than they were at carving the finished marble. With the turn-of-the-century Crafts movement and the discovery of nontraditional sources of inspiration, such as wooden African figures and masks, there arose a new urge for hands-on, personal execution of art and an interaction with the medium. Even as early as the 1880's and 1890's, nonconformist European artists were attempting direct carving. By the second decade of the twentieth century, Americans — Laurent and Zorach most notably — had adopted it as their primary means of working.

Born in France, Robert Laurent(1890-1970)was a prodigy who received his education in the United States. In 1905 he was sent to Paris as an apprentice to an art dealer, and in the years that followed he witnessed the birth of Cubism, discovered primitive art, and learned the techniques of woodcarving from a frame maker.

Back in New York City by 1910, Laurent began carving pieces such as The Priestess, which reveals his fascination with African, pre-Columbian, and South Pacific art. Taking a walnut plank, the sculptor carved the expressive, stylized design. It is one of the earliest examples of direct carving in American sculpture. The plank's form dictated the rigidly frontal view and the low relief. Even its irregular shape must have appealed to Laurent as a break with a long-standing tradition that required a sculptor to work within a perfect rectangle or square.

The word “medium” in line 5 could be used to refer to

A. stone or wood

B. mallet and chisel

C. technique

D. principle

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1 tháng 1 2017

Đáp án A

Thông tin: Direct carving - in which the sculptors themselves carve stone or wood with mallet and chisel - must be recognized as something more than just a technique. Implicit in it is an aesthetic principle as well: that the medium has certain qualities of beauty and expressiveness with which sculptors must bring their own aesthetic sensibilities into harmony.

Dịch nghĩa: Chạm khắc trực tiếp - trong đó các nhà điêu khắc tự khắc bằng đá hoặc gỗ với vồ và đục - phải được công nhận là một cái gì đó nhiều hơn một kỹ thuật. Tiềm ẩn trong nó cũng là một nguyên tắc thẩm mỹ: rằng phương tiện có những phẩm chất nhất định của vẻ đẹp và biểu cảm mà nhà điêu khắc phải mang sự nhạy cảm thẩm mỹ riêng của chúng vào sự hòa hợp.

Như vậy từ “medium” chính là các phương tiện để nhà điêu khắc thực hiện công việc, mà trong bài được đưa ra cụ thể là đá hoặc gỗ.

Phương án A. stone or wood = đá hoặc gỗ, là phương án chính xác nhất.

          B. mallet and chisel  = vồ và đục

Đây là những dụng cụ để thực hiện việc điêu khắc, chúng không được miêu tả là những vật có vẻ đẹp nhất định mà nhà điêu khắc cần khai thác.

          C. technique (n) = kỹ thuật

“Technique” được nhắc đến để nhấn mạnh vai trò của chạm khắc trực tiếp nhiều hơn một kỹ thuật đơn thuần, chứ không phải một phương tiện mang vẻ đẹp trong nó.

          D. principle (n) = nguyên tắc

Bản thân từ “medium” chính là nằm trong nguyên tắc được nhắc đến, chứ không phải thay thế cho từ “principle”.

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.         With Robert Laurent and William Zorach, direct carving enters into the story of modern sculpture in the United States. Direct carving - in which the sculptors themselves carve stone or wood with mallet and chisel - must be recognized as something more than just a technique. Implicit in it is an aesthetic principle as well: that the...
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

         With Robert Laurent and William Zorach, direct carving enters into the story of modern sculpture in the United States. Direct carving - in which the sculptors themselves carve stone or wood with mallet and chisel - must be recognized as something more than just a technique. Implicit in it is an aesthetic principle as well: that the medium has certain qualities of beauty and expressiveness with which sculptors must bring their own aesthetic sensibilities into harmony. For example, sometimes the shape or veining in a piece of stone or wood suggests, perhaps even dictates, not only the ultimate form, but even the subject matter.

The technique of direct carving was a break with the nineteenth-century tradition in which the making of a clay model was considered the creative act and the work was then turned over to studio assistants to be cast in plaster or bronze or carved in marble.

Neoclassical sculptors seldom held a mallet or chisel in their own hands, readily conceding that the assistants they employed were far better than they were at carving the finished marble. With the turn-of-the-century Crafts movement and the discovery of nontraditional sources of inspiration, such as wooden African figures and masks, there arose a new urge for hands-on, personal execution of art and an interaction with the medium. Even as early as the 1880's and 1890's, nonconformist European artists were attempting direct carving. By the second decade of the twentieth century, Americans — Laurent and Zorach most notably — had adopted it as their primary means of working.

Born in France, Robert Laurent(1890-1970)was a prodigy who received his education in the United States. In 1905 he was sent to Paris as an apprentice to an art dealer, and in the years that followed he witnessed the birth of Cubism, discovered primitive art, and learned the techniques of woodcarving from a frame maker.

Back in New York City by 1910, Laurent began carving pieces such as The Priestess, which reveals his fascination with African, pre-Columbian, and South Pacific art. Taking a walnut plank, the sculptor carved the expressive, stylized design. It is one of the earliest examples of direct carving in American sculpture. The plank's form dictated the rigidly frontal view and the low relief. Even its irregular shape must have appealed to Laurent as a break with a long-standing tradition that required a sculptor to work within a perfect rectangle or square.

The phrase “a break with” in line 30 is closest in meaning to

A. a destruction of

B. a departure from

C. a collapse of

D. a solution to

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19 tháng 12 2019

Đáp án B

Giải thích: A break with = một sự phá vỡ cái gì

                    A departure from = một sự rời đi khỏi cái gì

Dịch nghĩa: The technique of direct carving was a break with the nineteenth-century tradition in which the making of a clay model was considered the creative act and the work was then turned over to studio assistants to be cast in plaster or bronze or carved in marble. = Kỹ thuật khắc trực tiếp là một sự phá vỡ truyền thống thế kỷ XIX, trong đó việc tạo ra một mô hình đất sét đã được coi là hành động sáng tạo và tác phẩm sau đó đã được chuyển cho trợ lý studio để được đúc thạch cao hoặc bằng đồng hay chạm khắc bằng đá cẩm thạch.

          A. a destruction of = một sự phá hủy cái gì

          C. a collapse of = một sự sụp đổ của cái gì

          D. a solution to = một giải pháp cho cái gì

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.         With Robert Laurent and William Zorach, direct carving enters into the story of modern sculpture in the United States. Direct carving - in which the sculptors themselves carve stone or wood with mallet and chisel - must be recognized as something more than just a technique. Implicit in it is an aesthetic principle as well: that the...
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Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 43 to 50.

         With Robert Laurent and William Zorach, direct carving enters into the story of modern sculpture in the United States. Direct carving - in which the sculptors themselves carve stone or wood with mallet and chisel - must be recognized as something more than just a technique. Implicit in it is an aesthetic principle as well: that the medium has certain qualities of beauty and expressiveness with which sculptors must bring their own aesthetic sensibilities into harmony. For example, sometimes the shape or veining in a piece of stone or wood suggests, perhaps even dictates, not only the ultimate form, but even the subject matter.

The technique of direct carving was a break with the nineteenth-century tradition in which the making of a clay model was considered the creative act and the work was then turned over to studio assistants to be cast in plaster or bronze or carved in marble.

Neoclassical sculptors seldom held a mallet or chisel in their own hands, readily conceding that the assistants they employed were far better than they were at carving the finished marble. With the turn-of-the-century Crafts movement and the discovery of nontraditional sources of inspiration, such as wooden African figures and masks, there arose a new urge for hands-on, personal execution of art and an interaction with the medium. Even as early as the 1880's and 1890's, nonconformist European artists were attempting direct carving. By the second decade of the twentieth century, Americans — Laurent and Zorach most notably — had adopted it as their primary means of working.

Born in France, Robert Laurent(1890-1970)was a prodigy who received his education in the United States. In 1905 he was sent to Paris as an apprentice to an art dealer, and in the years that followed he witnessed the birth of Cubism, discovered primitive art, and learned the techniques of woodcarving from a frame maker.

Back in New York City by 1910, Laurent began carving pieces such as The Priestess, which reveals his fascination with African, pre-Columbian, and South Pacific art. Taking a walnut plank, the sculptor carved the expressive, stylized design. It is one of the earliest examples of direct carving in American sculpture. The plank's form dictated the rigidly frontal view and the low relief. Even its irregular shape must have appealed to Laurent as a break with a long-standing tradition that required a sculptor to work within a perfect rectangle or square.

The word “dictates” in line 8 is closest in meaning to

A. reads aloud

B. determines

C. includes

D. records

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20 tháng 8 2018

Đáp án B

Giải thích: Dictate (v) = ra lệnh, chỉ đạo

                    Determine (v) = quyết định

Dịch nghĩa: For example, sometimes the shape or veining in a piece of stone or wood suggests, perhaps even dictates, not only the ultimate form, but even the subject matter = Ví dụ, đôi khi hình dạng hoặc hoa văn trong một mảnh đá hay gỗ cho thấy, có lẽ thậm chí quyết định, không chỉ hình thức cuối cùng, mà cả chủ đề.

          A. reads aloud (v) = đọc to

          C. includes (v) = bao gồm

          D. records (v) = ghi lại, lưu trữ lại