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1. ReadthearticleandmatchthequestionsA-Ewithparagraphs1-5.

   1. Doyoucarvethestoolsbyhand?

   2. AreChristmastreesdifficulttoworkwith?

   3. Doyoufeelthatwayaboutallpine?

   4. AreyouinterestedintheemotionalconnectionpeoplehavewiththeirChristmastrees?

   5. HowdidyouhappentostartworkingwithChristmastrees?

ADesignerWhoGivesChristmasTreesanAfterlife

ManypeoplefeelasenseofregretwhenitcomestimetodisposeofaChristmastree.Afterbeingdecoratedandcelebrated,thetreeisunceremoniouslyabandoned,whichcanseembothheartlessandwasteful.

FabienCapello,aFrenchdesignerwholivesinLondon,decidedtodosomethingaboutthat.Since2009,Mr.CapellohasbeenmakingfurnitureoutofChristmastreeshefindsonthestreet.

(1)___________________________________________________________WhenIwasstillastudentattheRoyalCollegeofArtinLondon,I,basically,startedaninvestigationonwherethewoodinD.I.Y.shopsandwoodsupplierswasactuallycomingfrom,andhowitendedupinthecity.Duringmyresearch,IsawsomefactsaboutChristmastrees,sayingitwasthemomentwhenthebiggestamountofwoodwasshippedintothecity.Youcanfinddifferentfactsandnumbers,butmostofthemsaythataroundamilliontreesarrive,everyyear,inLondon.AndIjustthoughtthatwasquiteanamazingthing,becauseattheendofthefestiveperiod,afterChristmasandNewYear’sEveyoucanfindtheminthestreetsbecausepeoplearejustthrowingthemaway.(2)_____________________________________________________________

Thereisthisideathatyouactuallybuyatreeandcherishitsomuchforashortperiodoftime,andthenyoujustthrowitaway.Ithoughtitwouldbequiteinterestingtousethismaterial.Iwantedtodosomethingthatcouldcomebackintothehouse.(3)______________________________________________________________It’squiteanuglywood,actually.It’sprobablyoneoftheugliesttreesever,ifyoujustseethetrunk.Becauseitgrowssofast,thereisalmostnograin.Ididexperimentstoturnthetreesintowood,removingthebarkanddoingthissortofchopping,whichisthepatternonthelegs.SoI’vebeenfindingallsortsoftechniquestoworkwithit.(4)_____________________________________________________________No.Christmastreesarethewoodthatweconsumeattheyoungeststageofthetree,becausetheyareonlytwoorthreeyearsold.Youneedtimetogetabeautifulwood

—atreeneedstogrow,anditcantake100yearssometimes.Thisoneisreally,reallyquitefast-growing,whichiswhyit’snotquitesobeautiful.(5)_____________________________________________________________Yes.Someofthem,thecarvingismadewithamachine,buteverythingiscontrolledbythehand.It’sverysimpletools,likeabeltsander,abandsawandadrill.

TheNewYorkTimes

2. Readthearticleagainandmatchtheitalicizedwordsandwordcombinationswiththeirmeanings.

1. aformalinquiryorsystematicstudy_______________________________

2. togetridofbythrowingawayorgivingorsellingtosomeoneelse_______

3. producing(anobject,inscription,ordesign)

bycuttingintoahardmaterial___________________________________

4. thesystematicinvestigationintoandstudyofmaterialsandsourcesinordertoestablishfactsandreachnewconclusions__________________________

5. toeat,drink,oringest(foodordrink);buy(goodsorservices);useup(aresource)_______________________

6. relatingtoafestival,especiallyChristmas__________________________

7. toprotectandcarefor(someone)lovingly;hold(something)dear__________

8. causinggreatsurpriseorwonder;astonishing________________________

9. tofeelsad,repentant,ordisappointedover(somethingthatonehasdoneorfailedtodo)_________________________________________________