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CARIFF, Wales poets, singers and musicians from across the globe gathered in Wales to celebrate the tradition of storytelling."It might seem strange that people still want to listen to it instead of watching television, but this is an unusual art form whose time has come again," said David Ambrose, director of "Beyond the Border", an international storytelling festival in Wales."Some of the tales, like those of the Inuit from Canada, are thousands of years old. So our storytellers have come from distant lands to connect us with the distance of time," he said early this month.Two Inuit women, both in their mid 60s, are among the few remaining who can do Kntadjait, or throat singing, which has few words and much sound.Their art is governed by the cold of their surroundings forcing them to say little but listen attentively.Ambrose started the festival in 1993, after several years of working with those reviving storytelling in Wales."It came out of a group of people who wanted to reconnect with traditions and as all the Welsh are storytellers, it was in good hands here," Ambrose said. Ambrose believes that the art of storytelling ().

A. will be more popular than TV
B. will be popular again
C. started in Wales
D. are in the hands of some old people

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A. 15~20 kN/m3
B. 16~22 kN/m3
C. 17~22 kN/m3
D. 14~20 kN/m3

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A. mainly
B. partly
C. in some way
D. in no way

W: Come in and sit down.M: Thank you. Here I’ve got a small present for you for Christmas.W: How nice of you! Let’s open it right now. Oh, how lovely it is!M: This small basket will be just right for candy and some other little things.W: Where did you get itM: It’s from China. Two months ago, I went to China with my parents and I bought it for you in Beijing, the capital of China.W: From China Thank you so much. No wonder it’s so lovely. China’s famous for its handicrafts. Let me see what it is made of.M: It’s woven of bamboo.W: Really How skillfully it’s done! I’ll get it right here. Everybody can see it when coming in.M: I’m very glad you like it. Where does this conversation take place()

At a restaurant.
B. At the woman’s home.
C. In the street.

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