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Egg caring(蛋雕）is often called the most fragile(易碎的）art, as it requires great care before, during and even after the carving. Yu Wen, the granddaughter of a famous local painter in Dxandong, Liaoning province, has been practising egg carving for about 25 years.

Yu has used more than 10,000 eggs, and years of hard work has left many thick calluses(茧）on her hands. Sometimes she can’t even hold chopsticks properly after a long day of holding the carving knife. But in Yu’s opinion, the difficult process makes egg carving twice as exciting. “If you carve off too much, the work is broken and there is no way to deal with it. That makes the sense of achievement even greater when you finish a piece.” said Yu.

Yu’s love for egg carving started with a local tradition. In northeast China, when a baby is born. Friends and relatives often send eggs colored read as gifts, and some may carve auspicious（吉利的）words on them. The character “福” is a popular one to be carved onto eggs. Yu carves with not only popular characters or traditional patterns（图案）, but also Peking Opera masks and wall paintings. Her egg carving is just as much about eggs as it is about Chinese culture.

Now Yu teaches egg carving at a local university. In recent years, she has seen more people coming from across the country to learn the art. “I hope I can better combine（结合）the art with traditional culture in the future,” Yu said.

1．What is/are most needed during the process of carving an egg?

A．Much money

B．colored eggs.

C．Much attention

D．Carving knives

2．Yu Wen thinks egg carving is ________.

A．boring

B．exciting

C．tiring

D．uninteresting

3．The underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 refers to ________.

A．the work

B．the process

C．the culture

D．the knife

4．According to the passage, what does Yu Wen carve onto eggs?
① The baby’s pictures. ②Traditional patterns ③ Peking Opera masks ④ Wall paintings

A．①②③

B．①②④

C．①③④

D．②③④

5．What can we learn from the passage?

A．Yu Wen loves egg carving very much.	B．Yu Wen works at a primary school now.
C．Yu Wen started to carve eggs at the age of 25.	D．There is something wrong with Yu Wen’s hands.