On April 19th， a pottery （陶器） exhibition was held at Wuhan Optical Experimental Valley School． Many pieces of pottery in different sizes were shown at the school． Some were a bit broken， but all of them were beautiful works of art created by the students．

    At the end of last year， the school started a project that called on teachers to collect disused or broken pieces of pottery from the countryside． So far， they have collected about 3，000 pieces．

    "Pottery used to play an important role in the daily lives of Chinese people．" school head Ma Guoxin told the reporter． "By pottery painting， the students can improve themselves in many ways． They can better understand the history of the pottery， put their creativity into the pottery and show the love for life and beauty． "

    Students turned the pottery into different works of art．They were all encouraged to paint pictures on the pottery， even though some students didn't know how to paint． Wang Zixuan， a student from Grade Eight， with little knowledge of painting， painted a beautiful night scenery on a piece of pottery． It was so nice that many students loved it．

    Almost every classroom has coloured pieces of pottery． They are either used as flowerpots or pen containers（笔筒）． The school has also set up several art corners to show the pottery． For example， the students have put up some pottery on bookcases outside of a lecture hall（报告厅） It has become an enjoyable place for students to rest and read．

（1）On April 19th， a　　 exhibition was held at Wuhan Optical Valley Experiment School．

A． flower

B． film

C． pottery

D． costume

（2）According to the passage，　　 were encouraged to paint the pottery．

A． the students who painted very well

B． the students who got good grades

C． the students who didn't know how to paint

D． all the students in the school

（3）By pottery painting， the students can improve themselves in many ways EXCEPT　　．

A． knowing how to collect pottery

B． better understanding the history of the pottery

C． putting their creativity into the pottery

D． showing the love for life and beauty

（4）According to the passage， which of the following is TRUE？　　

A． The school has collected about 2，000 pieces of pottery so far．

B． Wang Zixuan was a student from Grade Seven．

C． We can't find any coloured pottery in their classrooms．

D． The students enjoy resting and reading at the art corners．

（5）． In which part of a newspaper can we read the passage？　　

A． Sports news．

B． Traditional art．

C． Healthy living．

D． Popular music．