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To turn the hides into leathers, people would use the 25 kg hammers powered by a waterwheel to pound the hides for 12 hours, forcing the cod liver oil into the skin. After 12 hours, the hides would hang for another 12 hours. But even after 12 hours of pounding and 12 hours of drying, the skins still contain some water. So, they're pounded and hang again each for 12 hours, each step twice, until all the water has been removed.

This is the procedure of drying the animal hides. According to this paragraph, how many days do you think this step took in total ?

1. 2 days
2. 2.5 days
3. 3 days
4. 3.5 days

Turning the leather into Lederhosen is the job of a leather craftsman. Which of the following best describes the following picture?

1. The leather craftsman flattens the leather with a white stick to make the leather easier to cut.
2. The leather craftsman is outlining the shape of Lederhosen for one of his clients with white ivory.
3. The leather craftsman marks up the leather with a sliver of cow bone to easily correct his mistake.
4. The leather craftsman is using a sliver of cow bone to thread the needle into the durable leather.

After watching the video, Helen and Steve are discussing the procedures of making leather. However, they cannot recall this part. Please help Steve fill in the blanks.

Helen : Hey ! I don't remember the procedures for making leather. I just know that they were made from animal hides. Do you know it?
Steve : Emm… I remember the first step is to soak the animal hides in lime water to make the fur easier to ________. After ________ is washed away, the moisture in the animal hides is then ________ and the cod liver oil is forced into the skin by hammers to create a strong leather.

1. use / the salted water / preserved
2. shave / the lime water / wrung out
3. make the fur clothing / the blood / preserved
4. dye / the water / wrung out

In the part of introducing the procedure of making a Chesterfield couch, when the pieces of the weird leather jigsaw go to veteran stitcher Tracey Jones, She said, “I've made so many Chesterfields now, it's just like second nature."  What does she mean?

1. She is pretty familiar with sewing jobs.
2. Chesterfields are the product of nature.
3. She felt comfortable in this company.
4. The Chesterfield company is her second home.

After the sofa cover was finished sewing by the stitcher, it would be sent to the upholsterers. Which of the following best describes the following picture ?

1. He is slowly removing the leather from the sofa with the regulator, being careful not to damage the leather.
2. He is using a regulator to get rid of all these creases to make it look nice and neat to get that diamond shape.
3. He is cutting leather into a diamond shape with a utility knife to match the distinctive sofa design.
4. He is using a flat-blade screwdriver to remove the screws from the sofa so that the buyer can sit comfortably.

Legend has it that in the 18th century, Lord Philip Stanhope, the fourth Earl of Chesterfield asked for a couch to be made that would allow a gentleman to sit upright without crumpling his clothes, and the idea of the Chesterfield was born.

According to the audio file about the luxury leather imported from Italy, why does the narrator say, “even expensive leather doesn't come from sofa-shaped cows”?

1. Inexpensive leather will automatically turn into the shape of the sofa cover.
2. Inexpensive materials cannot be used even if they can be turned into the shape of a sofa cover.
3. Even expensive leather from Italy doesn't have to come from cows.
4. Even expensive materials need to be processed by a master into suitable shapes.

The final procedure of making a pair of Lederhosen is for decoration. The distinctive Lederhosen patterns can either be hand-drawn using a feather quill and latex ink, or big spenders can have embroidered patterns sewn into their pants. A Lederhosen will take about 30 to 50 hours. And if you want a pair of top quality, traditionally-made Lederhosen like this, then you'll have to get to the back of the queue.

According to this paragraph, what does “you'll have to get to the back of the queue.” mean?

1. Getting a pair of Lederhosen requires using the strength of the back.
2. Drawing out distinctive patterns takes a long time to find inspiration.
3. The opportunity to get these pants depends on the boss's willingness.
4. Making these pants is time-consuming and requires a long wait.

Usually, the Lederhosen are made out of about 50 pieces. Some pieces are sewn together, but others are stuck with Miki's homemade glue. It is made out of white flour and boiled water. A little help with a wooden mallet teases the pieces together.

To cut the leather into the shapes needed for the specific design of the Chesterfield sofa, the only challenge is to get as much out of the hides as possible. As long as there are enough hides, no matter how hard the leather is or how bad the blade is, it will not affect the cutting of the sofa cover.