1. The Ao Dai, the traditional dress of Vietnamese women, has a long history. In the early 17th century, Vietnamese clothing designers made changes to the design of the traditional Chinese costume, creating the primitive forms of the present Ao Dai. This creativity showed Vietnam’s strong sense of independence. The Ao Dai, with different designs and materials, was traditionally worn by both men and women. Over the next several years, despite the popularity of western clothing, which becomes more convenient nowadays, the Ao Dai has been there to stay. Therefore, Vietnamese women get to go on wearing this unique dress, which is both traditional and fashionable and which conveys our rich culture to the world.
41. Ao Dai had its start at the beginning of the seventeenth century.
A. True
B. False
42. Vietnamese Ao Dai is exactly similar to Chinese dress.
A. True
B. False
43. Western clothes are both traditional and fashionable in Viet Nam.
A. True
B. False
44. Vietnamese women stopped wearing Ao Dai a long time ago.
A. True
B. False
Read the passage again and choose the best answer ( A,B,C or D)
45. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Western clothes
B. The Ao Dai
C. The traditional Chinese costume
D. Viet Nam’s culture
46. The phrase “stay” in the passage could best be replaced by which of the following:
A. be fashionable
B. be traditional and fashionable
C. be unfashionable
D. be out of fashion
1. The Ao Dai, the traditional dress of Vietnamese women, has a long history. In the early 17th century, Vietnamese clothing designers made changes to the design of the traditional Chinese costume, creating the primitive forms of the present Ao Dai. This creativity showed Vietnam’s strong sense of independence. The Ao Dai, with different designs and materials, was traditionally worn by both men and women. Over the next several years, despite the popularity of western clothing, which becomes more convenient nowadays, the Ao Dai has been there to stay. Therefore, Vietnamese women get to go on wearing this unique dress, which is both traditional and fashionable and which conveys our rich culture to the world.
41. Ao Dai had its start at the beginning of the seventeenth century.
A. True
B. False
42. Vietnamese Ao Dai is exactly similar to Chinese dress.
A. True
B. False
43. Western clothes are both traditional and fashionable in Viet Nam.
A. True
B. False
44. Vietnamese women stopped wearing Ao Dai a long time ago.
A. True
B. False
Read the passage again and choose the best answer ( A,B,C or D)
45. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. Western clothes
B. The Ao Dai
C. The traditional Chinese costume
D. Viet Nam’s culture
46. The phrase “stay” in the passage could best be replaced by which of the following:
A. be fashionable
B. be traditional and fashionable
C. be unfashionable
D. be out of fashion
