IV. Choose the word or phrase which best fits each gap of the passage by circling A, B, C or D.
The Thai have a population of about one and a half million people(1)………..in the provinces of Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An. The Thai (2)………………belongs to the Tay- Thai group.
The Thai are (3)……………..farmers. They dig canals to bring water to their fields. Their (4)…………food is rice, especially sticky rice. The Thai (5)………..grow other crops on burnt-out land. They raise cattle and (6)……….for their own use. They also make bamboo (7)………….., and weave cloth. The Thai cloth is well known for being unique, colourful and strong.
Recently, Thai men prefer to wear the Kinh’s (8)…………of dress, while Thai women keep their traditional (9)……………including short blouses, long skirts, scarves and ornaments.
The Thai worship their (10)………… Every year they hold festivals and ceremonies with alternating songs between boys and girls, and many traditional games.
1.A. to live B. Live C. living D. lived
2.A. language B. culture C. clothing D. clothes
3.A. experience B. experienced C. inexperienced D. experiencing
4.A. main B. mainly C. common D. commonly
5.A. or B. else C. too D. also
6.A. rice B. poultry C. buffalo D. pigs
7.A. equipment B. icons C. things D. items
8.A. kind B. sort C. style D. type
9.A. costumes B. clothes C. clothing D. culture
10.A. relatives B. parents C. grandparents D. ancestors
