II. Read the passage and circle the best answer

Part 2. Read the text and choose the best answers by circling A, B, C or D. (1.5 pts)

The Tay live mainly in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam. They live in large and crowded villages with hundreds of houses. They live in houses constructed on stilts. They are mainly farmers and they grow rice on terraced fields. They also raise cattle and poultry.

Tay traditional dress is made from cotton. There is usually not much embroidery or other decorations. Women wear skirts or trousers, with short shirts inside and long one on the outside.

They have many festivals and holidays in a year. The Lunar New Year and the Mid-July festivals are the most lavishly organized. During festivals, people in many places play con throwing, badminton, tug-of-war, dragon dancing or chess. The Tay eat mainly sticky rice and meat. On festival occasions, they make many kinds of cakes, such as banh chung (sticky rice square cakes), banh day (sticky rice round cakes) or banh khao (cakes made of white rice flour).

23. Which of the following best describes the main idea of the passage? 

25.  …………………is one of the most important festivals of the Tay.

A.  Mid- Autumn        B. Christmas  C. Mid-July    D. Dragon dancing

26.  Which is TRUE of the Tay’s life? 

A.  They mainly live on rice farming.           B. They like to work in industry. 

              C. They sell cotton to make dress.  D. They have few important festivals. 

27.  The word "constructed" in line 2 is closest in meaning to ______. 

A.  bought                    B. built                        C. hung                   D. drove

28.  Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the Tay? 

A.  They live on stilt houses.                         B. They grow rice on terraced fields. 

C. They play games during festivals            D. They wear clothes with much embroidery

The Tay live mainly in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam. They live in large and crowded villages with hundreds of houses. They live in houses built on stilts. They are mainly farmers and they grow rice on terraced fields. They also raise cattles and poultry.

Tay traditional dress is made from homegrown cotton. There is usually not much embroidery or other decorations. Women wear skirts or trousers, with short shirts inside and long one on the outside.

They have many festivals and holidays in a year. The Lunar New Year and the mid-July festivals are the most lavishly organized. During festivals, people in many places play con throwing, badminton, tug-of-war, dragon dancing, or chess.

            The Tay eat mainly sticky rice. On festival occasions, they make many kinds of cakes, such as banh chung (sticky rice square cakes), banh day (sticky rice round cakes) or banh khao (cakes made of white rice flour).

Cho mình hỏi là bài đọc này có trong sách nào vậy ạ?

The Tay live mainly in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam. They live in large and crowded villages with hundreds of houses. They live in houses built on stilts. They are mainly farmers and they grow rice on terraced fields. They also raise cattles and poultry. Tay traditional dress is made from homegrown cotton. There is usually not much embroidery or other decorations. Women wear skirts or trousers, with short shirts inside and long one on the outside. They have many festivals and holidays in a year. The Lunar New Year and the mid-July festivals are the most lavishly organized. During festivals, people in many places play con throwing, badminton, tug-of-war, dragon dancing, or chess. The Tay eat mainly sticky rice. On festival occasions, they make many kinds of cakes, such as banh chung (sticky rice square cakes), banh day (sticky rice round cakes) or banh khao (cakes made of white rice flour).

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage

There are about more (1) ______1.7 million Tay people in Viet Nam. This makes them the second (2)_______ ethnic group in Viet Nam after the majority Viet ethnic group. Most are in northern Viet Nam in particular in the Cao Bang, Lang Son, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen and Quang Ninh Provinces, where they (3)_______ along the valleys and the lower slopes of the mountains. They also live in some regions of the Bac Ninh and Bac Giang Provinces. They inhabit fertile plains and are generally agriculturalists, mainly cultivating rice. They also cultivate maize and sweet potatoes (4)______ other things. Tay villages are usually (5) ______at the feet mountains are often named after a mountain, field or river. Each village has about 15 – 20 households.

Question 5:

A. to base

B. base

C. basing

D. based

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage

There are about more (1) ______1.7 million Tay people in Viet Nam. This makes them the second (2)_______ ethnic group in Viet Nam after the majority Viet ethnic group. Most are in northern Viet Nam in particular in the Cao Bang, Lang Son, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen and Quang Ninh Provinces, where they (3)_______ along the valleys and the lower slopes of the mountains. They also live in some regions of the Bac Ninh and Bac Giang Provinces. They inhabit fertile plains and are generally agriculturalists, mainly cultivating rice. They also cultivate maize and sweet potatoes (4)______ other things. Tay villages are usually (5) ______at the feet mountains are often named after a mountain, field or river. Each village has about 15 – 20 households.

Question 1:

A. less

B. than

C. few

D. much

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage

There are about more (1) ______1.7 million Tay people in Viet Nam. This makes them the second (2)_______ ethnic group in Viet Nam after the majority Viet ethnic group. Most are in northern Viet Nam in particular in the Cao Bang, Lang Son, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen and Quang Ninh Provinces, where they (3)_______ along the valleys and the lower slopes of the mountains. They also live in some regions of the Bac Ninh and Bac Giang Provinces. They inhabit fertile plains and are generally agriculturalists, mainly cultivating rice. They also cultivate maize and sweet potatoes (4)______ other things. Tay villages are usually (5) ______at the feet mountains are often named after a mountain, field or river. Each village has about 15 – 20 households.

Question 3:

A. take

B. arrive

C. inhabit

D. stay

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage

There are about more (1) ______1.7 million Tay people in Viet Nam. This makes them the second (2)_______ ethnic group in Viet Nam after the majority Viet ethnic group. Most are in northern Viet Nam in particular in the Cao Bang, Lang Son, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen and Quang Ninh Provinces, where they (3)_______ along the valleys and the lower slopes of the mountains. They also live in some regions of the Bac Ninh and Bac Giang Provinces. They inhabit fertile plains and are generally agriculturalists, mainly cultivating rice. They also cultivate maize and sweet potatoes (4)______ other things. Tay villages are usually (5) ______at the feet mountains are often named after a mountain, field or river. Each village has about 15 – 20 households.

Question 4:

A. of

B. among

C. in

D. at

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage

There are about more (1) ______1.7 million Tay people in Viet Nam. This makes them the second (2)_______ ethnic group in Viet Nam after the majority Viet ethnic group. Most are in northern Viet Nam in particular in the Cao Bang, Lang Son, Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen and Quang Ninh Provinces, where they (3)_______ along the valleys and the lower slopes of the mountains. They also live in some regions of the Bac Ninh and Bac Giang Provinces. They inhabit fertile plains and are generally agriculturalists, mainly cultivating rice. They also cultivate maize and sweet potatoes (4)______ other things. Tay villages are usually (5) ______at the feet mountains are often named after a mountain, field or river. Each village has about 15 – 20 households.

Question 2:

A. large

B. larger

C. largest

D. the largest