Read the passage and decide statements T (True) or F (False)

Dong Nai province is at the Eastern approach to Ho Chi Minh city. Its provincial city is Bien Hoa city. The Kinh people account for 82.8% of the total population. The ethnic minority groups are Tay, Kho Mu, Nung, Dao and Ma . This area is famous throughout the eastern part of south Vietnam for its picturesque landscapes .This is a very suitable destination ror Saigonese to make some short picnics.

There are 5 ethnic groups in Dong Nai.

A. True

B. False

Read the passage and decide statements T (True) or F (False)

Dong Nai province is at the Eastern approach to Ho Chi Minh city. Its provincial city is Bien Hoa city. The Kinh people account for 82.8% of the total population. The ethnic minority groups are Tay, Kho Mu, Nung, Dao and Ma . This area is famous throughout the eastern part of south Vietnam for its picturesque landscapes .This is a very suitable destination ror Saigonese to make some short picnics.

There are 5 ethnic groups in Dong Nai.

Read the passage and decide statements T (True) or F (False)

Dong Nai province is at the Eastern approach to Ho Chi Minh city. Its provincial city is Bien Hoa city. The Kinh people account for 82.8% of the total population. The ethnic minority groups are Tay, Kho Mu, Nung, Dao and Ma . This area is famous throughout the eastern part of south Vietnam for its picturesque landscapes .This is a very suitable destination ror Saigonese to make some short picnics.

Question: There are 5 ethnic groups in Dong Nai.

A. True

B. False

I, Make the questions from the underlines words or phrases (điền vào dấu chấm sao cho đúng)

1. Vietnam has 54 ethnic groups

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2. Kinh people account for 87% of the country 's population

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3. The other minority groups mainly inhabit in mountain areas

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4. Among ethnic minorities the most populated groups are Tay, Thai, Mung, Hoa, Khmer, Mung,...

-.............................................?

5. The Vietnamese government has issued specific policies and special treatments in order to enhance the living standards of mountainous people

-.............................................?

6. People should make great effort to preserve traditional cultural identities of each ethnic minority group

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II. READING

1. Read the passage and decide whether the sentences are true (T) or false (F). Circle T or F.

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Read the following passage and chose the correct answer. (1.5 pts)

The Muong are among the ethnic minority groups that have big populations in Vietnam. The Muong share an estimate of 1.3 million people from their six sub-groups, such as Mol, Mual, Moi, Moi Bi, Au Ta and Ao Ta. They are largely concentrated in the provinces of Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa particularly in mountainous districts. Their language belongs to the Viet-Muong group and they hold many ceremonies year round. The Muong have practiced farming for a long time and wet rice is their main food staple. Most of their family’s other income is generated through the exploitation of forest products including mushrooms, dried fungus, ammonium, and sticklac. The men are known for basketry as women are skilled in silk spinning and loom weaving. The Muong have diverse folk arts including folk songs and poems, sorcerer’s worshiping songs, tales, proverbs, lullabies, and riddle songs. The gong is the most popular musical instrument along with the flute, the two-string violin, the drum, and the panpipe.

Question 17. The Muong is one of the largest ethnic minorities in Vietnam.

A.True                                 B. False

Question 18. The Muong are also called Mol, Mual, Moi, Mol Bi, Au Ta and Ao Ta.

A.True                                 B. False

Question 19. The Muong don’t have their own language, so they speak Vietnamese.

A.True                                 B. False

Question 20. The Muong live mainly on forest products, such as mushrooms and dried fungus.

A.True                                 B. False

Question 21. Muong women are very good at making baskets and loom weaving.

A.True                                 B. False

Question 22. The Muong have a rich treasure of folk arts.

A.True                                 B. False

Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.

Silk Weaving in the ASEAN Region

For the silk textile lover, the ASEAN region contains a treasure trove of the most beautiful hand-woven fabrics found anywhere in the world. These textiles are surprising in their diversity: from the ikats of Cambodia and Thailand, to the golden songket of Indonesia and Malaysia, to the Philippine pina silk and the Vietnamese silk shantung – each country offers its own century-old weaving traditions to visitors. Weaving at the household and village level is done on large wooden frame looms, often under stilt houses. Intricate Cambodian ikats are world-renowned. It can take up to several days or more to produce one meter of an intricate ikat pattern. Ikat patterns were traditionally passed from generation to generation by memory; prior to the war, more than 200 different patterns were known to be in existence, but it is unclear how many have survived. Artisans Angkor, located in both Siem Reap and Phnom Penh, trains young Cambodians from rural areas in the art of weaving and other Cambodian crafts. In Thailand, the cultivation of silkworms and weaving can be traced back thousands of years. Weaving patterns of  Thailand’s finest weaving, including mudmee, or ikat, are rich anddiverse thanks to the influence of the different ethnic groups, including Khmer and Lao peoples. Mudmee is woven throughout the northeast, with each local community having its own distinct styles and designs, incorporating everything from nagas to elephants and peacocks. While chemical dyes are widely available, some weavers continue to practice traditional dyeing methods passed down through the generations. Viet Nam has become a center for large-scale silk worm and thread production in Southeast Asia, including handloomed silk shantung and jacquards, supplying its neighbors where sericulture is limited or disappeared entirely during the war years. Vietnam has 54 different ethnic groups, each with their own distinct weaving traditions. Among the Black Thai in northwest Vietnam’s Son La province, for example, young girls are expected to learn how to raise silk worms and make natural dyes using indigo.

 Question: All of the following are true about silk weaving in Thailand EXCEPT that    _______.

A. mudmee is woven throughout the northeast by Khmer and Lao peoples

B. the trade of silkworms and weaving has lasted thousands of years

C. the different ethnic groups have contributed to the richness and diversity of weaving patterns.

D. some local communities have their own distinct styles and designs, incorporating images from nature or legends

Read the passage below and choose one correct answer for each question.

Silk Weaving in the ASEAN Region

For the silk textile lover, the ASEAN region contains a treasure trove of the most beautiful hand-woven fabrics found anywhere in the world. These textiles are surprising in their diversity: from the ikats of Cambodia and Thailand, to the golden songket of Indonesia and Malaysia, to the Philippine pina silk and the Vietnamese silk shantung – each country offers its own century-old weaving traditions to visitors. Weaving at the household and village level is done on large wooden frame looms, often under stilt houses. Intricate Cambodian ikats are world-renowned. It can take up to several days or more to produce one meter of an intricate ikat pattern. Ikat patterns were traditionally passed from generation to generation by memory; prior to the war, more than 200 different patterns were known to be in existence, but it is unclear how many have survived. Artisans Angkor, located in both Siem Reap and Phnom Penh, trains young Cambodians from rural areas in the art of weaving and other Cambodian crafts. In Thailand, the cultivation of silkworms and weaving can be traced back thousands of years. Weaving patterns of  Thailand’s finest weaving, including mudmee, or ikat, are rich anddiverse thanks to the influence of the different ethnic groups, including Khmer and Lao peoples. Mudmee is woven throughout the northeast, with each local community having its own distinct styles and designs, incorporating everything from nagas to elephants and peacocks. While chemical dyes are widely available, some weavers continue to practice traditional dyeing methods passed down through the generations. Viet Nam has become a center for large-scale silk worm and thread production in Southeast Asia, including handloomed silk shantung and jacquards, supplying its neighbors where sericulture is limited or disappeared entirely during the war years. Vietnam has 54 different ethnic groups, each with their own distinct weaving traditions. Among the Black Thai in northwest Vietnam’s Son La province, for example, young girls are expected to learn how to raise silk worms and make natural dyes using indigo.

 Question: Which of the following is true about silk weaving in Cambodia?

A. The well-known ikat patterns have been passed down for a couple of years.

B. It is done on large wooden frame looms in families or in communities.

C. The arts of ikats were taught in schools in the past.

D. More than 200 different patterns of ikats are known to be in existence.