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

Viet Nam is a multi- cultural country with 54 ethnic groups living together. The Viet (or Kinh) people account (1)… about 87% of the country’s population. They(2)… inhabit the low land and deltals. The other 53 ethnic minority groups (3)…. scattered over mountainous areas, from the North to the South.The ethnic groups in Viet Nam (4)…. different languages, yet they live close to each other.(5)…. they are involved in cultural exchange, they keep retaining the identity of their own culture.

Question 3:

A. is

B. are

C. was

D. be

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

Viet Nam is a multi- cultural country with 54 ethnic groups living together. The Viet (or Kinh) people account (1)… about 87% of the country’s population. They(2)… inhabit the low land and deltals. The other 53 ethnic minority groups (3)…. scattered over mountainous areas, from the North to the South.The ethnic groups in Viet Nam (4)…. different languages, yet they live close to each other.(5)…. they are involved in cultural exchange, they keep retaining the identity of their own culture.

Question 1:

A. at

B. in

C. for

D. about

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

Viet Nam is a multi- cultural country with 54 ethnic groups living together. The Viet (or Kinh) people account (1)… about 87% of the country’s population. They(2)… inhabit the low land and deltals. The other 53 ethnic minority groups (3)…. scattered over mountainous areas, from the North to the South.The ethnic groups in Viet Nam (4)…. different languages, yet they live close to each other.(5)…. they are involved in cultural exchange, they keep retaining the identity of their own culture.

Question 2:

A. mainly

B. primarily

C. wholly

D. particularly

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

Viet Nam is a multi- cultural country with 54 ethnic groups living together. The Viet (or Kinh) people account (1)… about 87% of the country’s population. They(2)… inhabit the low land and deltals. The other 53 ethnic minority groups (3)…. scattered over mountainous areas, from the North to the South.The ethnic groups in Viet Nam (4)…. different languages, yet they live close to each other.(5)…. they are involved in cultural exchange, they keep retaining the identity of their own culture.

Question 5:

A. Although

B. Because

C. if

D. Despite

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

Viet Nam is a multi- cultural country with 54 ethnic groups living together. The Viet (or Kinh) people account (1)… about 87% of the country’s population. They(2)… inhabit the low land and deltals. The other 53 ethnic minority groups (3)…. scattered over mountainous areas, from the North to the South.The ethnic groups in Viet Nam (4)…. different languages, yet they live close to each other.(5)…. they are involved in cultural exchange, they keep retaining the identity of their own culture.

Question 4:

A. say

B. talk

C. tell

D. speak

I. Read the text below and write one word in each blank to complete it.

          The Mường is an ethnic group native to Vietnam; it is the country’s third (1)_____________ of 53 minority groups, with an estimated population of 1.26 million (based on the 2009 census and five years of population growth). The Muong people inhabit the (2)_____________region of northern Vietnam, concentrated in Hoa Binh Province and the mountainous districts of Thanh Hoa Province. They are most closely (3)_____________ to the ethnic Vietnamese (Kinh). The term "muong" of Thai

origin (4)_____________ "district, region". To emphasize their difference (5)_____________the inhabitants of the valleys and highlanders, Muong call themselves "monglong", which means "people living in the centre". While the Muong are believed to be related to the Vietnamese, ethnologists (6)_____________ theorized that the Muong and Kinh (ethnic Vietnamese) separation happened when the proto-Vietnamese became (7) _____________ sinicised, beginning from the 111 BC invasion (8)

_____________ Chinese Han dynasty Emperor Wu Ti, while the Muong, living the mountains and developed independently. The Muong (9)_____________ the Tai have had a mutual influence on each other's culture, so today the Muong are ethnically and linguistically close to the Vietnamese, but culturally and socially (10)_____________to the Tai.

1.      Vietnam is a/an/ the multi-ethnic country with 54 ethnic groups.

2.      The Viet (Kinh) people account for 87% of a / the / – country’s population.

3.      Chaul Chnam Thmey is a/ an/ the celebration of New Year by Khmers.

4.      Ancestor worshipping is the / a / – most important religious activity among the Bru-Van Kieu.

5.      The La Ha grow the/ – /a cotton but do not weave.

6.      The Rong house of the Xo Dang is a / an / the big stilt house with a high roof which looks like a/an/ the axe.

7.      The young Co Ho women play an / a / the active role in marriage.

8.      The Ba Na are one of the / a / an oldest ethnic minority groups living in a / – / the Central Highlands.

10. The / A / – right of inheritance in Ede families is only for the / – / a daughters.

11. Y Phon lives in the city, but his family still live in a / the /– small village.

12. A / The /– M’Nong live in houses built on the / – /a stilts or level with a/ – /the ground.

1. vietnam has ( 54 ethnic groups. )

->...........................................................

2. kinh people account for ( 87% of the country's population. )

->.....................

3. the other 53 ethnic minority groups mainly inhabit ( in mountain areas. )

->...................................................

4. ( the cham people ) once boasted a flourishing culture early in the history.

->...............................................

III. Underline the correct option. This may include a space (–) for zero article.

1. Vietnam is a/an/ the multiethnic country with 54 ethnic groups.

2 The Viet (Kinh) people account for 87% of a / the / – country’s population.

3. Chaul Chnam Thmey is a/ an/ the celebration of New Year by Khmers.

4 Folk singing of the Bru-Van Kieu is popular, particularly cha chap and sim, the / a / an alternating chant between young men and women.

5 Ancestor worship is the / a / – most important religious activity among the Bru-Van Kieu.

6. The La Ha grow the/ – /a cotton but do not weave.

7. The Rong house of the Xo Dang is a / an / the big stilt house with a high roof which looks like a/an/ the axe.

8. The young Co Ho women play an / a / the active role in marriage.

9. The Ba Na are one of the / a / an oldest ethnic minority groups living in a / – / the Central Highlands.

10. The / A / – right of inheritance in Ede families is only for the / – / a daughters.

11. Y Phong lives in the city, but his family still live in a / the /–small village in a / – / the mountains.

12. A / The /– M’Nong live in houses built on the / – /a stilts or level with a/ – /the ground.