II. Fill the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.
Communal House (Rong House)
The Rong House can only be (1)________ in villages to the north of the Central Highlands, especially in Gia
Lai and Kon Tum provinces. It is a large, imposing, beautifully decorated stilt house built (2) ________ the
middle of the village. It is where community activities (3) ________, meetings, wedding ceremonies, or playing
ceremonies. It is also the place for reception of guests. The Rong house of each ethnic group has it own
architectural style, design, and decor. Yet there are shared (4) ________. In the village, it is often (5) ________
house roofed with yellow-dried thatch leaves and having 8 big wood columns. The rafters are decorated with
patterns of bright colour, depicting religious scenes, legendary stories about ancient heroes, stylized animals,
and other familiar things of the village life. The most distinction of the decor of the Rong House is the (6)
________ of the brilliant God of Sun. The Rong House is a (7) ________ of the culture of Central Highlanders,
an age-old and stable culture. The bigger the house, the wealthier the village is. It is a (8) ________ of the
whole village.
