Question

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? 

A. How the Tay work in Viet Nam.	B. The Tay make many kinds of cakes on festivals.
C. The life of the Tay in Viet Nam. 24. What do the Tay mainly eat?	D. The Tay have many festivals and holidays.
A. meat and sticky rice	B. sticky rice round cakes
C. sticky rice square cakes	D. cakes made of white rice flour

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

Answer 1

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

A. How the Tay work in Viet Nam.	B. The Tay make many kinds of cakes on festivals.
C. The life of the Tay in Viet Nam. 24. What do the Tay mainly eat?	D. The Tay have many festivals and holidays.
A. meat and sticky rice	B. sticky rice round cakes
C. sticky rice square cakes	D. cakes made of white rice flour

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