Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the blanks.

more – groups – communicate – musical – Therefore

Gong culture in the Central Highlands

For the ethnic (1) __________ of the Central Highlands, gongs are (2) __________ instruments of special power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows (3) __________ powerful as the gong gets older. (4) __________, gongs are associated with special occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies, etc. The gong sound is a way to (5) __________ with the gods.

Question 1:

Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the blanks.

more – groups – communicate – musical – Therefore

Gong culture in the Central Highlands

For the ethnic (1) __________ of the Central Highlands, gongs are (2) __________ instruments of special power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows (3) __________ powerful as the gong gets older. (4) __________, gongs are associated with special occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies, etc. The gong sound is a way to (5) __________ with the gods.

Question 2:

Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the blanks.

more – groups – communicate – musical – Therefore

Gong culture in the Central Highlands

For the ethnic (1) __________ of the Central Highlands, gongs are (2) __________ instruments of special power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows (3) __________ powerful as the gong gets older. (4) __________, gongs are associated with special occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies, etc. The gong sound is a way to (5) __________ with the gods.

Question 4:

Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the blanks.

more – groups – communicate – musical – Therefore

Gong culture in the Central Highlands

For the ethnic (1) __________ of the Central Highlands, gongs are (2) __________ instruments of special power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows (3) __________ powerful as the gong gets older. (4) __________, gongs are associated with special occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies, etc. The gong sound is a way to (5) __________ with the gods.

Question 3:

Read the following passage and put a word in the box in each of the blanks.

more – groups – communicate – musical – Therefore

Gong culture in the Central Highlands

For the ethnic (1) __________ of the Central Highlands, gongs are (2) __________ instruments of special power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows (3) __________ powerful as the gong gets older. (4) __________, gongs are associated with special occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies, etc. The gong sound is a way to (5) __________ with the gods.

Question 5:

Read the following text and then ask questions for the italics section.

Gong Culture in the Central Highlands

Gong Culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognized by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

Gong culture covers five provinces of the central highlands: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong. The master of gong culture is the ethnic groups of Bahnar, Sedang, Hmong, Coho, Ede, Giarai... THe Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands. In the festival, artists from these provinces give gong performances, highlighting the gong culture of their own province.

For the ethnic groups of the Central highlands, gong is musical instruments of special power. It is believed that every gong is the symbol of a god who grows more powerful as the gong gets older. Therefore, gongs are associated with special occasions in people's lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies, a new harvest, victory celebrations, etc. The gong sound is a way to communicate with the gods.

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I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
 

31.The Gong Festival is held ______________ in the Central Highlands.

      A. year                    B. yearly               C. annual            D. annually

32.____________ does Hoa Ban Festival take place? – In Lai Chau.

      A. What                  B. Where               C. When             D. How

33.It is typical of the cultural life of                    Thai people.

      A. some                   B. a                        C. the                  D. Æ

34. do the cattle provide for the nomads? – Dairy products, meat and clothing.

      A. What                  B. Where               C. Why               D. How

35. The crops                on the weather.

      A. depend heavy     B. depend heavily C. affect heavy   D. affect heavily

36. Mai studies Maths a little bit                .

      A. bad                     B. badly                C. good               D. smartly

37. During the festival, they fly many       kites in different shapes and sizes.

      A. colour                 B. colourless          C. colourful                  D. colouring

38. An old woman was the goats up the mountainside.

      A. riding                 B. taking               C. herding          D. running

39. is the festival celebrated? – Every year.

      A. When                  B. How often        C. How               D. What

40. There are no high buildings to block           in our village.

          A. view                    B. a view               C. some view       D. the view

41.     The Dao in the Sapa area is famous ________ its “love market.”

     A. for                       B. in                      C. with                D. to

42.     The Thai live ________ farming on their burnt-over land and wet-rice terraced fields.

     A. in                         B. on                     C. out                  D. up

43.     The ________ house is a place where villagers gather for festivals and rituals.

     A. terraced               B. splendid            C. communal      D. thatched

44.     There were lots of interesting folk games, _______ Kenny stayed a little longer to join them.

     A. but                       B. because             C. however          D. so

45.     ‘________ dress in red and black costume?’ ‘The Dao’

     A. What                   B. Which               C. Who                D. When

46.     What colour is ________ symbol of good luck for the Hoa?

     A. a                          B. an                     C. -                      D. some

47.     ________ in terraced fields is the main economic activity of ethnic people in Sapa.

     A. Fishing                B. Rice cultivation C. Hunting                   D. Gathering

48.     ________ ethnic Khmer live in ________ Mekong Delta of Vietnam.

     A. The / -                  B. The / a              C.A / the              D. The / the

49.     The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology ________ by the architect Ha Duc Linh, a memberof the Tay ethnic group.

     A. designed              B. has designed     C. was designed  D. was designing

50.     ‘I have just taken an elephant ride in Buon Don.’ ‘________ How interesting!’

     A. Certainly.            B. Really?             C. Terrible.         D. Exactly.

Complete each of the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.

1) Formerly known as Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City is a metropolis which is still young but very_____.

2) Nha Trang, a______coastal city in Central Viet Nam, is generally recognized as Viet Nam's main beach destination.