Choose the best answer to fill in the blank. 9. The Gong Festival is held ________ in the Central Highlands. A. annual B. yearly C. year D. annually 10. It is typical of the cultural life of ________ Thai people. A. a B. the C. X D. an 11. An old woman was ________ the goats up the mountainside. A. herding B. riding C. talking D. running 12. _______ month is the Hoa Ban Festival of the Thai people held in? A. How often B. When C. How many D. Which 13. Gathering and hunting still play an important role in the _______ of Laha A. economic B. economy C. economical D. economize 14. A: “ Flying kites is very exciting, but we can never do this in the city” – B: “_______” A. Exactly. B. How interesting! C. That awesome! D. No, we can’t. 15. A: - “My dad enjoys doing DIY. He made this dining table set”- B: “_________” A. That’s awesome B. No, we can’t C. it’s right up my street D. exactly 16. Does she fancy ____________a book to the younger children? A. read B. to read C. reading D. reads 17. Our gers are now ________________equipped than in the past A. good B. well C. gooder D. better 18. The Muong in Hoa Binh are well-known for the _______________of their folk literature and traditional songs. A. rich B. richness C. poor D. poorly

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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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:

Insert a corrrct article(a,an,the)if necessary to complete the following sentences

1.Among 54 ethnic groups in Viet Nam,the Odu group has..............smallest population

2.There is............stilt house in my grandparents village

3.In Tay families,old people usually stay at.,.............home to look after....................house

4.Although Phong is............member of the Nung ethnic group,he wears.............uniform when he goes to school

5.This is..................old costume of the Pupeo people

6,The chapi is........................unique musical instrument of the Raglai people