Unit 2 : Cultural diversity : Test 2

Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.

The hat / usually consist of / 16 to 18 rims / make from special kind of bamboo / the rims / shape thinly into conical-form.

1. The hat usually consists of 16 to 18 rims made from special kind of bamboo when the rims are shaped thinly into conical-form.
2. The hat usually consists of 16 to 18 rims made from special kind of bamboo. The rims are shaped thinly into conical-form. .
3. The hat usually consists of 16 to 18 rims that make from special kind of bamboo; the rims are shaped thinly into conical-form.
4. The hat usually consists of 16 to 18 rims making from special kind of bamboo. These rims that are shaped thinly into conical-form.

Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.

Those leaves / expose to the dew for one night / dry / they / still soft / be flatte

1. Those leaves are exposed to the dew for one night so when they are dried, they are still soft enough for being flatte
2. Those leaves are exposed to the dew for one night so when drying, they are still too to be flatte
3. Those leaves are exposed to the dew for one night so when dried, they are still soft enough to be flatte
4. Those leaves which are exposed to the dew for one night so when dried, they are still soft enough to be flatte

Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.

Vietnamese girls / wear the conical leaf hat / a little umbrella / protect themselves from sun or rain.

1. Vietnamese girls who wear this leaf hat like a little umbrella so that it protects themselves from sun or rain.
2. Vietnamese girls wear this leaf hat such as a little umbrella for protecting themselves from sun or rain.
3. Vietnamese girls wear this leaf hat like a little umbrella to protect themselves from sun or rain.
4. Vietnamese girls wearing this leaf hat as a little umbrella to protect themselves from sun or rain.

Choose the best sentence that can be made from the words given.

The leaves / sew / into all rims / solely by hand / the hat is trimmed and painted / a coat of attar / to keep it clean, smooth, and water-proof.

1. The leaves sewn into all rims solely by hand; and the hat which is trimmed and painted with a coat of attar old to keep it clean, smooth, and water-proof.
2. The leaves are sewn into all rims solely by hand; and the hat is trimmed and painted with a coat of attar to keep it clean, smooth, and water-proof.
3. As the leaves are sewn into all rims solely by hand, it means that the hat is trimmed and painted with a coat of attar old to keep it clean, smooth, and water-proof.
4. The leaves are sewn into all rims solely by hand; so, the hat is trimmed and painted with a coat of attar old they keep it clean, smooth, and water-proof.

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

In the past, both men and women were expected to be married at quite young ages. Marriages were generally arranged by parents and family, with their children having little chance to say no in the matter. In the past it was not surprising to find that a bride and groom had only just met on the day of their engagement or marriage.

In modern Vietnam, this has changed completely as people choose their own marriage-partners based on love, and in consideration primarily to their own needs and wants. Moreover early marriage is quite illegal.

The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important of traditional Vietnamese occasions. Regardless of westernization, many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding continue to be celebrated by both Vietnamese in Vietnam and overseas, often combining both western and eastern elements. Besides the wedding ceremony, there is also an engagement ceremony which takes place usually half a year or so before the wedding. Due to the spiritual nature of the occasion, the date and time of the marriage ceremony are decided in advance by a fortune teller. The traditional Vietnamese wedding consists of an extensive array of ceremonies: the first is the ceremony to ask permission to receive the bride, the second is the procession to receive the bride (along with the ancestor ceremony at her house), the third is to bring the bride to the groom's house for another ancestor ceremony and to welcome her into the family, then the last is a wedding banquet. The number of guests in attendance at these banquets is huge, usually in the hundreds. Several special dishes are serve Guests are expected to bring gifts, often money, which the groom and bride at one point in the banquet will go from table to table collecting.

In former days, the fact that a bride and groom had only first met just on the day of their engagement or marriage was _________.

1. surprising
2. popular
3. uncommon
4. strange

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

In the past, both men and women were expected to be married at quite young ages. Marriages were generally arranged by parents and family, with their children having little chance to say no in the matter. In the past it was not surprising to find that a bride and groom had only just met on the day of their engagement or marriage.

In modern Vietnam, this has changed completely as people choose their own marriage-partners based on love, and in consideration primarily to their own needs and wants. Moreover early marriage is quite illegal.

The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important of traditional Vietnamese occasions. Regardless of westernization, many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding continue to be celebrated by both Vietnamese in Vietnam and overseas, often combining both western and eastern elements. Besides the wedding ceremony, there is also an engagement ceremony which takes place usually half a year or so before the wedding. Due to the spiritual nature of the occasion, the date and time of the marriage ceremony are decided in advance by a fortune teller. The traditional Vietnamese wedding consists of an extensive array of ceremonies: the first is the ceremony to ask permission to receive the bride, the second is the procession to receive the bride (along with the ancestor ceremony at her house), the third is to bring the bride to the groom's house for another ancestor ceremony and to welcome her into the family, then the last is a wedding banquet. The number of guests in attendance at these banquets is huge, usually in the hundreds. Several special dishes are serve Guests are expected to bring gifts, often money, which the groom and bride at one point in the banquet will go from table to table collecting.

In the past, _________.

1. Vietnamese couples were free to make a decision on the marriage
2. Vietnamese marriage was decided by parents and family
3. getting married at an early age was not allowed
4. parents had no right to interfere their children's marriage

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

In the past, both men and women were expected to be married at quite young ages. Marriages were generally arranged by parents and family, with their children having little chance to say no in the matter. In the past it was not surprising to find that a bride and groom had only just met on the day of their engagement or marriage.

In modern Vietnam, this has changed completely as people choose their own marriage-partners based on love, and in consideration primarily to their own needs and wants. Moreover early marriage is quite illegal.

The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important of traditional Vietnamese occasions. Regardless of westernization, many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding continue to be celebrated by both Vietnamese in Vietnam and overseas, often combining both western and eastern elements. Besides the wedding ceremony, there is also an engagement ceremony which takes place usually half a year or so before the wedding. Due to the spiritual nature of the occasion, the date and time of the marriage ceremony are decided in advance by a fortune teller. The traditional Vietnamese wedding consists of an extensive array of ceremonies: the first is the ceremony to ask permission to receive the bride, the second is the procession to receive the bride (along with the ancestor ceremony at her house), the third is to bring the bride to the groom's house for another ancestor ceremony and to welcome her into the family, then the last is a wedding banquet. The number of guests in attendance at these banquets is huge, usually in the hundreds. Several special dishes are serve Guests are expected to bring gifts, often money, which the groom and bride at one point in the banquet will go from table to table collecting.

Which sentence is referred Vietnamese modern marriage?

1. Most young people do not have their marriage based on love.
2. All marriages are arranged by parents and family.
3. Marriage is quite westernization.
4. Couples do not get married at quite young ages.

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

In the past, both men and women were expected to be married at quite young ages. Marriages were generally arranged by parents and family, with their children having little chance to say no in the matter. In the past it was not surprising to find that a bride and groom had only just met on the day of their engagement or marriage.

In modern Vietnam, this has changed completely as people choose their own marriage-partners based on love, and in consideration primarily to their own needs and wants. Moreover early marriage is quite illegal.

The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important of traditional Vietnamese occasions. Regardless of westernization, many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding continue to be celebrated by both Vietnamese in Vietnam and overseas, often combining both western and eastern elements. Besides the wedding ceremony, there is also an engagement ceremony which takes place usually half a year or so before the wedding. Due to the spiritual nature of the occasion, the date and time of the marriage ceremony are decided in advance by a fortune teller. The traditional Vietnamese wedding consists of an extensive array of ceremonies: the first is the ceremony to ask permission to receive the bride, the second is the procession to receive the bride (along with the ancestor ceremony at her house), the third is to bring the bride to the groom's house for another ancestor ceremony and to welcome her into the family, then the last is a wedding banquet. The number of guests in attendance at these banquets is huge, usually in the hundreds. Several special dishes are serve Guests are expected to bring gifts, often money, which the groom and bride at one point in the banquet will go from table to table collecting.

According to the passage, __________.

1. Oversea Vietnamese people do not like to organize a traditional wedding
2. There is an engagement ceremony which takes place usually half a year or so before the wedding
3. Many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding do not exist nowadays
4. Vietnamese people never ask a fortune teller the date and time of the marriage ceremony

Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

In the past, both men and women were expected to be married at quite young ages. Marriages were generally arranged by parents and family, with their children having little chance to say no in the matter. In the past it was not surprising to find that a bride and groom had only just met on the day of their engagement or marriage.

In modern Vietnam, this has changed completely as people choose their own marriage-partners based on love, and in consideration primarily to their own needs and wants. Moreover early marriage is quite illegal.

The traditional Vietnamese wedding is one of the most important of traditional Vietnamese occasions. Regardless of westernization, many of the age-old customs practiced in a traditional Vietnamese wedding continue to be celebrated by both Vietnamese in Vietnam and overseas, often combining both western and eastern elements. Besides the wedding ceremony, there is also an engagement ceremony which takes place usually half a year or so before the wedding. Due to the spiritual nature of the occasion, the date and time of the marriage ceremony are decided in advance by a fortune teller. The traditional Vietnamese wedding consists of an extensive array of ceremonies: the first is the ceremony to ask permission to receive the bride, the second is the procession to receive the bride (along with the ancestor ceremony at her house), the third is to bring the bride to the groom's house for another ancestor ceremony and to welcome her into the family, then the last is a wedding banquet. The number of guests in attendance at these banquets is huge, usually in the hundreds. Several special dishes are serve Guests are expected to bring gifts, often money, which the groom and bride at one point in the banquet will go from table to table collecting.

Which does not exist in a Vietnamese wedding party?

1. firecrackers
2. guests
3. dishes
4. gifts