III. Reorder the words to make sentences.
1. country/ with/ Vietnam/ 54/ is/ multiethnic/ a/ groups/ ethnic.
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2. minorities/ make/ population/ Ethnic/ up/ 15 percent/ of/ the/ of/ about/ Vietnam 3
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3. Most/ live/ of/ ethnic/ in/ minorities/ the/ the/ areas/ in/ north/ the/ mountainous.
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4. Vietnam/ Tay/ second/ the/ largest/ are/ the/ ethnic/ in/ group.
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5. are/ The/ known/ Nung/ including/ music and poetry/ for/ folk-art/ richness/ traditions/ their/ of.
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6. people/ a/ The/ Dao/ language/ speak/ Hmong-Dao/ of/ language system.
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7. not/ as/ The/ Nung/ costume/ is/ colourful/ of/ the/ as/ that/ of/ ethnic/ other/ groups.
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8, The/ Ede/ built/ on/ live/ in/ stilts/ in/ wooden/ villages/ longhouses/ as/ buon/ known.
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I. Give the correct form of the word given to complete the sentence.
1. Nga eats more than Tung does because she likes fast food. | (HEALTHY) |
2. Viet Nam is a country with different peoples, religions and traditions. | (CULTURAL) |
3. Most of the Central Highlands is . | (MOUNTAIN) |
4. The houses of many ethnic groups are used to worship the ancestors. | (COMMUNE) |
5. To become friendlier, you should with your workmates. | (SOCIALISATION) |
6. Paul used to be to soft drinks, but now he seldom drinks them. | (ADDICTION) |
7. Like my aunt, I want to become a professional dog . | (TRAIN) |
8. I am of her hometown with a lot of paddy fields. | (ENVY) |
9. The cattle are herded to a new pasture by the . | (NOMADIC) |
10. Do villagers today dress as in the past? | (TRADITION) |
11. Do you think the ethnic _______ people have their own customs and traditions? | (MINOR) |
12. Which ethnic group has the smallest ______ in Viet Nam. | (POPULATE) |
13. Some ethnic peoples in the mountainous regions still keep their _________ way of farming. | (TRADITION) |
14. Which do you think is more _______, the Tay’s or Nung’s costume? | (COLOR) |
15. If you go to Sa Pa, you should try some ______ of the local people sold at the market. | (SPECIAL) |
16. Five-coloured sticky rice is a traditional ___________ of Tay people. | (SPECIAL) |
17. H’mong people live in the northern ___ region of Vietnam. | (MOUNTAIN) |
18. The Tai are known for their ___________ garments and their houses on stilts. | (WEAVE) |
19. The ___________ you can find in Sapa include the Hmong, Dao, and Tay. | (ETHNIC) |
20. Muong people are ___________ more closely related to the Tai people. | (CULTURE) |
II. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. Your village is so beautiful!
What____________________________________________________
2. How long is it since you built this stilt house?
When____________________________________________________
3. Living in a big city is more convenient than living in a village.
It’s ______________________________________________________
4. Where does he live?
What____________________________________________________
5. Although the villagers are quite poor, they live a happy and healthy way.
In spite of_________________________________________________
6. What did the local people say?
Could you tell me__________________________________________
7. Romantic films interest me more than war films.
I find____________________________________________________
8. A lot of people take the train from Oxford to London every day.
A lot of people travel________________________________________
9. How about asking the local people for help?
Why_____________________________________________________
10. Is there an ancestral altar in the La Chi’s largest apartment?
Does ______________________________________________________
Use the correct tense of the verbs in brackets.
Last year, I (1.go) __________ mountain climbing for the first time. It was exciting and terrifying at the same time. We (2.move) ___________slowly and carefully, and it (3.take) ___________ three days to get to the top. When we climbed onto the summit, we (4.find) ___________ another group of climbers. They (5.arrive) ___________ several hours ahead of us. They (6.have) ___________ dinner and listening to Beethoven. We (7.laugh) __________ and they (8.invite) ___________ us to join them. The climb (9.be) ___________, to say the least, an unforgettable experience.
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.