Question

[Trần Quốc Dương]

III. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1.   Many ethnic groups managed to live together ___________. (peace)

2.   How often is the Gong Festival ___________? (celebrate)

3.   The ___________ of people in Vietnam belong to the Kinh people. (major)

4.   The ___________ house is the place where village ceremonies and festivals take place. (commune)

5.   ___________ is a traditional folk art of the Miao people. (embroider)

6    Five-coloured sticky rice is a traditional        ___________ of Tay people. (special)

7.   H’mong people live in the northern ___________ region of Vietnam. (mountain)

8.   The Tai are known for their ___________ garments and their houses on stilts. (weave)

9.   The ___________ you can find in Sapa include the Hmong, Dao, and Tay. (ethnic)

10. Muong people are ___________ more closely related to the Tai people. (culture)

IV. Complete each sentence with an appropriate preposition.

1.   Nick is curious ___________ the ethnic minority groups in Vietnam.

2.   The Viet account ___________ about 86% of Vietnam’s population.

3.   The M’Nong live in houses built ___________ stilts.

4.   The Hmong live mostly ___________ the mountainous regions ___________ the north.

5.   The M’Nong in Ban Don are well known _______ their elephant hunting and domestication.

6.   Many ethnic minority students are studying ___________ boarding schools.

7.   The Thai have a population ___________ about one and a half million people.

8.   Tay language belongs ___________ the Tay-Thai language group.

9.   The communal house is used ___________ village meetings and festivities.

10. The chapi is made ___________ a section of an old bamboo.

V. Underline the correct option. This may include a space (–) for zero article.

1.   Vietnam is a/an/ the multiethnic country with 54 ethnic groups.

2    The Viet (Kinh) people account for 87% of a / the / – country’s population.

3.   Chaul Chnam Thmey is a/ an/ the celebration of New Year by Khmers.

4    Folk singing of the Bru-Van Kieu is popular, particularly cha chap and sim, the / a / an alternating chant between young men and women.

5    Ancestor worship is the / a / – most important religious activity among the Bru-Van Kieu.

6.   The La Ha grow the/ – /a cotton but do not weave.

7.   The Rong house of the Xo Dang is a / an / the big stilt house with a high roof which looks like a/an/ the axe.

8.   The young Co Ho women play an / a / the active role in marriage.

9.   The Ba Na are one of the / a / an oldest ethnic minority groups living in a / – / the Central Highlands.

10. The / A / – right of inheritance in Ede families is only for the / – / a daughters.

11. Y Phon lives in the city, but his family still live in a / the /–small village in a / – / the mountains.

12. A / The /– M’Nong live in houses built on the / – /a stilts or level with a/ – /the ground.

Answer 1

[Nguyen Vi]

1. peacefully

2. celebrated

3. majority

4. communal

5. embroidery

6. speciality

7. mountainous

8. weaving

9. ethnicity

10. culturally

iv

1. about

2. for

3. in

4. in/in

5. for

6. in

7. of

8. to

9. for

10. from

v

1. a

2. the

3. the

4. an

5. the

6. the

7. a

8. an

9. the

10. the

11. the

12. the/a/the

Answer 2

[Haru Hảu]

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1.   Many ethnic groups managed to live together _________peacefully___________. (peace)

2.   How often is the Gong Festival _____celebrated_______________? (celebrate)

3.   The _________majority__________ of people in Vietnam belong to the Kinh people. (major)

4.   The ____communal___________ house is the place where village ceremonies and festivals take place. (commune)

5.   _______embroidery__________ is a traditional folk art of the Miao people. (embroider)

6    Five-coloured sticky rice is a traditional   _________speciality________ of Tay people. (special)

7.   H’mong people live in the northern _________mountainous__________ region of Vietnam. (mountain)

8.   The Tai are known for their _________weaving_________ garments and their houses on stilts. (weave)

9.   The ____________ethnicity________ you can find in Sapa include the Hmong, Dao, and Tay. (ethnic)

10. Muong people are __________________ more closely related to the Tai people. (culture)