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I. Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. school b. skull c. scenery d. sky
2. a. visited b. recommended c. wanted d. hoped
3. a. important b. boring c. minor d. northern
4. a. community b. custom c. costume d. museum
5. a. ethnic b. gather c. though d. clothing
II. Complete the sentences with the suitable words.

1. Cong-Chieng, or _Gong_, is a musical instrument made of bronze.

2. Five-coloured sticky rice is an important dish of almost all ethnic

minorities.

3. The Rong house of the Xo Dang is a big stilt house with a high roof.

4. Hmong farmers have been growing rice on the terraced field for
hundreds of years.

5. The Xoe dance is one of the most popular traditional dance of the
Thai ethnic group. Folk dances

6. Black Thai women wear the pattern with colourful embroidery

called ‘khan pieu’. shawl

7. My Son Sanctuary includes Cham temples in a valley about 2 km in

diameter, surrounded by hills.

8. Hoa Ban festival takes place on March, when orchids and peach
blossom everywhere in the north-western region.

III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.

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1. The Dao in the Sapa area is famous ________ its “love market.”
a. for b. in c. with d. to
2. The Thai live ________ farming on their burnt-over land and wet-rice terraced fields.
a. in b. on c. out d. up
3. The ________ house is a place where villagers gather for festivals and rituals.
a. terraced b. splendid c. communal d. thatched
4. There were lots of interesting folk games, _______ Kenny stayed a little longer to join them.
a. but b. because c. however d. so
5. ‘________ dress in red and black costume?’ ‘The Dao’
a. What b. Which c. Who d. When
6. What colour is ________ symbol of good luck for the Hoa?
a. a b. an c. - d. some
7. ________ in terraced fields is the main economic activity of ethnic people in Sapa.
a. Fishing b. Rice cultivation c. Hunting d. Gathering
8. ________ ethnic Khmer live in ________ Mekong Delta of Vietnam.
a. The / - b. The / a c. A / the d. The / the
9. 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
10. ‘I have just taken an elephant ride in Buon Don.’ ‘________ How interesting!’
a. Certainly. b. Really? c. Terrible. d. Exactly.
IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase, A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
1. Most ethnic groups live in rural areas, growing rice and practising slash-and-burn farm
=>farming
A B C D
2. The Muong people are the ethnic minority who live in the mountainous regions of Vietnam.
=> an ethnic
A B C D
3. We have recently visited some of the remote communities in the north highlands.=> northern
A B C D
4. Youth Ngai women did not receive the inheritance after their parents died. => young
A B C D
5. The Ta Oi managed preserving their proverbs, folk songs, and stories. => to preserve
A B C D
6. Another typical musical instrument of the Raglai is the flat gong called Ma La.=> The Ma La
A B C D
7. I want to visit the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology to learn for 54 ethnic minority groups.
=> about
A B C D
8. Xo Dang men are good at architecture, sculpting, and paint. => painting
A B C D

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V. Supply the correct form or tense of the verbs in brackets.
1. The first Brau __came___(come) to Vietnam about a century ago.
2. The majority of people in Vietnam __belongs belong___(belong) to the Kinh ethnic group.
3. Hoa Ban festival __starts____(start) on March 17thand ___ends_____(end) on March 19th.
4. Listen! _Are____ those ethnic girls __speaking_____(speak) the Ede language?
5. So far Nick __learns_has learnt_____(learn) a lot about the ethnic minorities in Vietnam.
6. We __have been__(be) to Buon Me Thuot city twice, but we __have never visited__(never/
visit) Don Village.
7. In the future, the local government __will organize___(organize) more activities topromote
the culture of ethnic groups.
8. These stilt houses __was built_were built__(build) over 50 years ago by the Tay people.
9. Tourists to Don Village enjoy __riding__(ride) elephants around the hamletor to the forest.
10. The elephants help local people __to work____(work) in the fields, and carry goodsor
construction materials.
VI. Write the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Vietnam is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in South East Asia. (ethnic)
2. The Pa Then believe that the god of fire brings them peace and prosperity. (peaceful)
3. Festivals characterize customs and belief beliefs of a community. (believe)
4. The Glay practice rice cultivation in submerged fields. (cultivate)
5. The Tay community practice traditionally traditional religious beliefs including
ancestorworship. (tradition)
6. The population of Vietnam contains a rich diversity of ethnic groups. (diverse)
7. Ethnic minorities make up about 15 percent of Vietnam’s population. (minor)
8. The communal house is usually used for village festivities. (festival)
9. Each time I returned I was struck by the uniqueness of Sapa and its people. (unique)
10. The government carried out a programme to modernize the health service inremote and rural
areas. (modern)
VII. Match the sentences.
1. Which ethnic group has a larger population, b. It’s a folk dance called mua sap.
the Ede or the Muong? c. In Binh Phuoc and Dak Lak.
2. Shall we join their folk games? d. The Muong.
3. What is that dance? e. By motorcycle or bus.
4. When does Sapa Love Market take place? f. Every Saturday evening.
5. Have you ever tried any ethnic specialities?
6. How can we go to Don village from Buon g. Sure. Which of those games would you
Me Thuot city? like to play?
7. The Thai is the second largest ethnic group in h. Yes, I’ve tried some. They’re very
Vietnam. delicious.
8. Where do the M’Nong mainly live?

a. Not exactly. They are the third.

1.d

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2.g
3.b 4.f 5.h 6.e 7.a 8.c

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VIII. Choose the word which best fits each gap.
There are nine sub-groups that are (1)_________ by the ethnic minority M’Nong, suchas
Bru Dang, Preh, Ger, Nong, Prang, PJam, Kuyenh, Chil Bu Nor, and M’Nong Bu Dang,with
combined estimate of 105,300 populations. They are concentrated (2)_________
southernparts of the provinces of Binh Phuoc and Dak Lak and in parts of Lam Dong. They
livein houses built on (3)_________ or level with the ground, in every village where they
usuallyhave dozens of households. (4)_________ is observed and the children take the family
nameof their mother. The wife holds the key position in (5)_________ household. This
grouplikes to have many children, (6)_________ daughters and speak the language traced
tothe Mon-Khmer Group. The M’Nong use the slash-and-bum method of (7)_________.The
M’Nong in Ban Don are well known for their elephant hunting and domestication. Women
handle the weaving of cotton cloth, (8)_________ the men work on basketry.
1. a. ordered b. represented c. expressed d. symbolized
2. a. on b. at c. for d. in
3. a. bricks b. stilts c. slabs d. stones
4. a. Monarchy b. Patriarchy c. Matriarchy d. Democracy
5. a. a b. the c. every d. some
6. a. special b. specially c. especially d. especial
7. a. transport b. working c. researching d. farming
8. a. while b. when c. which d. where
IX. Read the text carefully, then answer the questions.
Vietnam is a multiethnic country with 54 ethnic groups. The Viet (Kinh) people account
for 87% of the country’s population and mainly inhabit the Red River delta, the central
coastal delta, the Mekong delta and major cities. The other 53 ethnic minority groups,
totaling over 8 million people, are scattered over mountain areas spreading from the North to
the South. Among ethnic minorities, the most populated are Tay, Thai, Muong, Hoa, Khmer,
Nung... with a population of around 1 million each; while the least populated are Brau,
Roman, Odu with several hundred people each.
The main economic activity of most ethnic peoples is wet rice cultivation. A number of
ethnic minorities had mastered some farming techniques. They grew rice plants in swamped
paddy fields and carried out irrigation. Others go hunting, fishing, collecting and live a semi-
nomadic life. Each group has its own culture that is diverse and special. Beliefs and religions
of the Vietnamese ethnic minority groups are also disparate from each other.
1. How many ethnic groups are there in Vietnam?
There are 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam.
2. Where do the Kinh people mostly live?
The Kinh people mostly live in the Red River delta, the central costal delta.
3. What is the population of the Tay?
The population of the Tay is about 1 million.
4. Which ethnic groups have the smallest population?

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 Brau, Roman and Odu have the smallest population.
5. What do most ethnic peoples mainly live on?
Most ethnic peoples live on wet rice cultivation.
6. Do the ethnic minority groups have the same culture, religion and belief?
No, they don’t.
7. How is the culture of each ethnic group?
The culture of each group is diverse and special.
X. Reorder the words to make sentences.
1. country/ with/ Vietnam/ 54/ is/ multi ethnic/ a/ groups/ ethnic.
Vietnam is a multi ethnic country with 54 ethnic groups
2. minorities/ make/ population/ Ethnic/ up/ 15 percent/ of/ the/ of/ about/ Vietnam 3
Ethnic minorities make up about 15 percent of the population of Vietnam.
3. Most/ live/ of/ ethnic/ in/ minorities/ the/ the/ areas/ in/ north/ the/ mountainous.
Most of the ethnic minorities live in the mountainous areas in the north.
4. Vietnam/ Tay/ second/ the/ largest/ are/ the/ ethnic/ in/ group.
The second largest ethnic group in Vietnam is Tay.
5. are/ The/ known/ Nung/ including/ music and poetry/ for/ folk-art/ richness/ traditions/
their/ of.
The Nung are known for their richness tradition of Folk-art including music and poetry.
6. people/ a/ The/ Dao/ language/ speak/ Hmong-Dao/ of/ language system.
The Hmong-Dao people speak language of Dao language system.
7. not/ as/ The/ Nung/ costume/ is/ colourful/ of/ the/ as/ that/ of/ ethnic/ other/ groups.
The custume of the Nung is not as colorful as that of the ethnic groups.
8, The/ Ede/ built/ on/ live/ in/ stilts/ in/ wooden/ villages/ longhouses/ as/ buon/ known.
The Ede live in wooden longhouses built on stils in villages known as buon.

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