Task 1. Choose the correct word for each blank in the following passage.

(Chọn từ đúng cho mỗi chỗ trống trong đoạn văn sau)

Spring is a time when there are many festivals in our country. Among them, Hoa Ban Festival is the most beautiful and interesting, and it takes place in Lai Chau. It is typical of the (1) _________ life of the Thai people. In the second lunar month of the year, when it (2) _________ warmer and hoa ban - a kind of beautiful flower in the northwest mountainous area - blossoms, Hoa Ban Festival is (3) _________. This is a great time for everyone, (4) _________ for boys and girls. The boy picks the most beautiful flower and gives it to his girlfriend. This is not only a time for love but also for the Thai people to (5) _________ for good crops, for happiness, and express their special thanks to the Gods and (6) _________. The festival is always full of songs and prayers.

1. A. minor      B. cultural          C. custom        D. festival

2. A. gets         B. goes              C. comes         D. runs

3. A. seen        B. arranged         C. observed     D. celebrated

4. A. largely    B. especially       C. generally     D. typically

5. A. ask          B. look                C. pray           D. call

6. A. fathers    B. relatives          C. families        D. Ancestors

Task 2. Read the following text about world heritage and then choose the correct answer A, B, C or D.

(Đọc văn bản sau về di sản thế giới và sau đó chọn câu trả lời đúng A, B, C hoặc D.)

GONG CULTURE IN THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS 

Gong culture in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam has been recognised by UNESCO as a Masterpiece of the Intangible Heritage of Humanity. 

Gong culture covers five provinces of the Central Highlands: Kontum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, and Lam Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups of Bahnar, Sedang, Mnong, Coho, Ede, 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 ethnic groups of the Central Highlands, gongs are 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.