Read the passage. Circle A, B, C or D to answer each question.
Tay live mainly in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam. They live in large and crowded villages with hundreds of houses. They live in houses built on stilts. They are mainly farmers and they grow rice on terraced fields. They also raise cattles and poultry.
Tay traditional dress is made from homegrown cotton. There is usually not much embroidery or other decorations. Women wear skirts or trousers, with short shirts inside and long one on the outside.
They have many festivals and holidays in a year. The Lunar New Year and the mid-July festivals are the most lavishly organized. During festivals, people in many places play conthrowing, badminton, tug-of-war, dragon dancing, or chess.
The Tay eat mainly sticky rice. On festival occasions, they make many kinds of cakes, such as banh chung(sticky rice square cakes), banh day(sticky rice round cakes) or banh khao(cakes made of whiterice flour).
Which of the following best describes the main idea of passage?
A. The Tay live in the Northeastern part of Viet Nam.
B. The Tay make many kinds of cakes on festival occasions.
C. The Tay have many festivals and holidays in a year.
D. The life of the Tay in Viet Nam.
Hướng dẫn giải:
Đoạn văn thứ nhất cho biết người Tày sống ở phía Đông Bắc của Việt Nam, nơi họ sống và nghề nghiệp của họ.
Đoạn văn thứ hai nói về trang phục truyền thống của người Tày.
Đoạn văn thứ ba cho biết người Tày có nhiều lễ hội và ngày nghỉ trong một năm, họ có rất nhiều những trò chơi trong các lễ hội.
Đoạn văn thứ tư miêu tả đồ ăn mà người Tày hay ăn, các loại bánh mà họ thường sử dụng trong lễ hội.
Vì vậy đáp án D khái quát toàn tiêu đề của đoạn văn.
Dịch: Cuộc sống của người Tày ở Việt Nam.
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->I detest……………………………………………………………………………
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->…………………………………………………………………………………...
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In my experience, it’s very useful for people who use the Internet (40)______.
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->Long is…………………………………………………………………………….
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->Because…………………………………………………………………………...
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->……………………………………………………………………………………
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->…………………………………………………………………………………….