Central Highland, also known as Tay Nguyen, has been considered as a highly (1) region in Vietnam. Although the land does not have the strength in developing economics, it is famous for its unique and traditional (2) ________. Each year the place has attracted a great number of tourists. Most visitors are impressed by the ancient beauty of stilt houses, Gong culture and many traditional festivals. The Central Highland festivals are (3) from a strong belief of local people in a God named Yang. Some typical festivals in the land (4) Buffalo Sacrifice Festival, Harvest Festival, Gong Festival and Elephant Race Festival… 1. A. urban B. developing C. rural D. mountainous 2. A. heritage B. culture C. mountain D. ethnic 3. A. start B. begins C. originated D. arrived 4. A. such as B. like C. is D. are Passage 2 The countryside is (1) ___________than a town and more pleasant to live in. Many people think so, and they go to the countryside for the summer holidays (2) ___________they cannot live there all the year round. Some have a cottage built in a village so that they can go there whenever they can find the time. English villages are not all alike, but in some ways, they are not very different (3) ___________one another. Almost every village has a church, the round or square tower of which can be seen from many miles around. Surrounding the church is the church yard, where people are buried. The village green is a wide stretch of grass, and houses or cottages are built round it. Country life is now fairly (4) ___________ and many villages have running water brought through pipes into each house. Most villages are so close to some small towns that people can go there to buy what they can’t find in the village shops. 1. A. as beautiful B. more beautifully C. more beautiful D. beautiful 2. A. although B. and C. but D. so 3. A. as B. from C. for D. about 4. A. comfort B. comfortable C. comfortably D. comforting