passage and mark letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word that best completes
each blank.
Living in Vietnam today (1) greatly from the lifestyle of 100 years ago. People in
the past mainly worked in agriculture (2) today there are significantly less peopleworking in this sector
of the economy. These days, by comparison, people are more likely tobe employed in manufacturing and tourism
than in the rice fields. Moreover, Vietnam, which was (4) agrarian, is transforming into an entirely
different country. Whileagriculture is still an important component of the Vietnamese economy, other enterprises are
accounting for an increasing amount of economic activity.
14. a. compares b. differs c. becomes d. offers
15. a. however b. therefore c. whereas d. when
16. a. traditionally b. gradually c. occasionally d. presently
Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the
questions that follow.
 The 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 con throwing,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