Communal House (Rong House)
The Rong House can only be (1) …………………. in villages to the north of the Central Highlands, especially in Gia Lai and Kon Tum provinces. It is a large, imposing, beautifully decorated stilt house built (2) …………………. the middle of the village. It is where community activities (3) …………………., meetings, wedding ceremonies, or praying ceremonies. It is also the place for reception of guests. The Rong House of each ethnic group has its own architectural style, design, and décor. Yet there are shared (4) …………………. In the village, it is often (5) …………………. house roofed with yellow-dried thatch leaves and having 8 big wood columns. The rafters are decorated with patterns of bright colors, depicting religious scenes, legendary stories about ancient heroes, stylized animals and other familiar things of the village life. The most distinction of the decor of the Rong House is the (6) …………………. of the brilliant God of Sun. The Rong house is a (7) …………………. of the culture all of Central Highlanders, an age-old and stable culture. The bigger the house is, the wealthier the village is. It is a (8) …………………. of the whole village.
1. A. find | B. found | C. to find | D. finding |
2. A. on | B. at | C. in | D. under |
3. A. take place | B. take on | C. happens | D. occurs |
4. A. designs | B. cultures | C. customs | D. features |
5. A. a big | B. a bigger | C. the biggest | D. biggest |
6. A. painting | B. photo | C. image | D. portrait |
7. A. signal | B. symbol | C. sign | D. scene |
8. A. design | B. respect | C. proud | D. pride |