II. READING (2 pts)

A. Read the passage and choose A, B or C to complete the following passage. (1pt)

The Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands. In the festival, artists (1)………. these provinces give gong (2)……………, highlighting the gong culture of their own province. For the 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. (3)……………., gongs are associated with special occasions in people’s lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals, crop praying ceremonies... The Gong sound is a way (4)……………. with the gods.

1.       A. from                          B. in                               C. at

2.       A. preform                     B. performances             C. performance

3.       A. However                    B. Nevertheless              C. Therefore

4.       A. communiate               B. to communicate          C. communicating