Exercise 9. Circle the best answers.
1. Five-coloured sticky rice is ___________ important traditional dish.
A. a B. an C. the D. x
2. ___________ Thai have ___________ population of about 1.500.000 people.
A. A – a B. The – an C. The – a D. x – a
3. ___________ Thai women wear short blouses, long skirts, scarves and ornaments.
A. a B. an C. the D. x
4. Which group has ___________ smallest population?
A. a B. an C. the D. x
5. There was ___________ exhibition of Ethnic Minorities Opens on April 18th at Ly Thai To Flower
Garden.
A. a B. an C. the D. x
6. I have ___________ shawl. ___________ shawl is unique and strong.
A. a - A B. an - A C. a - x D. a – The
7. We can find terraced fields in ___________ northern mountainous regions.
A. a B. an C. the D. x
8. Look! ___________ flowers my mother bought from ___________ market yesterday are blooming.
A. A-a B. The-the C. A-x D. The-x
9. Is Lien ___________ shop assistant?
A. a B. an C. the D. x
10. My mother does ___________ shopping in my family.
A. a B. an C. the D. x
11. How many people were there at the family ___________ last weekend?

A. unit B. united C. union D. reunion
12. We should ___________ children’s awareness of our customs and traditions.
A. rise B. raise C. boost D. improve
13. Joe broke with ___________ when he went to an art college.
A. culture B. habit C. tradition D. custom
14. We ___________ the Spring Festival on the 15th of January in the lunar calendar.
A. happen B. occur C. hold D. take place
15. Tourists ___________ wear shorts and tank tops when attending the worshipping ceremony.
A. need B. must C. mustn’t D. should
16. Festivals are important because they keep some village traditions ___________.
A. alive B. live C. living D. lively
17. It’s the ___________ in that country for women to get married in white.
A. hobby B. habit C. custom D. costume
18. Many young people don’t ___________ the tradition of living with their parents when they are
eighteen.
A. try B. follow C. obey D. take
19. ___________ to the tradition, we have a fireworks display on New Year’s Eve.
A. In addition B. According C. Owing D. Thanks
20. A: “Thank you for the enjoyable party tonight!” - B: “___________”
A. It’s my pleasure. B. I’m sorry. C. I don’t mind. D. That’s a great idea!