Exercise 3. Fill each blank with a suitable word in the box to finish the passage.
 
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The Hmong, or Meo, who number about 800,000, are found in villages known as giao throughout the (1) ____________ of northern Viet Nam. The Hmong migrated to Viet Nam from southern China at the beginning of the 19th century.
The Hmong (2) ____________ group has been subdivided into branches classified by women’s (3), ____________ dialect and customs. For example, the Hmong of Sa Pa are called Black Hmong because of their predominantly black clothing. The most colourful sub-group are the Flower Hmong, found in large numbers around Bac Ha in Lao Cai province, who wear bright-coloured clothes with embroidery.
(4) ____________ is the main staple of Hmong people, but rice is often grown on terraces watered with the aid of irrigation. Hemp is grown to be woven into textiles, and cotton is also cultivated in some villages. As skilled (5) ____________, the Hmong produce a variety of items, including handwoven indigo-dyed cloth, paper, silver jewellery, leather (6) ____________, baskets and embroidery. The Hmong have no written (7) ____________. Their legends, songs, folklore and proverbs have been (8) ____________ from one generation to the next through the spoken word.