II. Read the text carefully, then do the tasks below.

A. Decide if the statement are True ( T) or False ( F )

1. F

⇒ Dẫn chứng: The Hmong, or Meo, who number about 800,000, are found in villages known as giao throughout the highlands of northern Vietnam.

2. T

⇒ Dẫn chứng: The Hmong migrated to Vietnam from the southern China at the beginning of the 19th century.

3. T

⇒Dẫn chứng: For example, the Hmong of Sa Pa is called Black Hmong because of their predominantly black clothing.

4. F

⇒Dẫn chứng:   Corn is the main staple of Hmong people, but rice is often grown on terraces watered with the aid of irrigation.

5. T

⇒Dẫn chứng: Hemp is grown to be woven into textiles, and cotton is also cultivated in some villages.

6. F

⇒ Dẫn chứng: The Hmong have no written language. Their legends, songs, folklore, and proverbs have been passed down from one generation to the next through the spoken word.

B. Answer the questions

1. The other name of the Hmong is Meo

⇒Dẫn chứng:   The Hmong, or Meo, who number about 800,000, are found in villages known as giao throughout the highlands of northern Vietnam.

2. The Hmong came to Viet Nam at the beginning of the 19th century

⇒ Dẫn chứng: The Hmong migrated to Vietnam from southern China at the beginning of the 19th century.

3.  Because of their predominantly black clothing.

⇒ Dẫn chứng: For example, the Hmong of Sa Pa are called Black Hmong because of their predominantly black clothing

4. They grow rice on terraces watered with the aid of irrigation.

⇒ Dẫn chứng: but rice is often grown on terraces watered with the aid of irrigation.

5. The products of the Hmong people are handwoven indigo-dyed cloth, paper, silver jewelry, leather goods, baskets, and embroidery.

⇒Dẫn chứng:   the Hmong produce a variety of items, including hand-woven indigo-dyed cloth, paper, silver jewelry, leather goods, baskets, and embroidery.

6. Their legends, songs, folklore, and proverbs have been passed down from one generation to the next through the spoken word.

⇒ Dẫn chứng:  Their legends, songs, folklore, and proverbs have been passed down from one generation to the next through the spoken word.