The main idea of the passage is ..............
A. the Hopi raise cops and animals in the Arizona desert.
B. kachinas are spirits of the things around the Hopi.
C. the Hopi keep their traditions even with modern life all around them
D. the Hopi want a comfortable, modern life
Giải bởi Vietjack
Đáp án đúng là: C
Ý tưởng chính của đoạn văn là người Hopi giữ truyền thống của họ ngay cả với cuộc sống hiện đại xung quanh họ.
Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the passage below
English is the _________ (6) language of the Philippines. English-medium education _________ (7) in the Philippines in 1901 after the arrival of some 540 US teachers. English was also chosen for newspapers and magazines, the media, and literary writing.
The latest results from a recent survey suggest that about 65% of the _________ (8) of the Philippines has the ability to understand spoken and written English with 48 person stating that they can write standard English. The economy is based on English, and successful workers and managers are fluent in English. _________ (9) schools know that their _________ (10) must be fluent in English to be successful.
Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.
The Hopi live in the northwestern part of Arizona in the United States. With modern things all around them, the Hopi keep their traditions.
There are about 10,000 Hopi and they live in twelve villages in the desert. The weather is very hot in summer, but in winter it freezes. The wind blows hard. Farming is difficult. Corn is the Hopi's main food, but they plant vegetables, too. They raise sheep, goats, and cattle. They also eat hamburgers, ice cream and drink soft drinks. They live in traditional stone houses, but many of them have the telephones, radios, and television.
They have horses, but they have trucks too. Kachinas are an important part of the Hopi religion. Kachinas are spirits of dead people, of rocks, plants, and animals, and of the stars. Men dress as kachinas and do religious dances. People also some make wooden kachinas. No two wooden kachinas are ever alike.
The children attend school, and they also learn the Hopi language, dances, and stories. The Hopi want a comfortable, modern life, but they don't want to lose their traditions.
The Hopi ...................
Read the passage below and decide whether the statements are TRUE or FALSE?
The Maori arrived in New Zealand from other Polynesian islands over a thousand years ago. They were the first people to live there. They made beautiful wooden buildings with pictures into the wood. There are about 280,000 Maori today. Maori have brown skin, dark brown eyes, and wavy black hair.
In 1840, they agreed to become a British colony, and they learned European ways quickly. Today there are Maori in all kinds of jobs. They attend schools and universities and become lawyers and scientists. There are Maori in the government. Most of them live like the white New Zealanders.
However, the Maori do not forget their traditions. Children learn the language, music, and old stories. They have yearly competitions in speaking, dancing, and singing. The Maori live a comfortable, modern life but keep their traditions by passing them to their children.
The Maori are Polynesians.
The latest results from a recent survey suggest that about 65% of the _________ (8) of the Philippines has the ability to understand spoken and written English with 48 person stating that they can write standard English.
