Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.

Communal house (Rong House)

The Rong House can only  be (1) ___ in Villages to the North of the Central Highlands, especially in Gia Lai and Kon Tum provinces. It is a large, imposing beautifully decorated stilt house built (2) ____ the middle of the village is where community activities (3) ______ meetings, wedding ceremonies or playing ceremonies. It is also the place for reception of guests. The Rong house of each ethnic group has its own architectural style, design, and decor. Yet there are shared (4)_____ . In the village, it is often (5) ____ house roofed with yellow-dried thatch leaves and having 8 big wood columns. The rafters are decorated with patterns of bright colour, depicting religious scenes, legendary stories about ancient heroes, stylized animals, and other familiar things of the village life. The most distinction of the decor of the Rong House is the (6)_______  of the brilliant God of Sun. The Rong House is a (7) ________ of the culture of Central Highlanders, an age-old and stable culture. The bigger the house is, the wealthier the village is. It is a (8)______ of the whole village.

The bigger the house is, the wealthier the village is. It is a (8)______ of the whole village.