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

H’mong people are an (1) _______ member in the community of ethnic minorities in Vietnam with about one million people. They often (2) ______ the upland areas, from 800-1500m above the sea level, mostly in the Northwest and a few in the central highland of Vietnam. Their language family is Hmon-Mien, yet the language is a non-written one. Hmong people have a very (3) _____culture that is still vividly seen today. The best time to visit the Hmong is during the Lunar New Year in late January or early February- when they would celebrate 3- day Tet festival. (4) ______ the festival, they swing and play other traditional games and (5) _____  in the large yard around the village.

“Cuop vo” (Stealing Wife) is another special H’mong’s custom: when a man loves a woman, he must steal her in the darkest night and imprison her (6)_____ for 2-3 days; if the woman accepts to marry him, he will come to her family to ask for her parents’ permission.

H’mong people believe that they have a common ancestor so they (7) ____ value unity in their community. Several families gather into a cluster and has a leader who is responsible (8) _____ common work. As for costumes, H’mong people usually wear their self-woven clothes (9) _______ by linen, decorated with unique technique (10) _______ their strong ethnic characteristics.

They often (2) ______ the upland areas, from 800-1500m above the sea level, mostly in the Northwest and a few in the central highland of Vietnam.