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15.Many “American Idol” contestants went on to become huge stars, thepopularity of “American Idol” began to decrease.A. and B. but C. so D. orIII. Fill in each blank in the passage with the correct word/phrase from the box.folk songs musical theater folk style genres charactersmusic band peasants techniques costumes royal courtVietnamese Traditional TheaterDespite being strongly influenced by Chinese opera and other art forms, Vietnamesetheater with three special (16) : Tuong singing, Cheo singing and CaiLuong singing, which have been modified to be suitable for Vietnamese people.Tuong singing is a form of art imported from China around the 13

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century. Tuongsinging (also known as Boi singing) was originally used as entertainment for the (17) and was later performed by traveling troupes for commoners and (18) . One typical feature of Tuong singing is the use of well-known stock characters whowear elaborate make-up and (19) to represent the (20) that they are performing.Cheo singing is a satirical (21) dating back to the 12

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century underthe Ly Dynasty. Traditionally, Vietnamese peasants in northern Viet Nam usuallydanced when singing folk songs and another (22) plays fiddle, flute anddrum.Cai Luong (Renovated Opera) appeared in the southern part of Viet Nam in the1920s and flourished as an entertaining theatre of the middle class under the Frenchcolonial period. The special imprints of this (23) on audience are theharmonious combination of southern Vietnamese (24) , classical music,Tuong singing and modern drama as well as the use of extensive vibrato (25) .Note: genre (n) = a style, especially in the arts, that involves a particular set ofcharacteristicsV. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space inthe following passage.Quan Ho - Typical Northern Vietnamese musicIt is hard to talk about the origin of Quan Ho singing, but it was first (26) inthe 13

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century. Quan Ho is a singing battle where “lien chi” (female singers) sing “caura” (a challenge phrase), then “lien anh” (male singers) will (27) byselecting and singing “cau doi” (a matching phrase). The order will be (28) in the nexttime. (29) Quan Ho was unaccompanied by instruments but only (30) ofsingers to compose rhythm. Quan Ho performances today are accompanied by some(31) instruments, such as monochord or bamboo flute, etc.Themes of most of the songs are love songs with romantic and sentimental lyricswhich have been (32) by (33) .Quan Ho songs possess the spirit of local people and help tighten (34) among villages. Quan Ho singing is an old Vietnamese type of art that needs (35) .