Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others.
Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
The Dao in the Sapa area is famous ________ its “love market.”
Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
The Thai live ________ farming on their burnt-over land and wet-rice terraced fields.
Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
The ________ house is a place where villagers gather for festivals and rituals.
Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
There were lots of interesting folk games, _______ Kenny stayed a little longer to join them.
Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
‘________ dress in red and black costume?' 'The Dao'
Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
What colour is ________ symbol of good luck for the Hoa?
Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
________ in terraced fields is the main economic activity of ethnic people in Sapa.
Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
________ ethnic Khmer live in ________ Mekong Delta of Vietnam.
Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology ________ by the architect Ha Duc Linh, a member of the Tay ethnic group.
Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
‘I have just taken an elephant ride in Buon Don.’ ‘________ How interesting!'
Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
Gathering and hunting still play ___________ important role in ___________ economy of the Laha.
Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
The Hmong live mostly ___________ the mountainous regions ___________ the north.
Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.
Nick is curious ___________ the ethnic minority groups in Vietnam.
Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
Most ethnic groups live in rural areas, growing rice and practising slash-and-burn farm.
Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
The Muong people are the ethnic minority who live in the mountainous regions of Vietnam.
Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
We have recently visited some of the remote communities in the north highlands.
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Youth Ngai women did not receive the inheritance after their parents died.
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The Ta Oi managed preserving their proverbs, folk songs, and stories.
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Another typical musical instrument of the Raglai is the flat gong called Ma La.
Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
I want to visit the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology to learn for 54 ethnic minority groups.
Choose the underlined word or phrase that needs correcting.
Xo Dang men are good at architecture, sculpting, and paint.
Choose the word which best fits each gap.
There are nine sub-groups that are (1)_________ by the ethnic minority M’Nong, such as Bru Dang, Preh, Ger, Nong, Prang, PJam, Kuyenh, Chil Bu Nor, and M’Nong Bu Dang, with combined estimate of 105,300 populations. They are concentrated (2)_________ southern parts of the provinces of Binh Phuoc and Dak Lak and in parts of Lam Dong. They live in houses built on (3)_________ or level with the ground, in every village where they usually have dozens of households. (4)_________ is observed and the children take the family name of their mother. The wife holds the key position in (5)_________ household. This group likes to have many children, (6)_________ daughters and speak the language traced tothe Mon-Khmer Group. The M’Nong use the slash-and-burn method of (7)_________.The M’Nong in Ban Don are well known for their elephant hunting and domestication. Women handle the weaving of cotton cloth, (8)_________ the men work on basketry.
Choose the word which best fits each gap.
There are nine sub-groups that are (1)_________ by the ethnic minority M’Nong, such as Bru Dang, Preh, Ger, Nong, Prang, PJam, Kuyenh, Chil Bu Nor, and M’Nong Bu Dang, with combined estimate of 105,300 populations. They are concentrated (2)_________ southern parts of the provinces of Binh Phuoc and Dak Lak and in parts of Lam Dong. They live in houses built on (3)_________ or level with the ground, in every village where they usually have dozens of households. (4)_________ is observed and the children take the family name of their mother. The wife holds the key position in (5)_________ household. This grouplikes to have many children, (6)_________ daughters and speak the language traced tothe Mon-Khmer Group. The M’Nong use the slash-and-burn method of (7)_________.The M’Nong in Ban Don are well known for their elephant hunting and domestication. Women handle the weaving of cotton cloth, (8)_________ the men work on basketry.
Choose the word which best fits each gap.
There are nine sub-groups that are (1)_________ by the ethnic minority M’Nong, such as Bru Dang, Preh, Ger, Nong, Prang, PJam, Kuyenh, Chil Bu Nor, and M’Nong Bu Dang, with combined estimate of 105,300 populations. They are concentrated (2)_________ southern parts of the provinces of Binh Phuoc and Dak Lak and in parts of Lam Dong. They live in houses built on (3)_________ or level with the ground, in every village where they usually have dozens of households. (4)_________ is observed and the children take the family name of their mother. The wife holds the key position in (5)_________ household. This group likes to have many children, (6)_________ daughters and speak the language traced tothe Mon-Khmer Group. The M’Nong use the slash-and-burn method of (7)_________.The M’Nong in Ban Don are well known for their elephant hunting and domestication. Women handle the weaving of cotton cloth, (8)_________ the men work on basketry.
Choose the word which best fits each gap.
There are nine sub-groups that are (1)_________ by the ethnic minority M’Nong, such as Bru Dang, Preh, Ger, Nong, Prang, PJam, Kuyenh, Chil Bu Nor, and M’Nong Bu Dang, with combined estimate of 105,300 populations. They are concentrated (2)_________ southern parts of the provinces of Binh Phuoc and Dak Lak and in parts of Lam Dong. They live in houses built on (3)_________ or level with the ground, in every village where they usually have dozens of households. (4)_________ is observed and the children take the family name of their mother. The wife holds the key position in (5)_________ household. This group likes to have many children, (6)_________ daughters and speak the language traced tothe Mon-Khmer Group. The M’Nong use the slash-and-burn method of (7)_________.The M’Nong in Ban Don are well known for their elephant hunting and domestication. Women handle the weaving of cotton cloth, (8)_________ the men work on basketry.
Choose the word which best fits each gap.
There are nine sub-groups that are (1)_________ by the ethnic minority M’Nong, such as Bru Dang, Preh, Ger, Nong, Prang, PJam, Kuyenh, Chil Bu Nor, and M’Nong Bu Dang, with combined estimate of 105,300 populations. They are concentrated (2)_________ southern parts of the provinces of Binh Phuoc and Dak Lak and in parts of Lam Dong. They live in houses built on (3)_________ or level with the ground, in every village where they usually have dozens of households. (4)_________ is observed and the children take the family name of their mother. The wife holds the key position in (5)_________ household. This group likes to have many children, (6)_________ daughters and speak the language traced tothe Mon-Khmer Group. The M’Nong use the slash-and-burn method of (7)_________.The M’Nong in Ban Don are well known for their elephant hunting and domestication. Women handle the weaving of cotton cloth, (8)_________ the men work on basketry.
Choose the word which best fits each gap.
There are nine sub-groups that are (1)_________ by the ethnic minority M’Nong, such as Bru Dang, Preh, Ger, Nong, Prang, PJam, Kuyenh, Chil Bu Nor, and M’Nong Bu Dang, with combined estimate of 105,300 populations. They are concentrated (2)_________ southern parts of the provinces of Binh Phuoc and Dak Lak and in parts of Lam Dong. They live in houses built on (3)_________ or level with the ground, in every village where they usually have dozens of households. (4)_________ is observed and the children take the family name of their mother. The wife holds the key position in (5)_________ household. This group likes to have many children, (6)_________ daughters and speak the language traced tothe Mon-Khmer Group. The M’Nong use the slash-and-burn method of (7)_________.The M’Nong in Ban Don are well known for their elephant hunting and domestication. Women handle the weaving of cotton cloth, (8)_________ the men work on basketry.
Choose the word which best fits each gap.
There are nine sub-groups that are (1)_________ by the ethnic minority M’Nong, such as Bru Dang, Preh, Ger, Nong, Prang, PJam, Kuyenh, Chil Bu Nor, and M’Nong Bu Dang, with combined estimate of 105,300 populations. They are concentrated (2)_________ southern parts of the provinces of Binh Phuoc and Dak Lak and in parts of Lam Dong. They live in houses built on (3)_________ or level with the ground, in every village where they usually have dozens of households. (4)_________ is observed and the children take the family name of their mother. The wife holds the key position in (5)_________ household. This grouplikes to have many children, (6)_________ daughters and speak the language traced tothe Mon-Khmer Group. The M’Nong use the slash-and-burn method of (7)_________.The M’Nong in Ban Don are well known for their elephant hunting and domestication. Women handle the weaving of cotton cloth, (8)_________ the men work on basketry.
Choose the word which best fits each gap.
There are nine sub-groups that are (1)_________ by the ethnic minority M’Nong, such as Bru Dang, Preh, Ger, Nong, Prang, PJam, Kuyenh, Chil Bu Nor, and M’Nong Bu Dang, with combined estimate of 105,300 populations. They are concentrated (2)_________ southern parts of the provinces of Binh Phuoc and Dak Lak and in parts of Lam Dong. They live in houses built on (3)_________ or level with the ground, in every village where they usually have dozens of households. (4)_________ is observed and the children take the family name of their mother. The wife holds the key position in (5)_________ household. This grouplikes to have many children, (6)_________ daughters and speak the language traced tothe Mon-Khmer Group. The M’Nong use the slash-and-burn method of (7)_________.The M’Nong in Ban Don are well known for their elephant hunting and domestication. Women handle the weaving of cotton cloth, (8)_________ the men work on basketry.
Choose the best expression in response to each sentence.
‘Is it true that Y Moan was the greatest pop singer of the Ede?’ ‘_________’
Choose the best expression in response to each sentence.
‘Look at this dish, Nick. It has five colours.’ ‘_________’
Choose the best expression in response to each sentence.
‘In some ethnic groups, women play the leading role in the family’ ‘_______’
Choose the best expression in response to each sentence.
‘After a 20 day homestay tom, I can use chopsticks, harvest rice, and cook some Vietnamese dish.’ ‘_________’
Choose the best expression in response to each sentence.
‘The ethnic minorities are mainly concentrated in Northern Uplands and Central Highlands.’ ‘_________’
Choose the best expression in response to each sentence.
‘I have two tickets to a gong performance. Would you like to go?’ ‘_________ What time?’
Choose the best expression in response to each sentence.
‘Let’s go to the local open-air market’ ‘_________’
Choose the best expression in response to each sentence.
‘Tomorrow we will go to Coc Ly market. You can buy lots of handmade items there.’ ‘_________’
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There’s the Tory tax-cutting rhetoric and then there’s the tax-rising reality: between 2019 and 2024 the Conservatives delivered the largest rise in tax as a share of GDP of any postwar parliament (3.3%, equivalent to more than £3,000 per household).
Higher taxes should mean more pressure for fair taxes – to maintain public consent for paying in. Which brings me to the hi-tech-sounding world of “carried interest”. This is the label given to incentive fees paid to private equity fund managers. But too often they aren’t taxed like it: these fees are treated like capital gains (returns on risky investments) rather than what they are, bonuses.
This means they are taxed at just 28% thanks to a tax loophole dating back to 1987. In contrast, bankers generally pay 47% tax on their bonuses. We’re not about to get the violins out for the bankers, but this loophole needs closing – something that last week’s Labour manifesto promised to do.
There’s more than peanuts at stake here. In 2021-22, private equity managers made carried interest gains of £5bn – so the tax break of pretending this isn’t just normal income was worth nearly £1bn.
This isn’t just a UK problem, although the scale of the issue globally is hard to quantify. But by happy coincidence, last week also saw the publication of a paper from the Oxford professor Ludovic Phalippou, which for the first time fills the gap. It shows that a staggering $1tn of gains have been under-taxed this century – creating billionaires galore (especially in the US, where three-quarters of the gains have gone).
So if Joe Biden needs some ideas before his own November election, what should he do? Give Rachel Reeves a call.
Question: What did the Conservatives deliver between 2019 and 2024 in terms of tax as a share of GDP?
Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answers.
There’s the Tory tax-cutting rhetoric and then there’s the tax-rising reality: between 2019 and 2024 the Conservatives delivered the largest rise in tax as a share of GDP of any postwar parliament (3.3%, equivalent to more than £3,000 per household).
Higher taxes should mean more pressure for fair taxes – to maintain public consent for paying in. Which brings me to the hi-tech-sounding world of “carried interest”. This is the label given to incentive fees paid to private equity fund managers. But too often they aren’t taxed like it: these fees are treated like capital gains (returns on risky investments) rather than what they are, bonuses.
This means they are taxed at just 28% thanks to a tax loophole dating back to 1987. In contrast, bankers generally pay 47% tax on their bonuses. We’re not about to get the violins out for the bankers, but this loophole needs closing – something that last week’s Labour manifesto promised to do.
There’s more than peanuts at stake here. In 2021-22, private equity managers made carried interest gains of £5bn – so the tax break of pretending this isn’t just normal income was worth nearly £1bn.
This isn’t just a UK problem, although the scale of the issue globally is hard to quantify. But by happy coincidence, last week also saw the publication of a paper from the Oxford professor Ludovic Phalippou, which for the first time fills the gap. It shows that a staggering $1tn of gains have been under-taxed this century – creating billionaires galore (especially in the US, where three-quarters of the gains have gone).
So if Joe Biden needs some ideas before his own November election, what should he do? Give Rachel Reeves a call.
Question: How much was the rise in tax as a share of GDP delivered by the Conservatives between 2019 and 2024?
Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answers.
There’s the Tory tax-cutting rhetoric and then there’s the tax-rising reality: between 2019 and 2024 the Conservatives delivered the largest rise in tax as a share of GDP of any postwar parliament (3.3%, equivalent to more than £3,000 per household).
Higher taxes should mean more pressure for fair taxes – to maintain public consent for paying in. Which brings me to the hi-tech-sounding world of “carried interest”. This is the label given to incentive fees paid to private equity fund managers. But too often they aren’t taxed like it: these fees are treated like capital gains (returns on risky investments) rather than what they are, bonuses.
This means they are taxed at just 28% thanks to a tax loophole dating back to 1987. In contrast, bankers generally pay 47% tax on their bonuses. We’re not about to get the violins out for the bankers, but this loophole needs closing – something that last week’s Labour manifesto promised to do.
There’s more than peanuts at stake here. In 2021-22, private equity managers made carried interest gains of £5bn – so the tax break of pretending this isn’t just normal income was worth nearly £1bn.
This isn’t just a UK problem, although the scale of the issue globally is hard to quantify. But by happy coincidence, last week also saw the publication of a paper from the Oxford professor Ludovic Phalippou, which for the first time fills the gap. It shows that a staggering $1tn of gains have been under-taxed this century – creating billionaires galore (especially in the US, where three-quarters of the gains have gone).
So if Joe Biden needs some ideas before his own November election, what should he do? Give Rachel Reeves a call.
Question: What does the term "carried interest" refer to in the context of the text?
Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answers.
There’s the Tory tax-cutting rhetoric and then there’s the tax-rising reality: between 2019 and 2024 the Conservatives delivered the largest rise in tax as a share of GDP of any postwar parliament (3.3%, equivalent to more than £3,000 per household).
Higher taxes should mean more pressure for fair taxes – to maintain public consent for paying in. Which brings me to the hi-tech-sounding world of “carried interest”. This is the label given to incentive fees paid to private equity fund managers. But too often they aren’t taxed like it: these fees are treated like capital gains (returns on risky investments) rather than what they are, bonuses.
This means they are taxed at just 28% thanks to a tax loophole dating back to 1987. In contrast, bankers generally pay 47% tax on their bonuses. We’re not about to get the violins out for the bankers, but this loophole needs closing – something that last week’s Labour manifesto promised to do.
There’s more than peanuts at stake here. In 2021-22, private equity managers made carried interest gains of £5bn – so the tax break of pretending this isn’t just normal income was worth nearly £1bn.
This isn’t just a UK problem, although the scale of the issue globally is hard to quantify. But by happy coincidence, last week also saw the publication of a paper from the Oxford professor Ludovic Phalippou, which for the first time fills the gap. It shows that a staggering $1tn of gains have been under-taxed this century – creating billionaires galore (especially in the US, where three-quarters of the gains have gone).
So if Joe Biden needs some ideas before his own November election, what should he do? Give Rachel Reeves a call.
Question: How are incentive fees paid to private equity fund managers typically taxed?
Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answers.
There’s the Tory tax-cutting rhetoric and then there’s the tax-rising reality: between 2019 and 2024 the Conservatives delivered the largest rise in tax as a share of GDP of any postwar parliament (3.3%, equivalent to more than £3,000 per household).
Higher taxes should mean more pressure for fair taxes – to maintain public consent for paying in. Which brings me to the hi-tech-sounding world of “carried interest”. This is the label given to incentive fees paid to private equity fund managers. But too often they aren’t taxed like it: these fees are treated like capital gains (returns on risky investments) rather than what they are, bonuses.
This means they are taxed at just 28% thanks to a tax loophole dating back to 1987. In contrast, bankers generally pay 47% tax on their bonuses. We’re not about to get the violins out for the bankers, but this loophole needs closing – something that last week’s Labour manifesto promised to do.
There’s more than peanuts at stake here. In 2021-22, private equity managers made carried interest gains of £5bn – so the tax break of pretending this isn’t just normal income was worth nearly £1bn.
This isn’t just a UK problem, although the scale of the issue globally is hard to quantify. But by happy coincidence, last week also saw the publication of a paper from the Oxford professor Ludovic Phalippou, which for the first time fills the gap. It shows that a staggering $1tn of gains have been under-taxed this century – creating billionaires galore (especially in the US, where three-quarters of the gains have gone).
So if Joe Biden needs some ideas before his own November election, what should he do? Give Rachel Reeves a call.
Question: How are carried interest gains for private equity managers taxed according to the text?
Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answers.
There’s the Tory tax-cutting rhetoric and then there’s the tax-rising reality: between 2019 and 2024 the Conservatives delivered the largest rise in tax as a share of GDP of any postwar parliament (3.3%, equivalent to more than £3,000 per household).
Higher taxes should mean more pressure for fair taxes – to maintain public consent for paying in. Which brings me to the hi-tech-sounding world of “carried interest”. This is the label given to incentive fees paid to private equity fund managers. But too often they aren’t taxed like it: these fees are treated like capital gains (returns on risky investments) rather than what they are, bonuses.
This means they are taxed at just 28% thanks to a tax loophole dating back to 1987. In contrast, bankers generally pay 47% tax on their bonuses. We’re not about to get the violins out for the bankers, but this loophole needs closing – something that last week’s Labour manifesto promised to do.
There’s more than peanuts at stake here. In 2021-22, private equity managers made carried interest gains of £5bn – so the tax break of pretending this isn’t just normal income was worth nearly £1bn.
This isn’t just a UK problem, although the scale of the issue globally is hard to quantify. But by happy coincidence, last week also saw the publication of a paper from the Oxford professor Ludovic Phalippou, which for the first time fills the gap. It shows that a staggering $1tn of gains have been under-taxed this century – creating billionaires galore (especially in the US, where three-quarters of the gains have gone).
So if Joe Biden needs some ideas before his own November election, what should he do? Give Rachel Reeves a call.
Question: According to the text, which country has seen the most gains that have been under-taxed this century?
Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answers.
There’s the Tory tax-cutting rhetoric and then there’s the tax-rising reality: between 2019 and 2024 the Conservatives delivered the largest rise in tax as a share of GDP of any postwar parliament (3.3%, equivalent to more than £3,000 per household).
Higher taxes should mean more pressure for fair taxes – to maintain public consent for paying in. Which brings me to the hi-tech-sounding world of “carried interest”. This is the label given to incentive fees paid to private equity fund managers. But too often they aren’t taxed like it: these fees are treated like capital gains (returns on risky investments) rather than what they are, bonuses.
This means they are taxed at just 28% thanks to a tax loophole dating back to 1987. In contrast, bankers generally pay 47% tax on their bonuses. We’re not about to get the violins out for the bankers, but this loophole needs closing – something that last week’s Labour manifesto promised to do.
There’s more than peanuts at stake here. In 2021-22, private equity managers made carried interest gains of £5bn – so the tax break of pretending this isn’t just normal income was worth nearly £1bn.
This isn’t just a UK problem, although the scale of the issue globally is hard to quantify. But by happy coincidence, last week also saw the publication of a paper from the Oxford professor Ludovic Phalippou, which for the first time fills the gap. It shows that a staggering $1tn of gains have been under-taxed this century – creating billionaires galore (especially in the US, where three-quarters of the gains have gone).
So if Joe Biden needs some ideas before his own November election, what should he do? Give Rachel Reeves a call.
Question: Who authored the paper mentioned in the text that fills the gap in quantifying under-taxed gains?
Read the text carefully, then choose the correct answers.
There’s the Tory tax-cutting rhetoric and then there’s the tax-rising reality: between 2019 and 2024 the Conservatives delivered the largest rise in tax as a share of GDP of any postwar parliament (3.3%, equivalent to more than £3,000 per household).
Higher taxes should mean more pressure for fair taxes – to maintain public consent for paying in. Which brings me to the hi-tech-sounding world of “carried interest”. This is the label given to incentive fees paid to private equity fund managers. But too often they aren’t taxed like it: these fees are treated like capital gains (returns on risky investments) rather than what they are, bonuses.
This means they are taxed at just 28% thanks to a tax loophole dating back to 1987. In contrast, bankers generally pay 47% tax on their bonuses. We’re not about to get the violins out for the bankers, but this loophole needs closing – something that last week’s Labour manifesto promised to do.
There’s more than peanuts at stake here. In 2021-22, private equity managers made carried interest gains of £5bn – so the tax break of pretending this isn’t just normal income was worth nearly £1bn.
This isn’t just a UK problem, although the scale of the issue globally is hard to quantify. But by happy coincidence, last week also saw the publication of a paper from the Oxford professor Ludovic Phalippou, which for the first time fills the gap. It shows that a staggering $1tn of gains have been under-taxed this century – creating billionaires galore (especially in the US, where three-quarters of the gains have gone).
So if Joe Biden needs some ideas before his own November election, what should he do? Give Rachel Reeves a call.
Question: What action does the text suggest Joe Biden should take regarding tax policies?