VII. Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

The Muong 56 _____________ ethnic roots with the Vietnamese people and their language is classified in the Vietnamese-Muong language branch. The Muong live in 57 _____________ areas which have abundant land for 58 _____________ wet rice. In a Muong hamlet, stilt houses are located in the shade of big trees, huddle against the mountain, and 59 _____________ out on vast rice fields. A Muong house is designed to maximize convenient use and air ventilation to counter the warm, humid mountain climate.
The Muong’s 60 _____________ is special. Men often wear a round-neck shirt which opens in the front and has two pockets. Their pants have large trouser legs. The Muong women wear a long, black dress and a white or brown shirt with a line of buttons in the front and long sleeves. They wind a white or indigo headscarf 61 _____________ their head.
The Muong have 62 _____________ folk arts including folk songs and poems, sorcerer’s worshiping songs, tales, and riddle songs. The gong is 63 _____________ popular musical instrument 64 _____________ the flute, the 65 _____________ violin, the drum, and the panpipe.