Read the following passage about “đi bão” phenomenon in Vietnam and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option...

Read the following passage about “đi bão” phenomenon in Vietnam and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the option that best fits each of the numbered blanks from 18 to 22.

Street Euphoria After Vietnam’s 3–2 Victory Over Thailand

The final whistle had barely blown when Vietnam’s major cities erupted into scenes of spontaneous celebration. Following a dramatic 3–2 victory over Thailand in the SEA Games final, thousands of Vietnamese fans poured into the streets, transforming ordinary roads into rivers of red flags and jubilant chants. Motorbikes moved slowly through packed avenues, (18) ____________. The atmosphere was loud, vibrant, and unmistakably festive.

What made the celebration remarkable was not only its scale but also its inclusiveness. Families, students, workers, and elderly residents joined the crowds, many waving national flags or wearing red shirts bearing the golden star. This collective outpouring of joy, often referred to as “đi bão,” (19) ____________, where football victories are experienced as shared national moments

Having witnessed countless international tournaments, foreign observers have noted that Vietnamese street celebrations possess a rare sense of unity. People who had never met before exchanged smiles and gestures of solidarity, united by the same emotional surge. (20) ___________. The streets, which usually symbolize daily routines and social divisions, became spaces of temporary equality.

One striking feature was the discipline shown amid the excitement, with most participants celebrating peacefully and dispersing gradually as the night went on. This behaviour challenges common assumptions that large crowds inevitably lead to disorder. (21) ____________. The crowds eventually thinned, leaving the city calm once again. Viewed from a cultural perspective, (22) ____________..

(Adapted from Vietnam News)

Question 18.

A. each of which was filled with cheers, flags, and streams of celebrating supporters

B. every one of them filled cheers, flags, and streams of celebrating supporters

C. which filled with cheers, flags, and streams of celebrating supporters

D. where cheers, flags, and streams of celebrating supporters were filled

Question 19.

A. to reflect deeply rooted cultural responses to sporting success

B. being reflecting deeply rooted cultural response to sporting success

C. reflects a deeply rooted cultural response to sporting success

D. having reflected the deeply rooted cultural response to sporting successes

Question 20.

A. This unity is rarely observed during major sporting events elsewhere

B. By contrast, a rare unity is observed people elsewhere

C. This rarely observed people unite during sporting events

D. Elsewhere, people are rarely observed unity

Question 21.

A. While such scenes are often associated with chaos, this occasion proved otherwise

B. Because such scenes are associated with chaos, this occasion proved it

C. Such scenes associated with chaos, this occasion proved otherwise

D. This occasion proved otherwise, associated with chaos

Question 22.

A. people can clearly see how sport continues to function as a powerful social glue in modern Vietnam.

B. sport itself continues to serve as a powerful social glue within modern Vietnamese society.

C. they reveal how sport actively brings people together across different social backgrounds in Vietnam today.

D. such scenes illustrate how sport continues to serve as a powerful social glue in modern Vietnam.