Read the passage and choose the best option (2pts).
The (1) ……. dress for women in Vietnam is the costume that (2) …….. "Ao Dai", literally meaning "Long Dress". Early versions of the Ao Dai date back to 1744 when Lord Vu Vuong of the Nguyen Dynasty decreed both men and women should wear an ensemble of trousers and a gown that (3) ….. down the front. Nowadays, Ao Dai is a two-piece garment (4)……. fabric, full-length dress worn over loose silk trousers reaching all the way to the ground. The dress splits (5) …… a front and back panel from the waist down. The dress length seems to be (6)…… shortening and today is usually just below the knee. Women wear Ao Dai of (7) …….. colors, often with complicated patterns and designs, in formal or work settings. Schoolgirls wear pure white, fully lined outfits symbolizing their (8) ……. To the Vietnamese people, ao dai (9)…… synonymous with grace, and beauty. Throughout the many difficulties of Vietnam’s history, the ao dai remained (10) ………. in its symbolism and the image it conjures in the hearts of all Vietnamese.
