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

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

COMMUNAL HOUSE (RONG HOUSE)

The Rong House can only be (1)                    in villages to the north of the CentralHighlands,especially in Gia Lai and Kon Turn provinces. It is a large, imposing,beautifully decorated stilt house built (2)                                in the middle of the village. It is where community activities (3)                             , meetings, wedding ceremonies, or playing ceremonies. It is also the place for reception of guests. The Rong house of each ethnic group has its own architectural style, design, and decor. Yet there are shared (4)                . In the village, it is often (5)                      house roofed with yellow-dried thatch leaves and having 8 big wood columns. The rafters are decorated with patterns of bright colour, depicting religious scenes, legendary stories about ancient heroes, stylized animals, and other familiar things of the village life. The most distinction of the decor ofthe Rong House is the (6)                       of the brilliant God of Sun. The Rong House is a(7)  of the culture of Central Highlanders, an age-old and stable culture. The bigger the house, the wealthier the village is. It is a (8)                of the whole village.

The Rong House can only be (1)                    in villages to the north of the CentralHighlands,especially in Gia Lai and Kon Turn provinces.