A CALL TO REVOLUTION
After her husband’s death, Trung Trac, alongside her sister Trung Nhi, began to mobilize local people—both landlords and working farmers—to continue fighting against Chinese (24) ________. To motivate the newly assembled troops before battle, Trung Trac was also believed to have written long patriotic (25) ________ that called on them to avenge the life of her husband. “There were different chieftains (26) ________ brought their people into the army,” says Taylor. “Oftentimes the chieftain had some kind of obligation to provide soldiers when needed.” The newly formed army would eventually number (27) ________ 80,000 soldiers who hailed from both the peasantry and the aristocracy. The battalion was also led by 36 women generals, one of whom was reportedly the Trung sisters’ elderly mother. Armed with swords, bows and arrows, axes and spears, the Trung sisters and their army stormed 65 Chinese-run citadels (28) ________ the governor’s home, successfully forcing the Chinese leader out of the region.
(Adapted from https://www.history.com)
Question 24: A. rule B. bond C. genius D. hero
Question 25: A. poetry B. poems C. poet D. poetic
Question 26: A. that B. who C. which D. whose
Question 27: A. less B. much C. about D. more
Question 28: A. or B. but C. so D. and
