Read the following passage and choose the best answer (A, B, C, D):
Superstitions used to be popular and beliefs in astrology, feng shui (geomancy), and spirits were widespread in Viet Nam. Following are some typical examples. Geomancers were consulted to make sure shops were properly situated. Fireworks displays were held to ward off evil spirits and haunted souls. Shopkeepers considered their first customer on auspicious days to be good luck, and they put heavy pressure on these customers to buy something. During a year of the dragon, which is considered an auspicious time to have a baby, the birth rate jumped 8 percent in the first half of the year. Despite official disapproval of such superstitious practices, some Vietnamese, regardless of their religion, level of education, or ideology, might have been influenced at one time or another by such practices as astrology, geomancy and sorcery. Diviners and other specialists in the occult remain popular demand because they are believed to be able to diagnose supernatural causes of illness, establish lucky dates for personal undertakings, or predict the future. Moreover, many seem to believe that individual destiny was guided by astrological phenomena. By consulting one’s horoscope, one could make the most of auspicious tines and avoid disaster. It is not unusual, for example, for a couple to consult an astrologer before marrying. He would determine if the betrothed were suitable matched and even fix the date of the ceremony
4. What is true about superstitions in Vietnam?
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Lời giải:
Báo saiGiải thích: Căn cứ vào thông tin đoạn 2: Despite official disapproval of such superstitious practices, some Vietnamese, regardless of their religion, level of education, or ideology, might have been influenced at one time or another by such practices as astrology, geomancy and sorcery
Tạm dịch: Mặc dù chính thức không chấp thuận các hành vi mê tín như vậy, một số người Việt Nam, bất kể tôn giáo, trình độ học vấn, hay ý thức hệ, có thể bị ảnh hưởng lúc này hay lúc khác bởi những việc mê tín dị đoan về chiêm tinh, phong thủy hay ma quỷ