UNIT 5. CULTURAL IDENTITYPART I. PHONETICS

Exercise 8. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct word or

phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Why is culture important and how does it answer the question "(106)_______ is cultural identity?"?

Culture is the underlying (107)_______ of traditions and beliefs that help a person (108)_______ to the world

around them. It is the basis (109)_______ any superstitions they may have. It is the aversion to (110)_______

types of meat, or which days you can work on. Culture gives us a definite starting point when beginning

to (111)_______ for our roots. Knowing (112)_______ a person comes from will help to define how they look

at their family obligations as (113)_______ as how they celebrate important milestones in life.

As a person has given up their cultural identity, they (114)_______ can identify themselves with the

things that were (115)_______ the most important things in their lives. They lose direction. As time

(116)_______ by and they continue to forget about their past and their natural traditions, their identity

becomes less and less (117)_______.

106. A. How B. Which C. Why D. What

107. A. institution B. foundation C. organization D. principle

108. A. relate B. relating C. related D. to relate

109. A. in B. for C. of D. to

110. A. especial B. special C. specific D. typical

111. A. find B. look C. search D. seek

112. A. by which B. how C. when D. where

113. A. long B. much C. soon D. well

114. A. any longer B. any more C. no longer D. no more

115. A. at once B. once C. one time D. for once

116. A. goes B. flies C. passes D. walks

117. A. pronouncing B. pronounce C. pronounced D. been pronouncing