READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE AND MARK THE LETTER A, B, C OR...

Exercise 1. 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 "(1) ____ is cultural

identity?" ? Culture is the underlying foundation of traditions and beliefs that help a

person (2) ____ to the world around them. It is the basis for any superstitions they may

have. It is the aversion to specific types of meat, or which days you can work on.

Culture gives us a definite starting point when beginning to (3) ____ for our roots.

Knowing where a person comes from will help to define how they look at their family

obligations as well as how they celebrate important milestones in life.

As a person has given up their cultural identity, they (4) ____ can identify themselves

with the things that were once the most important things in their lives. They lose

direction. As time (5) ____ by and they continue to forget about their past and their

natural traditions, their identity becomes less and less pronounced.

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

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

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

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

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