Read the text and choose the right answers to the questions The world today opens up a lot of opportunities for people. They can choose where they want to live, what to believe in and what to do for a living. We may meet people from different countries at our workplaces, go to the gym with Indonesians, get a coffee from a Spanish barista. At times it becomes really hard to tell local people from foreigners. Some of them might be exchange students while others can be second or third-generation immigrants whose families settled there a long time ago. And it makes them locals as well. Some families originally come from one place but live their whole life in another. Not everyone can adapt to a new way of living in a foreign country. But all the cultural differences aren't always as big as we think they are. When deciding to emigrate, people generally have specific reasons for it. Some families seek reconnection with their roots and come to places where their ancestors lived. Others choose to relocate because of marrying someone from another country. But it's not all roses. It may take a while to assimilate and connect to a new place. Yet, with enough support and determination, people become members of the local communities and gradually integrate into society. It's also important not to forget the fact that not all the members of an extended family emigrate together. Some relatives vote for staying at their homeland. They manage to keep in touch though. Sadly, in the course of time, this connection might fade away and the next generations will never be able to relate to the members of their family tree. Every single day families reunite or fall apart, settle in one place or move to another. But there's rarely a time when one doesn't want to learn more about their background. And no matter the place, people will always share a bond with their roots. Which word in the text means "in the beginning, before other things happened"? Cultural Originally Gradually Which word in the text means "a person in a family who lived a long time ago"? Roots Relatives Ancestor Which word in the text means "all the people in a family who were born approximately at the same time"? Generation Foreigners Immigrants Which word in the text means "people who come to another country to live there"? Extended family Immigrants Exchange students Which word in the text means "to come together again after a period of separation"? To assimilate To settle To reunite
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Read the text and choose the right answers to the questions

The world today opens up a lot of opportunities for people. They can choose where they want to live, what to believe in and what to do for a living.

We may meet people from different countries at our workplaces, go to the gym with Indonesians, get a coffee from a Spanish barista. At times it becomes really hard to tell local people from foreigners. Some of them might be exchange students while others can be second or third-generation immigrants whose families settled there a long time ago. And it makes them locals as well.

Some families originally come from one place but live their whole life in another. Not everyone can adapt to a new way of living in a foreign country. But all the cultural differences aren't always as big as we think they are.

When deciding to emigrate, people generally have specific reasons for it. Some families seek reconnection with their roots and come to places where their ancestors lived. Others choose to relocate because of marrying someone from another country. But it's not all roses. It may take a while to assimilate and connect to a new place. Yet, with enough support and determination, people become members of the local communities and gradually integrate into society.

It's also important not to forget the fact that not all the members of an extended family emigrate together. Some relatives vote for staying at their homeland. They manage to keep in touch though. Sadly, in the course of time, this connection might fade away and the next generations will never be able to relate to the members of their family tree.

Every single day families reunite or fall apart, settle in one place or move to another. But there's rarely a time when one doesn't want to learn more about their background. And no matter the place, people will always share a bond with their roots.

Which word in the text means "in the beginning, before other things happened"?

  • Cultural
  • Originally
  • Gradually

Which word in the text means "a person in a family who lived a long time ago"?

  • Roots
  • Relatives
  • Ancestor

Which word in the text means "all the people in a family who were born approximately at the same time"?

  • Generation
  • Foreigners
  • Immigrants

Which word in the text means "people who come to another country to live there"?

  • Extended family
  • Immigrants
  • Exchange students

Which word in the text means "to come together again after a period of separation"?

  • To assimilate
  • To settle
  • To reunite