Read the text and fill in the gaps with the right phrases.

The United States is a young country. Its written history is only a few hundred years old. It is sometimes called the "New World". Over the last four hundred years millions of people have come to start a new life in this "New World". Americans are not afraid ... . They built the first skyscrapers. ... . They like exciting, modern cities, new houses and new cars. At the same time, Americans love old things. They like to visit historic houses and museums. They build ... and remember the days of the "Wild West". Americans are interested in old traditions, but they are good at making new traditions too. The people of the United States are ... . Every American schoolchild learns that the United States is ... . In a melting pot, different metals are melted together to make a new metal. The United States is like a melting pot for people. In the past, people from many different countries came to the US and made one country out of many. In one city you can find people whose parents, grandparents or great-grandparents came from China, Africa, South America, Southeast Asia and every European country. These different people brought to their new land ... . The Germans brought Christmas trees. The Irish brought St. Patrick's Day celebrations. The Scots brought Halloween.