Reading the following paragraph and complete it with one suitable word in each blank.
My grandmother told me that our village (1) ____very poor many years ago. The villagers had to work hard in the fields all days but they could not earn enough for their living. Their lives were very simple. Many people had to (2) _____in houses made of straw and mud. Nowadays my village has (3) _____ a lot. People live in big brick houses. In the evening, they can listen to the (4) ______. on the radio or watch TV for entertainment. All people in my village try their best to make their living better. They raise and resurface the roads (5) ______ the roads will not be muddy and flooded after it rains. They widen the roads so cars and lorries can get to the village easily. They build a medical centre so people’s health can be looked (6) _____at any time. They build a new school so their (7) ______ have better learning conditions. They build a bridge (8) ______ the river so villagers have a shorter way to town. They also build a football ground so their children can (9) ____ sports. And they grow cash crops so people can export the crops and have more money. I would like to become an agricultural engineer in the future so I can apply new technology to our farming and do more for the village (10) _____ our parents did.
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