Read the passage and fill in each blank with an appropriate word from the box:
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I live in a village (1) ________ Mekong River. Every day, like most of my friends, I walk to school. It is three kilometers away. After (2)__________, I often help my mother to collect water from the river and feed the chickens. At the weekend, the (3)__________ often gather at the community hall where there is a TV. The adults watch TV, but more often they talk about their farm work and exchange news. The children run around playing games and shouting merrily. (4) _________ is heard everywhere.
My father sometimes takes me to the market town nearby where he sells our home products like vegetables, fruits, eggs... He then buys me an ice cream and lets me take a ride on the electric train in the town square. I love those trips.
On starry nights, we children lie on the grass, looking at the sky and daring each other to find the Milky Way. We dream of faraway places.
Answer the questions:
1. How far is it from his home to school?___________________________________________________
2. Where do they often gather at weekend? ___________________________________________________
3. Does the boy like riding on the electric train in the town square?___________________________________________________
4. What do the children do on starry nights?___________________________________________________
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1. It's three kilometers from his home to school.
2. At the community hall.
3. Yes, he does.
4. They look at the sky and dare each other to find the Milky Way.
