Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

During the war, children wore straw hats to (1) …….. themselves from debris. Houses and schools were bombed and destroyed. Many children were made (2)….. and their schools had to be moved around or lessons sometimes had to (3)……. after dark to avoid being targeted by heavy bombing. Many schools had its roof (4)…….. with several layers of straw to withstand the (5)……… of the bombs. Life for children was very hard in both the North and South of Viet Namduring the war.Young people were (6)…….. of their duty to serve their country. Even young girls took part in the war efforts by digging bomb shelters. Children took first-aid courses after school so that they could (7)………. injured people.Childhood years of children born in the 1960s are (8)…….. As innocent children, they went to school (9)……… straw hats in the sounds of American jet fighters in the sky and the shots from Vietnamese anti-aircraft guns. Nowadays, they are proud that they came through those hardships. They had their heads held (10)……… walking out of the war.

Question

Choose the word or phrase among A, B, C or D that best fits the blank space in the following passage.

During the war, children wore straw hats to (1) …….. themselves from debris. Houses and schools were bombed and destroyed. Many children were made (2)….. and their schools had to be moved around or lessons sometimes had to (3)……. after dark to avoid being targeted by heavy bombing. Many schools had its roof (4)…….. with several layers of straw to withstand the (5)……… of the bombs. Life for children was very hard in both the North and South of Viet Namduring the war.Young people were (6)…….. of their duty to serve their country. Even young girls took part in the war efforts by digging bomb shelters. Children took first-aid courses after school so that they could (7)………. injured people.Childhood years of children born in the 1960s are (8)…….. As innocent children, they went to school (9)……… straw hats in the sounds of American jet fighters in the sky and the shots from Vietnamese anti-aircraft guns. Nowadays, they are proud that they came through those hardships. They had their heads held (10)……… walking out of the war.

Hoài An · Accepted Answer

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Timi · Answer

Here are the answers to the passage:

1. A - protect
   Example: protect themselves from debris

Answer options should include:
   A. protect 
   B. defend 
   C. save
   D. guard

2. B - homeless
   Example: Many children were made homeless

Answer options should include:
   A. poor
   B. homeless 
   C. hungry
   D. lonely

3. C - take place
   Example: lessons sometimes had to take place

Answer options should include:
   A. begin
   B. finish
   C. take place
   D. occur

4. A - covered
   Example: Many schools had its roof covered

Answer options should include:
   A. covered 
   B. covered in
   C. repaired
   D. destroyed

5. D - impact
   Example: withstand the impact

Answer options should include:
   A. effect
   B. influence
   C. power
   D. impact

6. C - aware
   Example: Young people were aware

Answer options should include:
   A. aware 
   B. informed
   C. conscious
   D. mindful

7. A - help
   Example: help injured people

Answer options should include:
   A. help 
   B. care for
   C. treat
   D. cure

8. B - marked
   Example: Childhood years of children born in the 1960s are marked

Answer options should include:
   A. changed
   B. marked
   C. affected
   D. influenced

9. A - wearing
   Example: went to school wearing

Answer options should include:
   A. wearing 
   B. bringing
   C. carrying
   D. holding

10. B - high
   Example: had their heads held high

Answer options should include:
   A. down
   B. high
   C. straight
   D. back

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