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A Big Day for America!

America recognized the 400th anniversary in May, 2007! Colonists arrived at 

(33) ______became Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement

in north America,

The World’s Most Untranslatable Word

The world’s most difficult word (28) __________ has been identified as Ilunga from the language, spoken in Congo. The word (29) __________ a poll conducted among a thousand linguists. Ilunga means “a person (30) __________ is ready to forgive any abuse for the first time, to tolerate it a second time, but never a third time.” Another high scorer was naa, a Japanese word that is used to emphasise statements or agree with someone. According to Managing director of the translation and interpreting agency, any interpreter should translate from one culture to (31) _______ culture, and sometimes, the equivalent idea just does not exist in (32) ________ cultures.

Kate and Anna are planning a trip to Italy. They have two guidebooks and a list of cities to visit. Kate asks, “36___ city should we visit first — Rome or Florence?”

Tom heard a strange noise in the garden. He opened the door and saw a shadow moving near the trees. He shouted, “33__ is there?”

The book, 57_________I borrowed from the library, was really interesting.

It’s Monday morning. David looks at the calendar and says, “15___ is our math test? I think it’s this week.”

Moving abroad can be both exciting and scary for children, but it (29) _______ out by the unparalleled exposure to new cultures for the entire family, said Kate Berger, a psychologist in Amsterdam, (30) _______ specialises in expatriate children. Children living abroad develop skills that make them (31) _______ than their friends living at home.

The Johnson family moved to a new house last month. Their cousin visited them and asked, “ 43___ do you live now?”

Lena is throwing a party next weekend. She has many friends but can only invite a few. Her mother asked her, “99__ are you going to invite?”

Jane was born in July. Her brother, Max, wanted to buy her a present and asked, “___ do you want for your birthday?”

At school, the teacher found a phone on the floor. She held it up and asked, “31____phone is this?”