I. Complete them with the words and phrases in the box. Change the form when necessary.slim shabby proper appalling purpose plead resemble stun despair tender1. The cod appeared to __________not to be thrown into the hot pan.2. It would be long after Amy had gotten over her crush on Robert that she would come to understand the ____________her family’s menu.3. For Christmas, Amy prayed for Robert, who has a(n) __________American nose.4. Amy was __________by her father’s behavior at dinner.5. Christmas dinner threw Amy into ___________.6. Amy thinks that her family’s Chinese Christmas is ___________.7. There was a(n) _____________amount of raw food in the kitchen on the Christmas Eve.8. Amy’s father offered her the ____________fish cheek.9. Amy believes that her relatives do not have ____________American manners.10. The squid was crisscrossed, ______________bicycle tires.
III. Fill in one word for each blank from a list of choices given in the box following the passage.brands economic contributor settlement communities citizens businesses diaspora relocate trend complaints families exposure popular evidenceSince before 1997, when Hong Kong was returned to Mainland China, tens of thousands of Hong Kong ____________immigrated to Vancouver and Toronto in Canada. And in the last decade, Canada has seen an increase in immigrants from China, with Vancouver in particular being their main destination. If this ______________continues, Canada will certainly become more Chinese than it already is. And there is significant ______________of this. For example, the city of Richmond, just south of Vancouver, recently passed by a law requiring all external signs to be both English and Chinese after _____________of Chinese-only signage.The rapid growth of Vancouver’s Chinese population will likely have lasting effects not only on Vancouver, but on Canada, as well. China is currently the second largest _____________to tourism in Vancouver and Toronto. With greater _____________by Chinese visitors to Canada, the rate of immigration will likely persist. Vancouver is also certain to see the development of its own ecosystem of Chinese _______________. Mobile payment options such as WeChat Pay and Alipay, made ______________popular by users in China, will likely continue to make their way across the Pacific and become common not just among Chinese immigrants to Canada, but Canadians as a whole. Through expanding Chinese populations in cities like Vancouver, Canadian _____________brands will also be able to more easily enter the Chinese market overseas. The growth of Chinese immigrant ________________communities in Canada promises to have significant impacts on both China and Canada, and by extension the rest of the world.