Is the United States a melting pot In other words, have immigrants to the USA merged with the native Americans and (1) to be Germans, Japanese, Poles, Irish, etc It has been (2) a "pot of stew" might be a more suitable word than "melting pot", (3) in a stew the meat and vegetables keep their own characteristics, but (4) to the spices and the (5) it is cooked, the stew has a distinctive flavor of its own. The implications of "melting pot" (6) American social workers and language teachers, many of (7) feel that racial and national groups should be encouraged to (8) their customs, traditions and languages. At the same time it is agreed that all Americans, (9) their origins, must learn to speak English clearly and fluently, and they must learn to (10) themselves to the American way of life.
However, there are ethnic groups who still (11) together, who speak their own languages and have preserved many of their old customs. There are Hispanic (12) , e.g. Mexicans, Cubans, Puerto Ricans, most of whom still speak Spanish as their (13) language. There are the American Indians and (14) Asian groups, all of whom speak their own languages. Then there are the 20 million blacks, who, (15) they speak English, for the most part live separately. Many blacks are beginning to (16) their roots right back to the African tribes (17) which their ancestors were torn in the days of slavery and some of them are (18) themselves more and more with Africa. Some black leaders (19) , reminding them that their culture and their language are not African. They are American. But many blacks are (20) bitter against white culture to feel American.
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A:disturb B:puzzle C:thrill D:terrify
A:disturb B:puzzle C:thrill D:terrify
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A:attract B:terrify C:tempt D:excite
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A:attract B:terrify C:tempt D:excite
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A:attract B:terrify C:tempt D:excite
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