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1980 was the year (16) ________ I first went back to the small village (17) ________ I was
born. I was only three years old (18) ________ my parents went to settle in the States, (19)
________ I now consider my home. But like a lot of first generation Americans (20) ________
parents were constantly talking about ‘home’ as another country, I was curious to find out more
about this place from (21) ________ we had emigrated more than twenty years before. The
reason (22) ________ I hadn’t visited the land of my parents earlier – something (23)
________ I now regret – perhaps had something to do with the way (24) ________ they would
always talk about it as if it were my real home, (25) ________ for me was the States. The first
impression I got on arriving in Santa Maria was the heat, (26) ________ was unbearable. The
people (27) ________ were waiting to greet me at the airport were all incredibly friendly and
they spoke of the time (28) ________ I was a child in the village as if it was yesterday. My
grandfather, (29) ________ eyes filled with tears when he saw me, and who I would be staying
(30) ________ while on the island, looked incredibly like my father (31) ________ hair had
recently started to go grey. The village itself, which was a two-hour journey up the mountain,
was simply stunning.
3. Combine the sentences using relative clauses without relative pronouns (contact clauses).
1. We bought a car last week. The car is blue.
The car
2. The girl is a singer. We met her at the party.
The girl
3. The bananas are on the table. George bought them.
The bananas
4. We watched a film last night. It was really scary.
The film
5. I have to learn new words. They are very difficult.
The new words