1. Children in past times spent a lot of time playing outdoors inste (traditional/computer) games.
 
2. We need to take action to (protect / destroy) the rainforests from logging.
3. Ao dai is often worn for special occasions, but in the (past / present), it was daily clothing of Vietnamese women.
 
4. In the past, our villages did not have (ancient / modern) conveniences like refrigerators and washing machines.
 
5. In the Mekong River (Delta/Mountain), the rich soil deposited by the river makes ideal conditions for growing rice.
 
6. Unlike today's children who wear shoes everywhere, children in the past spent most of their days (walking/ wearing) barefoot.
 
7. In rural Vietnam of the past, most families lived in houses made of (magnificent/basic) materials like wood and bamboo.
 
8. In the past, before the invention of telephones, people relied on (talking face to face/chatting online) to share news and stories.
 
9. My grandparents' house faces (western / eastern), so we get to enjoy beautiful sunrises over the rice fields.
 
10. After a long day working in the rice fields, Ms. Loan feels a sense of (war /peace) as she sits on her porch and watches the sunset.