Read the text carefully, then do the tasks

### A. Match the words in the passage with their definitions.

1. substantial - **c. large in amount, value or importance**
2. facets - **e. particular parts or aspects of something**
3. manufacturing - **f. the business of producing goods in large quantities in factories**
4. agrarian - **b. connected with farming**
5. retained - **d. continued to have something**
6. resilience - **a. the ability to recover quickly after something difficult or bad has happened**

### B. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).

1. A minority of countries around the world have experienced dramatic change in the previous century. - **F**
2. Vietnam is not as agrarian as it was in the past. - **T**
3. Vietnamese people nowadays are friendlier to foreigners than they used to be. - **T**
4. The differences between the lifestyles of yesterday and the lifestyles of today are not evident. - **F**
5. Some of the characteristics of Vietnamese people never change. - **T**
6. Vietnamese people are very resilient and determined. - **T**

### C. Answer the questions.

7. How have lifestyles changed for the last century?
- Lifestyles have changed significantly; there are fewer people working in agriculture, with more involved in manufacturing and tourism.

8. What characteristics of Vietnamese people have not changed?
- The friendliness and welcoming attitude towards foreigners, as well as their resilience and determination, have not changed.