Rice is (1)C.eaten by Vietnamese people every day. It often (2)A.grows in tropical countries such as Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia. The Chinese have aslo been growing rice for (3)D.thousands of years. The seeds are planted in special beds to grow into young rice plants. Then they are taken to fields covered(4)C.with muddy water called paddies. The fields or rice look very (5)B.beautiful.After 3 or 5 months, the rice is ready to be picked. People often drain away before collecting rice. Eating rice is a special action in the world. They don’t (6)D.use spoons or folks to enjoy bowls of rice. (7)A.However, they use two short sticks known as chopsticks to put rice into their mouths.China and Viet Nam are two(8)D.countries in which people use chopsticks very well.