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But as for my six-year-old son, he was none the wiser. He'd been deeply
engrossed by his iPad, playing Minecraft the whole time.

- Matthew Carney

A. Choose the words from the box that match with the given
meanings from a - h.

forbidden fascination profound gruesome

frenzy pulverise omen engrossed

a. ………… very great
b. ………… a state of great activity and strong emotion

c. ………… very unpleasant and filling with horror

d. ………… not allowed
e. ………… a sign of what is going to happen in the future

f. ………… very strong attraction
g. ………… involved in something with whole attention

h. ………… to make something into a fine powder

B. Write True for true statements and False for false ones.

a. Foreign visitors are welcome to see Sky Burial rituals.

b. The visitors are not allowed to take photos of the rituals.

c. The vultures took more than fifteen minutes to finish the entire
corpse.

d. The Tibetans perceive the body as a vessel for the soul.

e. The youngest son of the writer was busy with his toys.

f. The author visited the burial sites with his wife and three
children.

C. Answer the following questions.

a. Why did the author visit a traditional Tibetan Buddhist
monastery?
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