Although this (9)______of dating is mostly practised in the Western civilization, no one can tell for sure what other customs will emerge as the world changes,

Mai: Hi, what’s up? Why are there so many boxes in the library?

Maria: l!m preparing some Christmas gifts for secondary students with (1)

in the school we visited two months ago. These are students with various visual, hearing, physical and (2)

.

Mai: Cognitive impairments?

Maria: That's learning difficulties.

Kevin: I have a neighbour who is blind, deaf and dumb, and needs a lot of help to get around.

Maria: Well, you shouldn’t use words like 'dumb' or 'deaf. It’s (3)

.

Mai: I agree. There are so many students with a disability who have talents and skills.

Maria: That’s right. And we need to help them to become independent, (4)

in the community and achieve success at school.

Mai: So what are these Christmas gifts?

Maria: Last month, the Youth Union in our school had a meeting, and decided to start a 'Special Christmas Gifts' campaign to collect gifts for (5)

. So far, the students in our school have donated more than 100 gifts.

Mai: That's great! Can students from other schools join your campaign?

Maria: Sure! A few other schools have already joined us. They have sent us textbooks, dictionaries, CD players, batteries...

Kevin: I have an idea for a gift! A talking pen for learning foreign languages.

Maria: Great idea! What a meaningful gift!

Mai: Thanks, Maria. I'll talk to my classmates and see what we can do.