Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

Lac Long Quan and Au Co (Origins of Vietnam)

Once upon (1) _____ in the land called Lac Viet, Lac Long Quan, the dragon king of the ocean, lived (2)_____ and sometimes tumed to the land to help people fight against demons, (3)______ them to grow rice and cut wood for building houses.

Lac Long Quan (4)_____ Au Co - the daughter of Agriculture Saint. The couple lived in harmony in a palace, Later, Au Co gave birth to a one-hundred-egg bag, hatching to 100 sons. One day, Lac Long Quan (5)____ that he couldn’t live (6) ____ the land all the time. He took 50 of their sons to settle down into the sea. The rest (7)____ Au Co to go up lo the mountain.

Although they separated, they remembered to help and protect (8)______, in need. The eldest son, who followed the mother with 49 brothers, (9)____ King Hung. He set up his capital in Phong Chau and gave his country the name Van Lang.

From the story, the Vietnamese (10)____ always proud of the noble origin: dragon's children and fairy’s grandchildren.

Although they separated, they remembered to help and protect (8)______, in need.