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Put the verbs between parentheses into the correct form. Use the simple present, simple past or
future tense!

. You already know that Americans usually have a 'baby showe/ before first-born baby arrives. A
ceremony held before a childbirth is also common in some parts of lndonesia. ln Java, when a woman 1.
(be) trss seven months pregnant, her family 2. (hotd) ho\dS a simple
ceremony, wishing her an easy delivery and a healthy baby. During the ceremony, she 3. (change)
Chqnqed ctothes seven times. tf she a. (took) tqj*.s good every time, then the
agirl.lfshe6.tnoiroor.t@!ood,fors,,esr'e7.(have)
hos a baby boy. Thirthy five days after birth of the child, another ceremony 8. (take)
["\es place. The cutting of the baby's hair is the most important event at this special
ceremony. Although many people in big cities 9. (not performl lofU['F\Atn these ceremonies,
those with strong traditional ties still 10. (look) $k fonrrard to these events.

Foreign visitors 11. (be) ctrc usually enthusiastic about these occasions. Several
days ago I 12. (take) bok my Belgian friend, John, to a circumcision ritualfor a neighbo/s
14. (ask) qsked a lot of
questions. I 15. (be) qm sorry I 16. (can not) Ccru\d not answer all his questions

Next week I 17. (take)t r\ ["\e him to a friend's wedding. Since the bride is from
Batak family, the ceremony 18. (be) tS a complex one. I 19. (be) atn
thatJohn 20. (ask) trN clsk a lot of questions againl