Rice is (42)______ by Vietnamese people every day. It often (43)______ in tropical countries such as Vietnam, Thailand or Malaysia. The Chinese have also been growing rice for (44)______ years. The seeds are planted in special beds to grow into young rice plants. Then they are taken to fields covered (45)______ muddy water called paddies. The fields of rice look very (46)_____. After 3 or 5 months, the rice is ready to be picked. People often drain away water before collecting rice. Eating rice is a special action in the world. They don’t use spoons or forks to enjoy bowls of rice. (47)______, they use two short sticks known as chopsticks to put rice into their mouths.