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In the following paragraph, which can be omitted among 1) to 9)?


Tai Dong, 1) [u]where[/u] I grew up, is a small city on the southeast coast of Taiwan. My family moved there from Taipei the summer 2) [u]when[/u] I was born. I don't remember our first house, 3) [u]which[/u] we rented from a relative, but when I was two, we moved to the house 4) [u]that[/u] I grew up in. This house 5) [u]where[/u] my parents still live in is on a main street in Tai Dong. To me, this was the best place in the world. My mother had a food stand in our front courtyard 6) [u]whrere[/u] she sold omelettes early in the morning. All her customers 7) [u]whom[/u] I always chatted with were very friendly to me. On the first floor, my father conducted his tea business in the front room. After school, I always went straight to the corner 8) [u]where[/u] he sat drinking tea with his customers. In the back was our huge kitchen with its stone floor and brick oven. I loved dinnertime because the kitchen was always full of relatives and the customers 9) [u]that[/u] my father had invited to dinner. It was a fun and noisy place to be.

[CP]

Must keep 1, 3, 5, 6, and 8. May keep or omit 2, 4, 7, and 9.
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