It is one of the hardest places in the world to visit. First, you have to fly to Tahiti, an island in the South Pacific Ocean. Then you have to travel by boat - for nine days! And the final part of the ____ is the most dangerous, because of the ____. Over the years, they have ____ hundreds of boats to ____. You can still see some of the wrecks on the beaches. But finally, vou arrive at the ____ tropical island of Palmerston, part of the Cook Islands. The island is very beautiful, with white sandy beaches and clear blue water. There are no cars. There is a small school, but there are no shops. The families on Palmerston don't use money in their daily lives. 2 When vou ____ of rice, you ask your next-door neighbour. They only use money to buy things from other countries. A ship visits the island twice a vear and brings ____, like rice and fuel. The islanders need money to pay for this, so they catch and freeze fish These days, the islanders ____ for one or two hours a day and they can even get a mobile phone signal - sometimes. But everyday experiences, like a visit to the dentist, can be a problem because the island is so ____. The nearest dentist is on Rarotonga, the capital of the Cook Islands. Some of the islanders love the ____ and think their home is ____, but others have decided to ____. In the past 50 years, the population of Palmerston has ____ from 300 to just 62. About 20 of these are children. Their life is very happy and relaxed, but as they get older, some of them want a university education. They often plan to come home again after their studies - but in reality, they ____ return. But, for the people who stay on the island, daily life is easy.

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