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ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
November the 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It (1) (d) was started by the United Nations General Assembly in 1999. The UN asked governments, international organizations and NGOs to (2) ____raise_______global awareness of this (3) _____terrible______and widespread problem. This is particularly important in the many countries where the issue of violence against women is (4) ____hidden_______. Women all over the world are the victims of domestic violence, rape, psychological torment and other (5) ___forms________of abuse. There is no country in which women are free from violence. The UN said violence against women is a barrier (6) ______to_____achieving equality, human rights, development and peace.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is observed on November 25 (7) ____due_______of a horrific historical event. On this day in 1960, three sisters were brutally (8) _____killed______ in the Dominican Republic. The Mirabal sisters were political activists. They campaigned against the corrupt government of (9) _________that__ time. Throughout their political activity, the women and their husbands were put in prison and beaten many times. This did not dampen their desire (10) ____for_______political change. President and dictator Rafael Trujillo ordered their execution. The sisters became (11) ___know________as the "Unforgettable Butterflies". They (12) _____simbolized______the victimization of women and were commemorated in novels, poems, songs and books.
Put the correct words into the article.
1. (a) as (b) Has (c) were (d) was
2. (a) raise (b) Rise (c) up (d) high
3. (a) terrifying (b) Terrified (c) terrible (d) terrify
4. (a) hide (b) Hidden (c) hid (d) hiding
5. (a) forms (b) Form (c) formed (d) formation
6. (a) at (b) To (c) on (d) of
7. (a) because (b) Due (c) so (d) that
8. (a) killing (b) Killers (c) killed (d) kill
9. (a) then (b) Those (c) which (d) that
10. (a) from (b) For (c) so (d) on
11. (a) knowing (b) Known (c) knew (d) knows
12. (a) symbol (b) symbolic (c) symbolized (d) cymbals
Respuestas
Respuesta:
November the 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It (1) (d) was started by the United Nations General Assembly in 1999. The UN asked governments, international organizations and NGOs to (2) (A) ____raise_______global awareness of this (3)(C) _____terrible______and widespread problem. This is particularly important in the many countries where the issue of violence against women is (4)(B) ____hidden_______. Women all over the world are the victims of domestic violence, rape, psychological torment and other (5)(A) ___forms________of abuse. There is no country in which women are free from violence. The UN said violence against women is a barrier (6)(B) ______to_____achieving equality, human rights, development and peace.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is observed on November 25 (7) (B)____due_______of a horrific historical event. On this day in 1960, three sisters were brutally (8)(C) _____killed______ in the Dominican Republic. The Mirabal sisters were political activists. They campaigned against the corrupt government of (9)(D) _________that__ time. Throughout their political activity, the women and their husbands were put in prison and beaten many times. This did not dampen their desire (10)(B) ____for_______political change. President and dictator Rafael Trujillo ordered their execution. The sisters became (11)(B) ___know________as the "Unforgettable Butterflies". They (12)(C) _____simbolized______the victimization of women and were commemorated in novels, poems, songs and books.
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