TELC angol B2 nyelvtan feladatok 2. típus: The price of food is at the heart of this wave of revolutions
Revolution is breaking out all … (1). As Gaddafi marshals his thugs and mercenaries for a last-ditch fight in Tripoli, … (2) died as protests grew more serious in Iraq. Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah tried to bribe his people into docility by … (3) out $35bn on housing, social services and education. Across the water in Bahrain the release of … (4) prisoners failed to staunch the uprising. In Iran, President Ahmadinejad crowed about chaos in the Arab world, but said nothing about the seething anger in his … (5) backyard; in Yemen, the opposition gathers strength daily.
And it’s not just the Middle East. This is an African crisis: Tunisia, where it started, is an African country, and last week in Senegal, a desperate army veteran died after setting fire to … (6) in front of the presidential palace, emulating Mohamed Bouazizi, the market trader … (7) self-immolation sparked the revolution in Tunisia. Meanwhile, the spirit of revolt has already leapt like a forest fire to … (8) a dozen other ill-governed African nations, with serious disturbances reported in Mauritania, Gabon, Cameroon and Zimbabwe.
Nowhere is immune: dozens of activists in China are in … (9) or under other forms of surveillance, and the LinkedIn network was shut down as authorities seek to stamp out Middle East-style protests there. In what is … (10) the most repressive state on the planet, North Korea, the army was called out and five died in the northern city of Sinuiju after violent protests erupted there and in two other cities. The generals who rule Burma under a trashy façade of constitutional government were keeping a close eye on the Middle East, ready to lock up Aung San Suu Kyi again at the first sign of copycat disturbances.
A.each
B.several
C.splashing
D.whose
E.own
F.himself
G.detention
H.over
I.themselves
J.half
K.arguably
L.political
forrás: http://www.independent.co.uk
Megoldások
1. h
2. b
3. c
4. l
5. e
6. h
7. d
8. j
9. g
10.k
