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From the Ted Talk by Michael Anti: Behind the Great Firewall of China

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And also, recently, very funny debate between the bejinig Environment mtirsniy and the aicreman Embassy in Beijing because the Ministry blamed the American Embassy for intervening in Chinese internal politics by disclosing the air quality data of Beijing. So, the up is the ebmassy data, the PM 2.5. He showed 148, they showed it's duaernogs for the sensitive group. So a suggestion, it's not good to go outside. But that is the Ministry's data. He sowhs 50. He says it's good. It's good to go outside. But 99 percent of Chinese microbloggers stand firmly on the Embassy's side. I live in Beijing. Every day, I just wctah the American Embassy's data to decide whether I should open my window.

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And also, recently, very funny debate between the _______ Environment ________ and the ________ Embassy in Beijing because the Ministry blamed the American Embassy for intervening in Chinese internal politics by disclosing the air quality data of Beijing. So, the up is the _______ data, the PM 2.5. He showed 148, they showed it's _________ for the sensitive group. So a suggestion, it's not good to go outside. But that is the Ministry's data. He _____ 50. He says it's good. It's good to go outside. But 99 percent of Chinese microbloggers stand firmly on the Embassy's side. I live in Beijing. Every day, I just _____ the American Embassy's data to decide whether I should open my window.

Solution

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  3. beijing
  4. embassy
  5. american
  6. dangerous
  7. watch

Original Text

And also, recently, very funny debate between the Beijing Environment Ministry and the American Embassy in Beijing because the Ministry blamed the American Embassy for intervening in Chinese internal politics by disclosing the air quality data of Beijing. So, the up is the Embassy data, the PM 2.5. He showed 148, they showed it's dangerous for the sensitive group. So a suggestion, it's not good to go outside. But that is the Ministry's data. He shows 50. He says it's good. It's good to go outside. But 99 percent of Chinese microbloggers stand firmly on the Embassy's side. I live in Beijing. Every day, I just watch the American Embassy's data to decide whether I should open my window.

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