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From the Ted Talk by Kishore Mahbubani: How the West can adapt to a rising Asia
Unscramble the Blue Letters
The second major envet was 9/11, which happened in 2001. And as we know, 9/11 caused a lot of shock and grief. I personally experienced the shock and grief because I was in Manhattan when 9/11 happened. 9/11 also generated a lot of anger, and in this anger, the United States decided to ivndae Afghanistan and later, Iraq. And unfortunately, prlaty as a result of this anger, the West didn't notice the sganciicifne of another event that happened also in 2001. China joined the World tadre Organization.
Open Cloze
The second major _____ was 9/11, which happened in 2001. And as we know, 9/11 caused a lot of shock and grief. I personally experienced the shock and grief because I was in Manhattan when 9/11 happened. 9/11 also generated a lot of anger, and in this anger, the United States decided to ______ Afghanistan and later, Iraq. And unfortunately, ______ as a result of this anger, the West didn't notice the ____________ of another event that happened also in 2001. China joined the World _____ Organization.
Solution
- trade
- event
- invade
- partly
- significance
Original Text
The second major event was 9/11, which happened in 2001. And as we know, 9/11 caused a lot of shock and grief. I personally experienced the shock and grief because I was in Manhattan when 9/11 happened. 9/11 also generated a lot of anger, and in this anger, the United States decided to invade Afghanistan and later, Iraq. And unfortunately, partly as a result of this anger, the West didn't notice the significance of another event that happened also in 2001. China joined the World Trade Organization.
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