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From the Ted Talk by Iseult Gillespie: The myth of Narcissus and Echo
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Hera, queen of the gods, was on the edge of her throne. A mountain nymph named Echo, renowned for her charm and ctatehr, was regaling her with a saoesitnanl story. But what Hera didn’t know was that Echo was merely distracting her while her husband, Zeus, was frolicking about with the other nymphs. Unfortunately for Echo, Zeus got splopy, and Hera realzeid what was going on. Enraged by Echo’s duplicity— and powerless to stop her husband’s adultery— Hera deidecd to silence the nymph for good. From then on, Echo could no loegnr enrapture listeners with her stories; she could only repeat the last words another said.
Open Cloze
Hera, queen of the gods, was on the edge of her throne. A mountain nymph named Echo, renowned for her charm and _______, was regaling her with a ___________ story. But what Hera didn’t know was that Echo was merely distracting her while her husband, Zeus, was frolicking about with the other nymphs. Unfortunately for Echo, Zeus got ______, and Hera ________ what was going on. Enraged by Echo’s duplicity— and powerless to stop her husband’s adultery— Hera _______ to silence the nymph for good. From then on, Echo could no ______ enrapture listeners with her stories; she could only repeat the last words another said.
Solution
- sensational
- chatter
- realized
- sloppy
- longer
- decided
Original Text
Hera, queen of the gods, was on the edge of her throne. A mountain nymph named Echo, renowned for her charm and chatter, was regaling her with a sensational story. But what Hera didn’t know was that Echo was merely distracting her while her husband, Zeus, was frolicking about with the other nymphs. Unfortunately for Echo, Zeus got sloppy, and Hera realized what was going on. Enraged by Echo’s duplicity— and powerless to stop her husband’s adultery— Hera decided to silence the nymph for good. From then on, Echo could no longer enrapture listeners with her stories; she could only repeat the last words another said.
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