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From the Ted Talk by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Want to help Africa? Do business here

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Does it mean the problem is over? The answer is no. There's still a long way to go, but that there's a will there. And that successes are being clkaehd up on this very important fight. So when you hear about corruption, don't just feel that nothing is being done about this — that you can't operate in any African country because of the overwhelming cprouoritn. That is not the case. There's a will to fight, and in many countries, that fight is onginog and is being won. In others, like mine, where there has been a long history of dictatorship in Nigeria, the fhigt is ongoing and we have a long way to go.

Open Cloze

Does it mean the problem is over? The answer is no. There's still a long way to go, but that there's a will there. And that successes are being _______ up on this very important fight. So when you hear about corruption, don't just feel that nothing is being done about this — that you can't operate in any African country because of the overwhelming __________. That is not the case. There's a will to fight, and in many countries, that fight is _______ and is being won. In others, like mine, where there has been a long history of dictatorship in Nigeria, the _____ is ongoing and we have a long way to go.

Solution

  1. corruption
  2. ongoing
  3. chalked
  4. fight

Original Text

Does it mean the problem is over? The answer is no. There's still a long way to go, but that there's a will there. And that successes are being chalked up on this very important fight. So when you hear about corruption, don't just feel that nothing is being done about this — that you can't operate in any African country because of the overwhelming corruption. That is not the case. There's a will to fight, and in many countries, that fight is ongoing and is being won. In others, like mine, where there has been a long history of dictatorship in Nigeria, the fight is ongoing and we have a long way to go.

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