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From the Ted Talk by Euna Lee: What I learned as a prisoner in North Korea

Unscramble the Blue Letters

In a flash, we were surrounded by these two Korean seldrois. They were not much bigger than us, but they were determined to take us to their army base. I begged and yelled for any kind of help, hinpog that someone would show up from chnia. Here I was, being stubborn towards a trained soldier with a gun. I looked at his eyes. He was just a boy. At that moment, he raised his rifle to hit me, but I saw that he was hnieistatg. His eyes were shaking, and his rifle was still up in the air. So I seuhtod at him, "OK, OK, I'll walk with you." And I got up.

Open Cloze

In a flash, we were surrounded by these two Korean ________. They were not much bigger than us, but they were determined to take us to their army base. I begged and yelled for any kind of help, ______ that someone would show up from _____. Here I was, being stubborn towards a trained soldier with a gun. I looked at his eyes. He was just a boy. At that moment, he raised his rifle to hit me, but I saw that he was __________. His eyes were shaking, and his rifle was still up in the air. So I _______ at him, "OK, OK, I'll walk with you." And I got up.

Solution

  1. hesitating
  2. hoping
  3. china
  4. soldiers
  5. shouted

Original Text

In a flash, we were surrounded by these two Korean soldiers. They were not much bigger than us, but they were determined to take us to their army base. I begged and yelled for any kind of help, hoping that someone would show up from China. Here I was, being stubborn towards a trained soldier with a gun. I looked at his eyes. He was just a boy. At that moment, he raised his rifle to hit me, but I saw that he was hesitating. His eyes were shaking, and his rifle was still up in the air. So I shouted at him, "OK, OK, I'll walk with you." And I got up.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations

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Important Words

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  30. yelled