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Malala
Malala Yousafzai was born on July 12, 1997, in Mingora, Pakistan. As a child,
she became ____ (1) for girls’ education, which resulted in the Taliban issuing a
death threat against her. On October 9, 2012, a gunman shot Malala when she
was travelling home from school. She survived, and has continued to speak out on
the importance of education. She was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2013.
In 2014, she was nominated again and won, becoming the ____ (2) person to
receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Yousafzai attended a school that her father, Ziauddin
Yousafzai, had founded. After the Taliban began attacking girls’ schools in Swat,
Malala gave a speech in Peshawar, Pakistan, in September 2008. The title of her
talk was, “How ____ (3) the Taliban take away my basic right to education?” In
early 2009, Yousafzai began blogging for the BBC about living under the Taliban’s
____ (4) to deny her an education. In order to hide her identity, she used the name
Gul Makai. However, she was revealed to be the BBC blogger in December of
that year. With a growing public platform, Yousafzai continued to speak out about
her right, and the right of all women, to an education. Her activism ____ (5) a
nomination for the International Children’s Peace Prize in 2011. That same year,
she was awarded Pakistan’s National Youth Peace Prize.
1) Which of the given alternatives correctly fills in the gap (1)?
A. A lawyer
B. A pop-icon
C. Hero
D. An advocate
2. Which of the given alternatives correctly fills in the gap (2)?
A. Young
B. Youngest
C. Younger
D. Most young
3. Which of the given alternatives correctly fills in the gap (3)?
A. Care
B. Bear
C. Share
D. Dare
4. Which of the given alternatives correctly fills in the gap (4)?
A. Threats
B. Wishes
C. Spells
D. Offers