State of Emergency in Nepal
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State of emergency in Nepal
This exercise gives you practice in the cloze exercises where you have to modify words
to complete the text. Complete the gaps using the correct form of the word given in
bold.
1) Free
2) Peace
3) Stable
4) Critic
5) Set
6) Monarch
7) Democrat
8) King
9) Mine
10) Reside
11) Grocer
12) Parliament
13) Revolt
14) Stable
In a surprise move, the king of Nepal declared a state of emergency,
and dismissed the government. He also announced restrictions on
the 1) _______ of the press and the right of 2) _______
demonstration. Neighbouring countries expressed concern about
the risk of increased 3) _______ in the country. The Indian
government has been particularly 4) _______ of the move, which it
says is a 5) _______ for democracy. Nepal has been a
constitutional 6) _______ since 1990, when the previous king
introduced 7) _______ to the 8) _______. Critics say the king has
9) _______ the political institutions by his decision.
In Katmandu, worried 10) _______ rushed to stock up on fuel and
11) _______. The king accused the government of failing to hold
12) _______ elections and of not managing to deal with the
violence of the Maoist 13) _______ that is 14) _______ many areas
of the country.
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