III. Directions: Summarise the text by filling the blanks.Churchill believed that he was (1) ___________ to lead his country. He fought as a soldier in World War I and led the country to victory in World War II. It seems ironic that a leader of such (2) _______________ as Churchill could not count on the (3) __________________ of voters in 1945. However, in a (4) _________________ country, electors cannot be (5) _____________, and he had to (6) _____________ political defeat after military victory, and went once more to his country (7) _____________, Chartwell.
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- Winston Churchill was heavily defeated at the general election of 1945 because _______. A: he did not act as a great war leader B: he failed to lead his country to victory C: people wanted Britain to return to the politics of the 1920s and 30s D: the Conservative Party’s traditional principles seemed old-fashioned
- George Washington is “the father of our country” because he was the American general in the Revolutionary War who led Americans to victory against England.
- A young man joined the army when his country was engaged in World War I.
- Winston fought as an ordinary soldier during World War I because __________. A: He was married to a younger woman. B: He became depressed C: He felt guilty about a battle that went wrong D: He wanted to write about the war
- On seeing the pictures, he began to ____________ his experiences during World War II.