Complete the
following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be
used once.
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A. Retired
B. in fact C. charity D. messages E. argued
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One
million copies of the seven comic strips describing Mandela's(曼德拉)life were published in South Africa. That was a
part of events celebrating his 87th birthday on July 18.
South Africa's first black president Nelson
Mandela became a comic strip hero at once. "This project aims at
encouraging young people to read, "his{#blank#}1{#/blank#}foundation(基金会)said
"We
express the{#blank#}2{#/blank#}and
the values of Mr Mandela through comics, "added John Samuel, chief
executive(决策者)of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, "Comics are
a very useful way of bringing young people into reading, "
"Comics{#blank#}3{#/blank#}are
a very powerful way to introduce literature(文学),
various aspects of reading to young people. And this is our purpose here.
"he told a news conference.
Some
people{#blank#}4{#/blank#}that
Mr Mandela should not be a comic figure, "It would take a lot more than
comics to demean his stature(贬低他的声望)," said Samuel.
