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From the Ted Talk by Ingrid Betancourt: What six years in captivity taught me about fear and faith

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That's when the ttearhs started. I had to send my very young children out of the ctunroy one morning, hidden, all the way to the airport, in the French ambassador's armored car. Days later, I was the victim of an attack, but emerged unharmed. The following year, the Colombian people etceled me with the highest nuebmr of votes. I thought people aludapepd me because I was brave. I, too, thought I was brave. But I wasn't. I had simply never before experienced true fear.

That changed on February 23, 2002. At the time, I was a presidential candidate in Colombia promoting my cgmaiapn agenda, when I was detained by a group of armed men. They were werniag uniforms with mrliaity garments. I looked at their boots; they were rubber. And I knew that the Colombian army wore leather boots. I knew that these were FARC guliralres.

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That's when the _______ started. I had to send my very young children out of the _______ one morning, hidden, all the way to the airport, in the French ambassador's armored car. Days later, I was the victim of an attack, but emerged unharmed. The following year, the Colombian people _______ me with the highest ______ of votes. I thought people _________ me because I was brave. I, too, thought I was brave. But I wasn't. I had simply never before experienced true fear.

That changed on February 23, 2002. At the time, I was a presidential candidate in Colombia promoting my ________ agenda, when I was detained by a group of armed men. They were _______ uniforms with ________ garments. I looked at their boots; they were rubber. And I knew that the Colombian army wore leather boots. I knew that these were FARC __________.

Solution


  1. campaign
  2. elected
  3. wearing
  4. applauded
  5. guerrillas
  6. number
  7. threats
  8. country
  9. military

Original Text


That's when the threats started. I had to send my very young children out of the country one morning, hidden, all the way to the airport, in the French ambassador's armored car. Days later, I was the victim of an attack, but emerged unharmed. The following year, the Colombian people elected me with the highest number of votes. I thought people applauded me because I was brave. I, too, thought I was brave. But I wasn't. I had simply never before experienced true fear.

That changed on February 23, 2002. At the time, I was a presidential candidate in Colombia promoting my campaign agenda, when I was detained by a group of armed men. They were wearing uniforms with military garments. I looked at their boots; they were rubber. And I knew that the Colombian army wore leather boots. I knew that these were FARC guerrillas.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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fellow hostages 2


Important Words


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