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– the authorities
– to commit actions
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# Match the synonyms from each columns:
punishment | revenge
testimony | assassination
freedom | arms
innocent | to accuse
to justify | evidence
murder | liberty
vengeance | power
to convict | not guilty
authority | to acquit
# Match the antonyms from each columns:
to justify | murder
civil | legal
criminal | to save
insecurity | guilty
unlawful | security
death | to acquit
suicide | life
to destroy | punishment
innocent | military
crime | civil
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# Fulfill the gaps choosing the right word or expression:
1. People’s Republic of China 16. innocent
2. terrorism 17. senselessly
3. reasons 18. vengeance
4. civil liberties 19. highly
5. animal rights 20. commit
6. insecurity 21. crimes
7. two or three 22. threat
8. secrecy 23. are motivated
9. detailed 24. a political, religious or ideological
10. voluntarily 25. kidnapping
11. hijacking 26. deliberately
12. Russian revolutionaries 27. suicide
13. have provided 28. cells
14. rights of assembly 29. target
15. tsarist rule 30. violence
The word ___ was used in France to describe a new system of gov-
ernment , the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution (1789–1799).
This word was adopted by a group of ___ ___ to describe their violent
struggle against tsarist rule.
In the U.K., for example, legislation titled Terrorist act 2000 states
that terrorism is “the use or ___ of action … designed to influence the
government or to intimidate the public … for the purpose of advancing
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ cause”.
Terrorism has occurred throughout history for a variety of ___. Its
causes can be historical, cultural, political, social, psychological, eco-
nomic or religious or any combination of these. In general, democratic
countries ___ ___ more fertile ground for terrorism because of the open
nature of their societies. But even police states have not been immune to
terrorism, despite limiting ___ ___ and forbidding free speech and ___
___. Examples include Russia under ___ ___ and the Communist-ruled
Union of Socialist Republics, as well as the ___ ___ ___ ___.
– the authorities # Fulfill the gaps choosing the right word or expression:
– to commit actions
1. People’s Republic of China 16. innocent
2. terrorism 17. senselessly
3. reasons 18. vengeance
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4. civil liberties 19. highly
5. animal rights 20. commit
# Match the synonyms from each columns:
6. insecurity 21. crimes
punishment | revenge 7. two or three 22. threat
testimony | assassination 8. secrecy 23. are motivated
freedom | arms 9. detailed 24. a political, religious or ideological
innocent | to accuse 10. voluntarily 25. kidnapping
to justify | evidence 11. hijacking 26. deliberately
murder | liberty 12. Russian revolutionaries 27. suicide
vengeance | power 13. have provided 28. cells
to convict | not guilty 14. rights of assembly 29. target
authority | to acquit 15. tsarist rule 30. violence
The word ___ was used in France to describe a new system of gov-
# Match the antonyms from each columns: ernment , the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution (1789–1799).
to justify | murder This word was adopted by a group of ___ ___ to describe their violent
civil | legal struggle against tsarist rule.
criminal | to save In the U.K., for example, legislation titled Terrorist act 2000 states
insecurity | guilty that terrorism is “the use or ___ of action … designed to influence the
unlawful | security government or to intimidate the public … for the purpose of advancing
death | to acquit ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ cause”.
suicide | life Terrorism has occurred throughout history for a variety of ___. Its
to destroy | punishment causes can be historical, cultural, political, social, psychological, eco-
innocent | military nomic or religious or any combination of these. In general, democratic
crime | civil countries ___ ___ more fertile ground for terrorism because of the open
nature of their societies. But even police states have not been immune to
terrorism, despite limiting ___ ___ and forbidding free speech and ___
___. Examples include Russia under ___ ___ and the Communist-ruled
Union of Socialist Republics, as well as the ___ ___ ___ ___.
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