READING. TASK 2. (5 POINTS)
READ THIS TEXT AND COMPLETE IT BY FILLING IN EACH BLANK WITH ONE SUITABLE
WORD FROM THE LIST PROVIDED AT THE END. WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN THE
CHART. YOU CAN USE EACH WORD ONCE ONLY. THERE ARE FIVE WORDS YOU WILL
NOT NEED. THE FIRST BLANK HAS BEEN COMPLETED AS AN EXAMPLE,
Indian couple escape jail for kissing
‘A.0)MARRIED indian couple have escaped 1) for kissing in public, The 28-year-old
man and his 23-year-old wife were arrested by Delhi police in Septombor 2008. They were
accused of obscenity in a public place. Public displays of affection are largely taboo in India
The police officers said the 2)___ were ‘sitting near a railway station and kissing, which
caused passers-by to feel bad. 3) in court, the judge decided the young couple's
kiss did not break the law and that they did 4) ___"_wrong. Judge Muralidhar said “an
expression of love by @ young married couple" was not ifagal. In addition, he said he wondered
how anyone could find a simple kiss to be obscene.
It is extremely 5) to see couples kissing in public in India. tt is acceptable and
common for young couples to hold 6) in public places. Anything more romantic
than this simple act 7) mean three months in prison. This is the maximum
punishment for committing an “obscene act” in India. Many Indians, especially older, more
conservative 8) , think kissing in public is immoral. The Hollywood superstar
Richard Gere sparked a storm of protest in 2007 when he kissed Bollywood actress Shilpa
Shetty in public. Gere and Shetty were at an AIDS awareness 9), in Dothi. Gero
playfully kissed Shetty on the hand and face. India’s 10), received thousands of
calls and letters asking for the arrest of Gere for insulting Indian culture,
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