READING COMPREHENSION ACTIVITY

I. Read the following passage and answer the questions

A leading Indian industrialist in a recent article on ways to strengthen India’s economy has

drawn attention to the problems of inflation and industrial sickness among other things. One of

the main reasons for industrial sickness in our country has been the fact that business and

industrial managers have not been able to look beyond the immediate future. They have been too

preoccupied with their attempts to report favourable results for the current year - higher profits

and larger dividends to the shareholders. The planning horizon has hardly ever exceeded five

years. Investments have been inadequate for new plants and towards diversification and

expansions.

Modernization and asset creation has seriously lagged behind. In business, growth isneeded

for survival; one has to grow if one does not want to be wiped out. This is particularly true today

with liberalization of imports and increasing competition. Moreover, growth and higher

productivity create employment and higher employment creates larger markets both for industrial

and consumer products. It was Henry Ford who brought home the need for the creationof a larger

and more stable middle class, that is, a larger number of people who can afford more and more

of goods and services. Even after forty years of independence our industrialists have not been

able to shed the petty shopkeeper’s mentality and our highly educated management has tagged

along merrily and without concern.

1. What, according to the writer is the main reason for industrial sickness in our country?

2. What have the managers been preoccupied with?

3. According to the passage, what do growth and increasing productivity lead to?

4. Why did Henry Ford stress the need for a more stable middle class?
5. (a) Explain the phrase ‘wipe out’

(b) Find a word from the passage which means the same as ‘small’ or unimportant’
 READING COMPREHENSION

READING THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE CAREFULLY

AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS 1-7.

In the sixteenth century, an age of great marine and terrestrial exploration, Ferdinand Magellan

led the first expedition to sail around the world. As a young Portuguese noble, he served the

king of Portugal, but he became involved in the quagmire of political intrigue at court and lost

the king's favor. After he was dismissed from service to the king of Portugal, he offered to

serve the future Emperor Charles V of Spain.

A papal decree of 1493 had assigned all land in the New World west of 50 degrees W longitude

to Spain and all the land east of that line to Portugal. Magellan offered to prove that the East

Indies fell under Spanish authority. On September 20, 1519, Magellan set sail from Spain with

five ships. More than a year later, one of these ships was exploring the topography of South

America in search of a water route across the continent. This ship sank, but the remaining four

ships searched along the southern peninsula of South America. Finally they found the passage

they sought near a latitude of 50 degrees S. Magellan named this passage the Strait of All

Saints, but today we know it as the Strait of Magellan.

One ship deserted while in this passage and returned to Spain, so fewer sailors were privileged

to gaze at that first panorama of the Pacific Ocean. Those who remained crossed the meridian

we now call the International Date Line in the early spring of 1521 after ninety-eight days on
the Pacific Ocean. During those long days at sea, many of Magellan's men died of starvation

and disease. Later Magellan became involved in an insular conflict in the Philippines and was

killed in a tribal battle. Only one ship and seventeen sailors under the command of the Basque

navigatorElcano survived to complete the westward journey to Spain and thus prove once and

for all that the world is round, with no precipice at the edge.

TICK THE CORRECT ANSWERS

1. The sixteenth century was an age of great_______________________exploration.

A. Cosmic B. Land C. Mental D. Common Man E. None of the above

2. Magellan lost the favor of the king of Portugal when he became involved in a political.

A. Entanglement B. Discussion C. Negotiation D. Problems

3. The Pope divided New World lands between Spain and Portugal according to their

locationon one side or the other of an imaginary geographical line 50 degrees west of

Greenwich that extends in a direction.

A. North and South B. Crosswise C. Easterly D. South East E. North and West

4. One of Magellan's ships explored the________________of South America for a passage

across the continent.

A. Coastline B. Mountain Range C. Physical Features D. Islands

5. Four of the ships sought a passage along a southern_______________.

A. Coast B. Inland C. Body Of Land With Water On Three Sides D. Border

6. The passage was found near 50 degrees S of ____________________.

A. Greenwich B. The equator C. Spain D. Portugal E. Madrid

7. In the spring of 1521, the ships crossed the________________now called the International
Date Line.
A. Imaginary circle passing through the poles C. Imaginary line parallel to the equator

B. Area land mass D. Answer not found in article

QUESTIONS 8-14

Marie Curie was one of the most accomplished scientists in history. Together with her husband,

Pierre, she discovered radium, an element widely used for treating cancer, and studied uraniumand

other radioactive substances. Pierre and Marie's amicable collaboration later helped to unlock

the secrets of the atom. Marie was born in 1867 in Warsaw, Poland, where her father was a

professor of physics. Atthe early age, she displayed a brilliant mind and a blithe personality. Her

great exuberance for learning prompted her to continue with her studies after high school. She

became disgruntled, however, when she learned that the university in Warsaw was closed to

women. Determined to receive a higher education, she defiantly left Poland and in 1891 entered

the Sorbonne, a French university, where she earned her master's degree and doctorate in physics.

Marie was fortunate to have studied at the Sorbonne with some of the greatest scientists of her

day, one of whom was Pierre Curie. Marie and Pierre were married in 1895 and spent many

productive years working together in the physics laboratory. A short time after they discovered

radium, Pierre was killed by a horse-drawn wagon in 1906. Marie was stunned by this horrible
misfortune and endured heartbreaking anguish. Despondently she recalled their close

relationship and the joy that they had shared in scientific research. The fact that she had two

young daughters to raise by herself greatly increased her distress.

Curie's feeling of desolation finally began to fade when she was asked to succeed her husband

as a physics professor at the Sorbonne. She was the first woman to be given a professorship at

the world-famous university. In 1911 she received the Nobel Prize in chemistry for isolating

radium. Although Marie Curie eventually suffered a fatal illness from her long exposure to

radium, she never became disillusioned about her work. Regardless of the consequences, she

had dedicated herself to science and to revealing the mysteries of the physical world.

8. The Curies_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ collaboration helped to unlock the secrets of the atom.

A. Friendly B. Competitive C. Courteous D. Industrious

9. Marie had a bright mind and a personality.

A. Strong B. Lighthearted C. Humorous D. Strange E. Envious

10. When she learned that she could not attend the university in Warsaw, she felt.

A. Hopeless B. Annoyed C. Depressed D. Worried E. None Of The Above

11. Marie _______________by leaving Poland and traveling to France to enter the Sorbonne.

A. Challenged authority

B. Was distressed

C. Answer not available in article

D. Showed intelligence

E. Behaved

12. _________________________ she remembered their joy together.

A. Dejectedly B. Worried C. Tearfully D. Happily E. Sorrowfully

13. Her_________began to fade when she returned to the Sorbonne to succeed her husband.

A. Misfortune B. Anger C. Wretchedness D. Disappointment E. Ambition

14. Even though she became fatally ill from working with radium, Marie Curie was

never _________________

A. Troubled B. Worried C. Disappointed D. Sorrowful E. Disturbed

QUESTIONS 15-19.

Mount Vesuvius, a volcano located between the ancient Italian cities of Pompeii and

Herculaneum, has received much attention because of its frequent and destructive eruptions.

The most famous of these eruptions occurred in A. D. 79. The volcano had been inactive for

centuries. There was little warning of the coming eruption,although one account unearthed by

archaeologists says that a hard rain and a strong wind had disturbed the celestial calm during

the preceding night. Early the next morning, the volcano poured a huge river of molten rock
down upon Herculaneum, completely burying the city and filling in the harbor with coagulated

lava.Meanwhile, on the other side of the mountain, cinders, stone and ash rained down on

Pompeii.Sparks from the burning ash ignited the combustible rooftops quickly. Large portions

of the city were destroyed in the conflagration. Fire, however, was not the only cause of

destruction. Poisonous sulphuric gases saturated the air. These heavy gases were not buoyant

inthe atmosphere and therefore sank toward the earth and suffocated people.

Over the years, excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum have revealed a great deal about the

behavior of the volcano. By analyzing data, much as a zoologist dissects a specimen animal,

scientist have concluded that the eruption changed large portions of the area's geography. For

instance, it turned the Sarno River from its course and raised the level of the beach along the

Bay of Naples. Meteorologists studying these events have also concluded that Vesuvius caused

a huge tidal wave that affected the world's climate.

In addition to making these investigations, archaeologists have been able to study the skeletons

of victims by using distilled water to wash away the volcanic ash. By strengthening the brittle

bones with acrylic paint, scientists have been able to examine the skeletons and draw

conclusions about the diet and habits of the residents. Finally, the excavations at both Pompeii

and Herculaneum have yielded many examples of classical art, such as jewelry made of bronze,

which is an alloy of copper and tin. The eruption of Mount Vesuvius and its tragic consequences

have provided us with a wealth of data about the effects that volcanoes can have on the
 surrounding area. Today volcanologists can locate and predict eruptions, saving lives and

preventing the destruction of cities and cultures.

15. Herculaneum and its harbor were buried under_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ lava.

A. Liquid B. Solid C. Flowing D. Gas E. Answer Not Available

16. The poisonous gases were not_______________in the air.

A. Able to float B. Visible C. Able to evaporate D. Invisible

17. Scientists analyzed data about Vesuvius in the same way that a zoologist a specimen.
A. Describes in detail C. Studies by cutting apart

B. Photographs D. Answer not available

18. ____________________have concluded that the volcanic eruption caused a tidal wave.

A. Scientist who study oceans

B. Scientist who study atmospheric conditions

C. Scientist who study ash

D. Scientist who study animal behavior

E. Answer not available in article

19. Scientist have used ________________ water to wash away volcanic ash from the skeletons of

victims.

A. Bottled B. Volcanic C. Purified D. Sea E. Fountain

 QUESTIONS 20-24.

Conflict had existed between Spain and England since the 1570s. England wanted a share

of the wealth that Spain had been taking from the lands it had claimed in the Americas.

Elizabeth I, Queen of England, encouraged her staunch admiral of the navy, Sir Francis

Drake, to raid Spanish ships and towns. Though these raids were on a small scale, Drake

achieved dramatic success, adding gold and silver to England's treasury and diminishing

Spain's omnipotence. Religious differences also caused conflict between the two countries.

Whereas Spain was Roman Catholic, most of England had become Protestant. King Philip

II of Spain wanted toclaim the throne and make England a Catholic country again. To

satisfy his ambition and also to retaliate against England's theft of his gold and silver, King

Philip began to build his fleet of warships, the Armada, in January 1586.

Philip intended his fleet to be indestructible. In addition to building new warships, he

marshaled one hundred and thirty sailing vessels of all types and recruited more than

nineteen thousand robust soldiers and eight thousand sailors. Although some of his ships

lacked guns and others lacked ammunition, Philip was convinced that his Armada could

withstand any battle with England. The martial Armada set sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on

May 9,1588, but bad weather forced it back to port. The voyage resumed on July 22 after

the weather became more stable. The Spanish fleet met the smaller, faster, and more

maneuverable English ships in battle offthe coast of Plymouth, England, first on July 31 and

again on August 2. The two battles leftSpain vulnerable, having lost several ships and with

its ammunition depleted. On August 7,while the Armada lay at anchor on the French side of

the Strait of Dover, England sent eightburning ships into the midst of the Spanish fleet to

set it on fire. Blocked on one side, the Spanish ships could only drift away, their crews in
panic and disorder. Before the Armada

Could regroup, the English attacked again on August 8. Although the Spaniards made a

valiant effort to fight back, the fleet suffered extensive damage. During the eight hours of

battle, the Armada drifted perilously close to the rocky coastline. At the moment when it

seemed that the Spanish ships would be driven onto the English shore, the wind shifted, and

the Armada drifted out into the North Sea. The Spaniards recognized the superiority of the

English fleet and returned home, defeated.

20. Sir Francis Drake added wealth to the treasury and diminished Spain's_ _ _ _ _

A. Unlimited power

B. Unrestricted growth

C. Territory

D. Treaties

E. Answer not available in article

21. Philip recruited man__________________soldiers and sailors.

A. Warlike B. Strong C. Accomplished D. Timid

22. The_______________Armada set sail on May 9, 1588.

A. Complete B. Warlike C. Independent D. Isolated

23. The Armada was___________________on one side.

A. Closed off B. Damaged C. Alone D. Circled

 GAP FILLING EXERCISES

EXERCISE : 1 FILL IN THE BLANKS

From the given options, choose the right one and fill in the blanks.

Pretty At Often From Among

Assign Keep Prescribes Was They

Far In Hit Has An

1. Rishi is ___________ honest man who lives his life by helping the poor people of his

community.

2. Luna wore a ______________dress at the prom. The dress was owned previously by

her elder sister.

3. The teacher will____________ some worksheets to the students to test their Grammar

concepts.

4. The children are playing in the park. __________come to the park daily in the evening.

5. The governess distributed the sweets ____________ all the members of the house.

6. The army who were posted ___________the South point finally defeated all the

enemies.

7. NASA informed us that a meteorite has __________ the surface of the Earth.

8. Do you know Sumit? How ____________ do you see him in the colony?

9. If the doctor_____________you medicine, take it without fail.

10.The cabin is______________away from the city into the deep woods.

11.Please___________ this ice cream in the fridge before it melts.

12.Do you know how long it takes to travel _____________ here to the Lakehouse?

13.Do you know where Manoj ______________ last night?

 14.Deep ______________the forest lived the Bear family in a beautiful cottage.

15.Tina______________ a toy that can talk and dance.

EXERCISE : 2 COMPLETE THE GAPS

From the given options, choose the right one and fill in the blanks.

These This The Are Are

Have The Wear Should Plenty

Are Will Might Melting Actions

As years pass by, the weather changes_______________ becoming more noticeable.

During________ summers, the temperatures in various places _____________ rising

tremendously. Heatwaves and loo ______________ become quite common ____________

days. Many people have suffered heatstroke due to _____________ tremendous heat. Doctors

are suggesting that people ______________ not leave their homes between 9:00 A.M to 3

P.M. and if at all people have to go out they must __________ light coloured clothes. Doctors

____________ also suggesting that people should drink____________ of water. Scientists are

saying that if people don’t start to plant trees and take care of the environment, then with each

passing year, the temperature_____________ continue to rise. It is due to the rising

temperatures that the huge glaciers are _____________ at such a faster pace, thus increasing

the water levels. Due to the increased water levels, many cities_______________ get

submerged in water in the coming years. So if we don’t start taking______________ now, the

situation will deteriorate in ________________ near future.

 COMMON ERRORS IN ENGLISH

From the following pairs of sentences identify the grammatically correct

sentence

1. He is not only known for his wealth but also for his wisdom.

He is known not only for his wealth but also for his wisdom.

ANSWER: _________________________________________________

2. She not only lost her ticket but also her suitcase.

She lost not only her ticket but also her suitcase.

ANSWER: _________________________________________________

3. Please meet the concerned officer.

Please meet the officer concerned.

ANSWER: _________________________________________________

4. The students of my college are better than your college.

The students of my college are better than those of your college.

ANSWER: _________________________________________________

5. Last night, the criminal has been arrested.

Last night, the criminal was arrested.

ANSWER: _________________________________________________

6. Students should avail the transport facility.

Students should avail themselves of the transport facility.

ANSWER: _________________________________________________
7. Please excuse me being late.

Please excuse my being late.

ANSWER: _________________________________________________

8. He removed his coat and hanged it on a nail.

He removed his coat and hung it on a nail.

ANSWER: _________________________________________________

9. The computer monitor with its accessories have been received.

The computer monitor with its accessories has been received.

ANSWER: _________________________________________________

10. The broken windows has repairs already.

The broken window has been repaired already.

ANSWER: _________________________________________________

11. I am going to a picnic.

I am going on a picnic.

ANSWER: _________________________________________________

12. I am a bit in a hurry.

I am in a bit of hurry.

ANSWER: _________________________________________________

13. I wish I have the job.

I wish I had a job.

ANSWER: _________________________________________________
14. There is not anything wrong in doing this.

There is nothing wrong in doing this.

ANSWER: _________________________________________________

15. He is very learned.

He is very knowledgeable

ANSWER: _________________________________________________

16. I think my bike has a problem.

I think there is a problem with my bike.

ANSWER: _________________________________________________

17. Are you born in Hyderabad?

Were you born in Hyderabad?

ANSWER: _________________________________________________

18. Is that a high pay job?

Is that a high paying job?

ANSWER: _________________________________________________
 JUMBLED SENTENCES

EXERCISE : 1

Rewrite the following jumbled sentences in the correct form

1) The dissolved cellulose is formed into threads by a technical process.

2) This fibre is, in fact, a reconstituted natural fiber.

3) After that, they are dried on a heated roller.

4) The cellulose is obtained from shredded wood pulp.

5) Finally, they are wound on to a bobbin.

6) It is made by dissolving cellulose in a solution of sodium hydroxide.

7) The threads are drawn from the setting bath of dilute sulphuric acid. Then, they

are wound on reel and washed.

8) Rayon is a man-made fiber

JUMBLED SETENCES EXERCISE: 1 ANSWERS

1. _________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________

4. _________________________________________________

5. _________________________________________________

6. _________________________________________________

7. _________________________________________________

8. _________________________________________________
 JUMBLED SENTENCES

EXERCISE : 2

1) Some of its blood vessels are so wide that you could swim through them

2) Blue whales breed in the Arctic.

3) It is one of the fastest animals in the sea.

4) Its tail is the width of a small aircraft’s wings.

5) Its tongue weighs as much as an elephant.

6) It is 30 meters long.

7) The blue whale is the biggest animal that has ever lived on our planet.

8) It weighs over 200 tonnes.

9) Its heart is the size of a car.

10) A single blue whale can consume 40 million krill in one day.

JUMBLED SENTENCES EXERCISE: 2 ANSWERS

1.__________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________
5. _________________________________________________________________
6. ________________________________________________________________
7. ________________________________________________________________
8. ________________________________________________________________
9. ________________________________________________________________
10. ________________________________________________________________
 Listen to the passage and write the correct word in the blanks

Henry David Thoreau

ON THE DUTY OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE

I heartily accept the , "That government is best which governs least"; and I should

like to see it acted up to more and systematically. Carried out, it finally

amounts to this, which also I believe "That government is best which governs not at all";

and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which the will have.

Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all

governments are sometimes, . The objections which have been

brought against a standing army, and they are many and weighty, and deserve

to____________________may also at last be brought against a standing government. The

standing army is only an arm of the standing government. The government itself, which

is only the mode which the people have chosen to execute their will, is

equally_________________to be abused and _before the

people can act through it. Witness the present Mexican war, the work of

____________a few individuals using the standing government as their tool;

for in the outset, the people would not have consented to this measure.

Law never made men a whit more just; and, by means of their respect for it, even the

are daily made the agents on ______. A common and natural result of

an undue respect for the law is, that you may see a file of soldiers,

____________captain, corporal, privates, powder-monkeys, and all, marching in _

____order over hill and dale to the wars, against their wills, ay, against their

common sense and consciences, which makes it very marching indeed,

and produces a palpitation of the heart.

They have no doubt that it is a________________business in which they are concerned;

they are all ___________inclined. Now, what are they? Men at all? Or small

movable forts and magazines, at the service of some _____man in power?

How does it become a man to behave toward the American government today? I answer,

that he cannot without be associated with it. I cannot for an instant

that political organization as my government which is the slave's

government also. All men ___________the right of revolution; that is,

_________ the right to refuse ___________to, and to resist, the government, when

its___________or its inefficiency are great and unendurable. But almost all say that such

is not the case now.

But such was the case, they think, in the Revolution of '75. If one were to tell me that this

was a bad government because it taxed certain foreign commodities brought to its ports,

it is most____________that I should not make ado about it, for I can do without them.

All machines have their friction; and possibly this does enough good to counter- balance

the evil. At any rate, it is a great evil to make a stir about it. But when the friction comes

to have its machine, and ___________and robbery are organized, I say, let us not

have such a machine any longer. In other words, when a sixth of the ___________

of a nation which has undertaken to be the refuge of ________are slaves

and a whole country is ____________overrun and conquered by a foreign army,

and subjected to military law, I think that it is not too soon for honest men to rebel

and . What makes this duty the more urgent is that fact that the country so

overrun is not our own, but ours is the _____army.

 BARACK OBAMA’S NEW HAMPSHIRE PRIMARY SPEECH

Listen to the passage and write the correct word in the blanks

Thank you, New Hampshire. I love you back. Thank you. Thank you.

Well, thank you so much. I am still_________________up and ready to go.

Thank you. Thank you.

Well, first of all, I want to congratulate Senator Clinton on a hard-fought ___________

here in New Hampshire. She did an outstanding job. Give her a big round of applause.

You know, a few weeks ago, no one imagined that we'd have accomplished what we

did here tonight in New Hampshire. No one could have imagined it. For most of this

______________, we were far behind. We always knew our climb would

be________________ but in record numbers, you came out, and you spoke up for change.

And with your voices and your votes, you made it clear that at this__________ in this

election, there is something happening in America. There is something happening when

men and women in Des Moines and Davenport, in Lebanon and __________, come

out in the snows of January to wait in lines that stretch block after block because they

believe in what this country can be. There is something happening. There's something

happening when Americans who are young in age and in spirit, who've

never_________________in politics before, turn out in numbers we have never seen

because they know in their hearts that this time must be different.

There's something happening when people vote not just for party that they belong to, but

the hopes that they hold in common. And whether we are rich or poor, black or white,
Latino or Asian, whether we _____________ from Iowa or New Hampshire,

Nevada or South Carolina, we are ready to take this country in a _________new

direction. That's what's happening in America right now; change is what's happening in

America. You, all of you who are here tonight, all who put so much heart and soul and

work into this campaign, you can be the new majority who can lead this nation out of a long

political ______________.

Democrats, independents and Republicans who are tired of the division and distraction

that has ______Washington, who know that we can disagree without being

disagreeable, who understand that, if we ________our voices to challenge the

moneyand influence that stood in our way and challenge ourselves to reach for something

better, there is no problem we cannot solve, there is no __________that we cannot

fulfill. Our new American majority can end the _________of unaffordable,

unavailable health care in our time. We can bring doctors and patients, workers and

businesses, Democrats and Republicans together, and we can tell the drug and insurance

industry that, while they get a seat at the table, they don't get to buy every chair, not this

time, not now.

Our new majority can end the tax breaks for _______that ship our jobs overseas

and put a middle-class tax cut in the pockets of working Americans who deserve it.
We can stop sending our children to schools with corridors of shame and start putting

them on a _____to success. We can stop talking about how great teachers are

and start ________them for theirgreatness by giving them more pay and more

support. We can do this with our new majority.

We can ________the ingenuity of farmers and scientists, citizens and

entrepreneurs to free this nation from the of oil and save our planet from a point of no

return.

And when I am president of the United States, we will end this war in Iraq and bring our

troops home. We will end this war in Iraq. We will bring our troops home. We will finish

the ___________________ we will finish the job against Al Qaida in Afghanistan. We

will care for our veterans. We will restore our ___________standing in the world.

And we will never use 9/11 as a way to scare up votes, because it is not a tactic to win an

election. It is a challenge that should unite America and the world against the common

threats of the 21st century: terrorism and weapons, climate change and

poverty, and disease. All of the candidates in this race share these goals. All

of the candidates in this race have good ideas and all are ____________who serve

this country honorably.

But the reason our campaign has always been different, the reason we began this

_____________ journey almost a year ago is because it's not just about what I will

do as president. It is also about what you, the people who love this country, the citizens of

the United States of America, can do to change it. That's what this election is all about.
That's why tonight belongs to you. It belongs to the organizers, and the volunteers, and

the staff who believed in this journey and ___________so many others to join the

cause.

We know the battle ahead will be long. But always remember that, no matter what

_____________ stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of

millions of voices calling for change. We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of

cynics. And they will only grow louder and more _________in the weeks and

months to come.

We've been asked to pause for a reality check. We've been warned against offering the

people of this nation false hope. But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never

been anything false about hope.

For when we have faced down ________odds, when we've been told we're not

ready or that we shouldn't try or that we can't, generations of Americans have responded

with a simple creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can. Yes, we can. Yes, we

can. It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the of a

nation: Yes, we can. It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail

towards freedom through the________________of nights: Yes, we can. It was sung by

immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and ____________who pushed

westward against an unforgiving wilderness: Yes, we can.

It was the call of workers who organized, women who reached for the ballot, a president

who chose the moon as our new , and a king who took us to the

mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land: Yes, we can, to justice and

equality. Yes, we can, to ______and prosperity. Yes, we can heal

this nation. Yes, we can repair this world. Yes, we can. And so, tomorrow, as we take the

campaign south and west, as we learn that the struggles of the textile workers in

Spartanburg are not so different than the plight of the dishwasher in Las Vegas, that the

hopes of the little girl who goes to the ____________________ school in Dillon are

the same as the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of L.A., we will remember

that there is something happening in America, that we are not as divided as our politics

suggest, that we are one people, we are one nation.

And, together, we will begin the next great chapter in the American story, with three words

that will ring from coast to coast, from sea to shining sea: Yes, we can.

Thank you, New Hampshire. Thank you. Thank you.