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An advocate for Kenyan women and environment

        Wangari Maathai has become an international (26) ______  because of her persistence in the struggle for democracy, human rights and environmental conservation. Maathai is best known for her efforts to develop the Green Belt Movement, an organization that focuses on planting trees to protect the environment and improve the (27)______ of life. Because of her efforts, Maathai was (28) ______     the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.

        In 1976, Wangari Maathai became active in the National Council of Women of Kenya. While she was serving as the chairwoman in the National Council of Women, she began to found an organization that encouraged women’s groups to plant trees in order to conserve the environment. It was this small effort that has (29) ______  women in planting more than 20 million trees on farms, schools, and churches. This effort eventually became known (30) ______ the charitable organization (31)______  the Green Belt Movement.

        Wangari Maathai has become very important to the people of Kenya, Africa and the international (32) ______. Because of her active role in the environment and the Green Belt Movement, more than 20 million trees have been planted, numerous other countries have begun tree planting programmes, and women all over the world have been helped by the example that she (33) ______. As noted by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, she has served as an “(34) ______  for many in the fight for democratic rights and has especially encouraged women to (35) ______ their situation.”

in the fight for democratic rights and has especially encouraged women to (35) ______ their situation.”

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Saudi Women Register To Vote For The First Time

Women in Saudi Arabia began registering to vote this week for the first time in the nation’s (1) ______. The late King Abdullah announced in November, 2015 that women would be allowed to run for office and vote in city elections, which (2) _______ every four years. At least 70 women intend to run for office, and more than 80 registered as campaign managers, Arab News reported last month. (3) ______ the legal barrier to voting has been lifted, other Saudi laws and culture could complicate women’s (4) ______ to cast their votes.

Saudi women still have to deal with limits on their freedom of movement, and since it’s illegal for them to drive, many of them will have to (5) _____ male members of their family to take them to register and to vote. Male relatives who oppose female voting rights could also be a barrier. The government also (6) _______ voters to have personal ID cards, and many Saudi women do not.

To make serious (7) _______on women’s rights, Saudi authorities should (8) _______ the male guardianship system, under which earing policies and practices (9) _______ women from obtaining a passport, marrying, traveling, or accessing higher education without the approval of a male guardian. Only then will Saudi Arabia's women be able to (10) _________  to society on an equal situation with men.

Women in Saudi Arabia began registering to vote this week for the first time in the nation’s (1) ______.

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Saudi Women Register To Vote For The First Time

Women in Saudi Arabia began registering to vote this week for the first time in the nation’s (1) ______. The late King Abdullah announced in November, 2015 that women would be allowed to run for office and vote in city elections, which (2) _______ every four years. At least 70 women intend to run for office, and more than 80 registered as campaign managers, Arab News reported last month. (3) ______ the legal barrier to voting has been lifted, other Saudi laws and culture could complicate women’s (4) ______ to cast their votes.

Saudi women still have to deal with limits on their freedom of movement, and since it’s illegal for them to drive, many of them will have to (5) _____ male members of their family to take them to register and to vote. Male relatives who oppose female voting rights could also be a barrier. The government also (6) _______ voters to have personal ID cards, and many Saudi women do not.

To make serious (7) _______on women’s rights, Saudi authorities should (8) _______ the male guardianship system, under which earing policies and practices (9) _______ women from obtaining a passport, marrying, traveling, or accessing higher education without the approval of a male guardian. Only then will Saudi Arabia's women be able to (10) _________  to society on an equal situation with men.

The late King Abdullah announced in November, 2015 that women would be allowed to run for office and vote in city elections, which (2) _______ every four years.

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Saudi Women Register To Vote For The First Time

Women in Saudi Arabia began registering to vote this week for the first time in the nation’s (1) ______. The late King Abdullah announced in November, 2015 that women would be allowed to run for office and vote in city elections, which (2) _______ every four years. At least 70 women intend to run for office, and more than 80 registered as campaign managers, Arab News reported last month. (3) ______ the legal barrier to voting has been lifted, other Saudi laws and culture could complicate women’s (4) ______ to cast their votes.

Saudi women still have to deal with limits on their freedom of movement, and since it’s illegal for them to drive, many of them will have to (5) _____ male members of their family to take them to register and to vote. Male relatives who oppose female voting rights could also be a barrier. The government also (6) _______ voters to have personal ID cards, and many Saudi women do not.

To make serious (7) _______on women’s rights, Saudi authorities should (8) _______ the male guardianship system, under which earing policies and practices (9) _______ women from obtaining a passport, marrying, traveling, or accessing higher education without the approval of a male guardian. Only then will Saudi Arabia's women be able to (10) _________  to society on an equal situation with men.

(3) ______ the legal barrier to voting has been lifted, …

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Saudi Women Register To Vote For The First Time

Women in Saudi Arabia began registering to vote this week for the first time in the nation’s (1) ______. The late King Abdullah announced in November, 2015 that women would be allowed to run for office and vote in city elections, which (2) _______ every four years. At least 70 women intend to run for office, and more than 80 registered as campaign managers, Arab News reported last month. (3) ______ the legal barrier to voting has been lifted, other Saudi laws and culture could complicate women’s (4) ______ to cast their votes.

Saudi women still have to deal with limits on their freedom of movement, and since it’s illegal for them to drive, many of them will have to (5) _____ male members of their family to take them to register and to vote. Male relatives who oppose female voting rights could also be a barrier. The government also (6) _______ voters to have personal ID cards, and many Saudi women do not.

To make serious (7) _______on women’s rights, Saudi authorities should (8) _______ the male guardianship system, under which earing policies and practices (9) _______ women from obtaining a passport, marrying, traveling, or accessing higher education without the approval of a male guardian. Only then will Saudi Arabia's women be able to (10) _________  to society on an equal situation with men.

other Saudi laws and culture could complicate women’s (4) ______ to cast their votes.

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

Saudi Women Register To Vote For The First Time

Women in Saudi Arabia began registering to vote this week for the first time in the nation’s (1) ______. The late King Abdullah announced in November, 2015 that women would be allowed to run for office and vote in city elections, which (2) _______ every four years. At least 70 women intend to run for office, and more than 80 registered as campaign managers, Arab News reported last month. (3) ______ the legal barrier to voting has been lifted, other Saudi laws and culture could complicate women’s (4) ______ to cast their votes.

Saudi women still have to deal with limits on their freedom of movement, and since it’s illegal for them to drive, many of them will have to (5) _____ male members of their family to take them to register and to vote. Male relatives who oppose female voting rights could also be a barrier. The government also (6) _______ voters to have personal ID cards, and many Saudi women do not.

To make serious (7) _______on women’s rights, Saudi authorities should (8) _______ the male guardianship system, under which earing policies and practices (9) _______ women from obtaining a passport, marrying, traveling, or accessing higher education without the approval of a male guardian. Only then will Saudi Arabia's women be able to (10) _________  to society on an equal situation with men.

many of them will have to (5) _____ male members of their family to take them to register and to vote.

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

Saudi Women Register To Vote For The First Time

Women in Saudi Arabia began registering to vote this week for the first time in the nation’s (1) ______. The late King Abdullah announced in November, 2015 that women would be allowed to run for office and vote in city elections, which (2) _______ every four years. At least 70 women intend to run for office, and more than 80 registered as campaign managers, Arab News reported last month. (3) ______ the legal barrier to voting has been lifted, other Saudi laws and culture could complicate women’s (4) ______ to cast their votes.

Saudi women still have to deal with limits on their freedom of movement, and since it’s illegal for them to drive, many of them will have to (5) _____ male members of their family to take them to register and to vote. Male relatives who oppose female voting rights could also be a barrier. The government also (6) _______ voters to have personal ID cards, and many Saudi women do not.

To make serious (7) _______on women’s rights, Saudi authorities should (8) _______ the male guardianship system, under which earing policies and practices (9) _______ women from obtaining a passport, marrying, traveling, or accessing higher education without the approval of a male guardian. Only then will Saudi Arabia's women be able to (10) _________  to society on an equal situation with men.

The government also (6) _______ voters to have personal ID cards, and many Saudi women do not.

Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.

Saudi Women Register To Vote For The First Time

Women in Saudi Arabia began registering to vote this week for the first time in the nation’s (1) ______. The late King Abdullah announced in November, 2015 that women would be allowed to run for office and vote in city elections, which (2) _______ every four years. At least 70 women intend to run for office, and more than 80 registered as campaign managers, Arab News reported last month. (3) ______ the legal barrier to voting has been lifted, other Saudi laws and culture could complicate women’s (4) ______ to cast their votes.

Saudi women still have to deal with limits on their freedom of movement, and since it’s illegal for them to drive, many of them will have to (5) _____ male members of their family to take them to register and to vote. Male relatives who oppose female voting rights could also be a barrier. The government also (6) _______ voters to have personal ID cards, and many Saudi women do not.

To make serious (7) _______on women’s rights, Saudi authorities should (8) _______ the male guardianship system, under which earing policies and practices (9) _______ women from obtaining a passport, marrying, traveling, or accessing higher education without the approval of a male guardian. Only then will Saudi Arabia's women be able to (10) _________  to society on an equal situation with men.

To make serious (7) _______on women’s rights, …