Please read the sentences below and choose the option that best completes the idea.
A. Forty-seven years ago Monday November 22, late American president John F. Kennedy was assassinated ……………………… in downtown Dallas, Texas.
1. By his side
2. While riding a car
3. By gunshots
B. Kennedy, who is the youngest man elected U.S. president, was killed ……………………….on November 22, 1963 as he rode in an open-top car. He was 46 years old.
1. By his side
2. While riding a car
3. By gunshots
C. His wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, was …………………………… when the bullets struck.
1. By his side
2. While riding a car
3. By gunshots
D. Kennedy was pronounced dead at a Dallas hospital, and vice president Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as president ……………………………….
1. The same day
2. Alive at the time
3. Shortly after
E. The assassination is remembered vividly by many Americans ………………………….
1. The same day
2. Alive at the time
3. Shortly after
F. Investigators have concluded Lee Harvey Oswald fired the fatal shots. He was arrested ………….…….the shooting, but never faced trial. Two days after the assassination, Dallas night club owner Jack Ruby shot and killed Oswald as he was being led through a police garage.
1. The same day
2. Alive at the time
3. Shortly after
G. Kennedy's death has spawned conspiracy theories, with many people doubting …………………………………of the president's death.
1. Subjects of public interest
2. The official explanation
3. His grave site
H. His body was returned to Washington and buried at Arlington National Cemetery, overlooking the nation's capital. An eternal flame marks …………………………….
1. Subjects of public interest
2. The official explanation
3. His grave site
I. The Kennedys, including the president's siblings and children, have remained………………………………..
1. Subjects of public interest
2. The official explanation
3. His grave site
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