How about reading and filling in the blanks?
She …………………………………………. (be) known as the Untouchables Queen because she …………………………………………. (advocate) for the Dalits or "untouchables", who …………………………………………. (be) among India's poorest and most deprived people.
Last week the WikiLeaks website ………………………………….. (release) October 2008 cables that ……………………………………. (describe) her as "a first-rate egomaniac who …………………………………………. (be) obsessed with ……………………………. (become) prime minister."
"Last month she ……………………………………… (need) new sandals, so a jet …………………………………………. (fly) to Mumbai to retrieve her favorite brand"
"She ……………………………………… (build) a private road from her residence to her office. She ………………………….………. (use) it at least twice a day and it ……………………………………… (clean) immediately after her multiple vehicle convoy …………………………………………….. (reach) its destination."
"She …………………………………………… (employ) food tasters to guard her against poisoning"
"One minister …………………………………………… (force) to do sit-ups in front of Mayawati as a punishment for a minor offence"
"Those wanting to become election candidates for her party ………………………………… (have) pay tens of thousands of dollars for the privilege"
"At her birthday parties, top public figures, including police chiefs and politicians, often …………………………………………… (feed) her cake"
A spokesperson for Mayawati …………………………………………… (say) in a statement that those cables …………………………………………… (not carry) any authenticity.
Supporters of Mayawati …………………………………………… (say) she …………………………………………… (fill) them with a sense of pride and …………………………………………… (be) a source of inspiration to the millions of Dalits, or Untouchables, who have traditionally been forbidden from displays of well-being.
India …………………………………………… (be) awash with stories of corruption that …………………………………………… (trigger) a wave of street protests demanding tougher laws.
Think of questions to get the following answers
1. For the untouchables
2. Last week
3. As a first-rate egomaniac
4. To Mumbai
5. To go to her office
6. Twice a day
7. To guard her against poisoning
8. Tens of thousands of dollars
9. At her birthday parties
10. No, they can't. It's forbidden
adapted from Reuters
