Passage Four
One of the advantages of living in a democracy is that one is 1 to say what he thinks. Privately or in public, one may criticize the President, the Government, or anything else. In some cities there are 2 special places where people come to listen to speeches 3 all kinds of questions. In London, England , people gather in Hyde Park, where speakers 4 them on various topics. No one 5 to stop such speakers. We feel that if their ideas are good then they deserve to be heard. If the ideas are bad, no one will pay much attention to them 6 .
Not long ago one of these speakers was 7 an emotional speech in Hyde park. He was criticizing the members of the government in strong terms. "They are responsible for all our troubles,"He said." 8 we should do is burn down the House of Commons and Buckingham Palace." A large crowd of people had gathered and had begun to 9 traffic. At that moment a policeman came along and said: "All right, gentlemen! Let's open a path for the traffic. All those in favor of burning down the House of Commons, move to the right. All those in favor of burning down Buckingham Palace, move to the left. Now move aside, one way 10 ." One by one the listeners walked away, and soon the speaker was left alone.
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