Fill in each numbered space with ONE appropriate word. (10 pts)
Kim Jong-il (16th February 1941 – 17th December 2011) was the supreme leader of North Korea (1) ……………………….. 1994 to 2011. Kim Jong-il died (2) ……………………….. a suspected heart (3) ……………………….. on 17th December 2011 while traveling by train to an area outside Pyongyang. He was succeeded by his youngest son Kim Jong-un, (4) ……………………….. was considered by the Korean Central News Agency (5) ……………………….. the "Great Successor". The Korean Central News Agency reported that during his death, a fierce snowstorm paused and the sky glowed red above the sacred Mount Paektu. The ice on a famous lake also cracked so loud, it seemed to shake the Heavens and the Earth. Kim Jong-il's funeral took (6) ……………………….. on December 28th in Pyongyang, with a mourning period lasting until the (7) ……………………….. day. South Korea's military was immediately put on alert after the announcement. Asian stock markets fell soon after the announcement, due to similar concerns. (8) ……………………….. January 12th, 2012 North Korea called Kim Jong-il the "eternal leader" and announced that his (9) ……………………….. will be preserved and displayed at Pyongyang's Kumsusan Memorial Palace. Officials will also install statues, portraits, and "towers to his immortality" across the country. His (10) ……………………….. of February 16th has been declared "the greatest auspicious holiday of the nation", and has been named the Day of the Shining Star.
Kim Jong-il (16th February 1941 – 17th December 2011) was the supreme leader of North Korea (1) ……………………….. 1994 to 2011.
