Fill in the blanks with appropriate words in each gap :

Many events of great importance (a) ______ during the last century. Significant advances (b) ______ in the field of science and technology. Many European colonies gained independence. The movement (c) _____ democracy became (d) ______ in many parts of the world. Two World Wars (e) ____ in the century. It (f) _______ witnessed the misuse of atomic energy. Two cities of Japan were completely destroyed as a result of dropping of atom bombs. The Vietnam War and the Gulf War killed many innocent people. However, the (g) _____ of Bangladesh as an independent country (h) ______ a momentous event. After a (i) ______ war of nine months, Bangladesh emerged as a sovereign country. Now, we (j) _____ our heads high as a model country in the world.

(a) happened/occurred/took place; (b) have been made/were made; (c) regarding/about/of/for; (d) popular/well-known/prominent; (e) occurred; (f) also; (g) emergence/birth/rise; (h) was; (i) bloody; (j) hold/can hold/can keep .

Many events of great importance (a) happened/occurred/took place during the last century. Significant advances (b) have been made/were made in the field of science and technology. Many European colonies gained independence. The movement (c) regarding/about/of/for democracy became (d) popular/well-known/prominent in many parts of the world. Two World Wars (e) occurred in the century. It (f) also witnessed the misuse of atomic energy. Two cities of Japan were completely destroyed as a result of dropping of atom bombs. The Vietnam War and the Gulf War killed many innocent people. However, the (g) emergence/birth/rise of Bangladesh as an independent country (h) was a momentous event. After a (i) bloody war of nine months, Bangladesh emerged as a sovereign country. Now, we (j) hold/can hold/can keep our heads high as a model country in the world.