D(2023·苏州市高新区一模)
International Women’s Day is on 8 March every year. On this day people celebrate the 1. ________ (achieve) of women all over the world, but also continue to fight for women’s equal rights.

International Women’s Day can be traced back to 1908, when women went out onto the streets to say they wanted 2. ________ (short) working hours and better pay. In 1910, there was a meeting about women’s rights, where a woman 3. ________ (call) Clara Zetkin had the idea for an international day for women. The 4. ________ (one) International Women’s Day happened the next year, in 1911.

Why do we need a special day for women? Around the world, most countries have a male leader and most businesses have male leaders. Men are 5. ________ (pay) more than women for doing the same job. In many countries, men also do less work at home and get 6. ________ better education. We need to change, 7. ________ the changes need to start with girls. We need to change things because being equal is a basic human right.

How is International Women’s Day celebrated? People celebrate 8. ________ remembering and talking about important women from history and today. People also have special events 9. ________ (speak) about all the changes that we still need to make. More 10. ________ (important), boys and men celebrate this day too. If everyone works together, we can change things faster.

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