Gandhi, an Indian national hero, (31) ______(honor) as the father of the Indian nation. He has been respected and beloved by the Indians.
He was born in India in 1869. Following the local custom, he got (32) _____ (marry) at the age of 13. In 1888 he sailed to England, (33) he studied law for three years and then became a (34) (law). On his return to India, he was sent to South Africa to work on a law case.
In South Africa he (35) ______ (surprise) found that the problem of racial discrimination was serious. There he formed an (36) ______(organize) and started a magazine to fight for equal rights.
Gandhi returned to India in 1915, when India was controlled by the British. He led the Indians to fight for an end to the British rule and (37) ______ (depend) for his country. In the political movement many Indians, ____________ (38) (include) Gandhi, were put in prison. (39) ______, the struggles never stopped. The British government had to give in and India won its independence in 1947. (40) ______ (fortunate)，Gandhi was shot by an Indian who opposed his views and died on January 30th, 1948.