Directions: Read the passage given below carefully and then answer the questions that follow. 

____(1)_____ and mourners took to the streets of Myanmar on Monday after the deadliest weekend since the military coup, as US President Joe Biden led international condemnation of the junta's ruthless crackdown.
Soldiers and police have _____(2)_____ hundreds in a brutal campaign against mass anti-coup protests demanding a restoration of democracy and the release of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

At least 107 people, including 7 children were killed on Saturday, the UN said, as the regime staged a major show for the mighty Armed Forces Day – an annual parade showcasing Myanmar’s ____(3)_____ prowess.

More than 450 people have been killed in the _____(4)_______ on protests since the February 1 coup, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) monitoring group, as security forces have used rubber bullets and live rounds to break up demonstrations.

Despite the weekend ______(5)_____, protestors turned out at dawn in towns and cities around the country. Hundreds paraded through the town of Plate, in the Mandalay region, with banners saying “The people will never be defeated”.