A. Complete the dialogue with the words provided in the box..

advantage
prince
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the oldest university in our city
peace treaty
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more troops
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Kevin : Dona, is that Diponegoro University?

Dona : Yes, it is (1) _______________. My father and my sister graduated from Diponegoro University.

Kevin : Di-po-ne-go-ro. It sounds old and difficult to pronounce. Where did the name come from?

Dona : Well, Diponegoro was a (2) _______________ who started a rebellion against the colonial Dutch

empire. The rebellion was known as the Java War or the Diponegoro War.

Kevin : So, Diponegoro was an Indonesian hero?

Dona : That’s right. He was once going along with the Dutch as (3) _______________ of a group of

Javanese aristocrats.

Kevin : How did the war start then? And how long did it last?

Dona : Diponegoro started the war in 1825 and it ended in 1830. Oh, do you remember the city we visited

yesterday?

Kevin : Yogyakarta?

Dona : Correct. The city was actually a very special during the Java War. The rebels led by Diponegoro

were under (4) _______________ there by the Dutch troops. This strategy allowed the Dutch

empire to gain (5) _______________. Diponegoro and his troop were having a hard time because

the siege had given the Dutch time to bring in (6) _______________. Though things were not in

the rebels’ favor, they didn’t give up. They decided to counter attack using guerrilla warfare.

Diponegoro and his troops’ struggles lasted for (7) _______________.

Kevin : Wow. He was an admirable hero.

Dona : I agree. Unfortunately, the war ended with the Dutch’s victory.

Kevin : How come?

Dona : It was really a sad ending. The Dutch and Diponegoro planned to end the war with a

(8) _______________. When Diponegoro (9) _______________ to negotiate, he was captured by

his (10) _______________.