DISCOURSE CLOZE 

The following is taken from the textbook. Read the passage and fill in the numbered spaces (there are more suggested answers than necessary). 
          The name "United Nations" is accredited to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and the first group of representatives of member states met and signed a declaration of common intent on New Year's Day in 1942. Representatives of five powers worked together to draw up proposals,  . Their proposals, modified after deliberation at the conference on International Organization in San Francisco, were finally agreed on and signed as the U.N. Charter by 50 countries on 26 June 1945. Poland,  , signed the Charter later and was added to the list of original members. It was not until that autumn, however, after the Charter had been ratified by China, France, the U.S.S.R., the U.K. and the U.S. andthat the U.N. officially came into existence. The date was 24 October, .
          The essential functions of the U.N. are to maintain international peace and security, , to cooperate internationally in solving international economic, social, cultural and human problems, promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and .
         No country takes precedence over another in the U.N.  . All must contribute to the peaceful settlement of international disputes, and members have pledged to refrain from the threat or use of force against other states.  , it tries to ensure that non-member states act according to its principles of international peace and security. U.N. members must offer assistance  and in no way assist states against which the U.N. is taking preventive or enforcement action. 

(From United Nations)