Fill in the gaps with such worlds: finished, passed, lasted, a special day, won and became, thank, started, never come home, forget, died, did not know, hard. The 9th of May is 1. <_><_> for all Russian people. This is Victory Day. This is the day when the Great Patriotic War 2. <_><_>. For the Soviet Union, the war 3. <_><_> on the 22nd of June 1941. A day before, on the 21st of June, in all schools of the country there was a party - the last school ball. Girls and boys had just finished school. They were dancing, dreaming of the future and 4. <_><_> that the following day, they would go to war and5. <_><_> again. For the Soviet Union the war 6. <_><_> for 4 years. It was a very 7. <_><_> time for everyone. In many cities and villages there was starvation. Millions of Soviet soldiers 8. <_><_> in this war. But they 9. <_><_> heroes to every Russian person. Since then more than 75 years have 10. <_><_>. But Russian people do not11. <_><_> their heroes. In every city concerts are held in honour of the Great Patriotic War. In Moscow in Red Square you can see a big parade. Grandchildren and great-grandchildren12. <_><_> veterans for freedom.